Lane slams lame Bucs players, defends coach Riveiro

“I think each individual player must look at themselves and say ‘we are playing for the supporters, the badge and a huge club’. They have to take their own leadership and it’s up to them to pick up the pieces. I mean, it’s terrible.”

It is not a secret that the Buccaneers have not been convincing this season, with only five matches won while suffering six defeats and four draws.

They have scored 10 goals while conceding 11 in the process. But Lane feels blaming coach Jose Riveiro wouldn’t be fair.

“It is not good news for any team, especially a big club like Pirates to lose three in a row. It is a difficult one and everyone will say let the coach go, but who are you going to bring in?” he said.