Head coach Jose Riveiro has provided his assessment of striker Tshegofatso Mabaso who scored a brace as Orlando Pirates progressed to the last eight of the Nedbank Cup.
The Buccaneers made easy work of lower division side Hungry Lions with a 4-0 thrashing at Orlando Stadium on Saturday evening.
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Lions’ Morena Monaheng opened the scoring through an own goal before Mabasa (brace) and Monnapule Saleng added three more to the scoreline.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Riveiro gave his verdict on the striker, who has already scored three goals since his return from a loan spell with Moroka Swallows.
"What I can tell you is that what we are looking for in that position, he fits well," the Spaniard said.
"He is a striker that can help us play better. We all know what Tshego can do in the box, his quality, his timing in the air. He is very complete, as close to the box as possible.
"But he is also improving in his, how can I say, playing far from the box. He's also giving us a lot of things, improving.
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"We don’t see a number nine as only (a) player just to finalise the action in the box and that’s it. It’s a player that needs to help us out to play better, to play the football we want to play. To be in contact with the ball, to dominate the central lane on the field, to create the spaces from our three number 10s.
"All of them (strikers), when they are on the field, they have a difficult job to do and Tshego so far is doing well. Good for him and good for the team and so far he is finding the net, which is also very important for a number nine."
Next up for the Soweto giants is a DStv Premiership clash against Sekhukhune United on 30 March.
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