Former Orlando Pirates defender Tonic Chabalala pleads with the Soweto giants to serve minnows Hungry Lions FC the same dish they served Kaizer Chiefs in last weekend's Soweto Derby.
The Motsepe Foundation Championship side takes on the red-hot Buccaneers in the Last 16 of the Nedbank Cup at Orlando Stadium on Saturday.
Chabalala says Pirates's biggest letdown this season is not being stable in their squad selection.
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"Hungry Lions players, they want to be seen, so it's not gonna be a walk in the park for Pirates," Chabalala tells KickOff.
"As for Pirates, I'm always worried about the chop and change. We need to get a balance or core of the team whereby we can only change there and there. Yes, we've been winning, but we need to fix that because at the moment, nobody knows the Pirates line-up.
"Yes, competition amongst players is good for the team, but still we need a core of the team. Pirates have got depth whereby anyone can walk into the team and get the job done, but still we need that core of the team," adds the former centre-back.
"For a team to be consistent, it needs to have regulars in the starting line-up for the sake of continuity.
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"If I was Jose Riveiro, I would start with the very same players that finished against Kaizer Chiefs last weekend.
"Let's keep that team because at the moment the confidence is good, and against Hungry Lions those players must perform the same way they did against Chiefs."
Kick-off for the encounter in Orlando is at 18:00.
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