Free-scoring Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa has reflected on the 34 passes that led to his third goal against Baroka FC in the Nedbank Cup, saying they show the telepathy between the Bucs players.
It was Mabasa’s second hat-trick this season for his club, but this one was executed in style after some good passes interchange.
The Botshabelo-born marksman also credits the good work head coach Jose Riveiro has done with them in the past few seasons.
“Yes, there’s a saying I can’t remember if it’s from Pep, he had said that ‘To keep possession, you have to keep position.’ Each and everyone knows their role within the team, how we want to play together as a team, how the coach instructs us to play, that was just true evidence of what we’ve been working on with the coach and what the coach has brought to this club and for us to score that way,” Mabasa said.