Former Orlando Pirates midfielder James Mothibi has questioned the abilities of new coach Abdeslam Ouaddou handling pressure at the club.
The Soweto giants recently appointed the Moroccan gaffer as a replacement for Jose Riveiro, who departed the club to join Al Ahly at the end of the season.
Ouaddou is not known as well in South Africa, with Mothibi raising concerns about his abilities in handling pressure at the Soweto club.
“I think he is a good coach, the only challenge is how he is going to continue where Jose (Riveiro) left off and I’m worried about him handling the pressure that comes with managing big teams like Orlando Pirates. Will he be able to handle that pressure? Does he have what it takes to handle the pressure?
Pirates have different pressure and heavy pressure but let’s hope he can handle that. I really don’t know him that much. I have no idea of his coaching philosophy. I just saw him at Marumo Gallants but good luck to the brother. I wish him all the best to help the team achieve more from next season,” Mothibi told Soccer Laduma.
