Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has sent a stern message to the players after the 7-1 victory over Golden Arrows.
The Buccaneers kept their CAF Champions League hopes alive after thrashing the KwaZulu-Natal side at Orlando Stadium.
Despite scoring seven goals on the night, the Spaniard insists the score is not a true reflection of the game.
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"Well I'm cooking ha, we scored early. It's one of the keys of the game, I think in the first 20 minutes even the opponent could find the net, they had good opportunities, they had a couple of adjustments," Riveiro told SuperSport after the game.
"The game was not as easy as it looks with the score, credit to the opponent as well, they came here to play football, not to just defend, that helps also to offer a good show.
"Like I said the first-half was more equal than the 3-0 we had at half-time and in the second-half obviously they had to take risks, they are 3-0 behind and when we have those spaces with the quality we have upfront, well we were accurate today.
"I'm happy with the performance, the entertainment for the people in Orlando, a good day."
Riveiro also explained his substitutions in the second half, which included taking off Thapelo Xoki.
"Yellow card, speed upfront, players looking for duels, (Tapelo) Xoki and (Thabiso) Sesane were really busy in the first-half, we have (Deon) Hotto with a yellow, we have Tapelo with a yellow, we didn't want to take any risks at that time of the game, so ja, that's the reason behind it," he added.
"We had to manage the result properly, because in the end it's only three points, we have to capitalise the performance but in a positive way, not thinking that every game is going to be something like today, understanding that Saturday's game it's gonna be like a final.
"We have to understand what happened here tonight not to get confused about the 7-1," he said.
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