Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro was detailed in expressing his feelings about the Betway Premiership title.
Pirates have champions-elect Mamelodi Sundowns as their next opponents at FNB Stadium on Sunday in a match with significant consequences.
Should they surrender all three points again, then it will be all over with the Tshwane giants moving to 61 points, while Pirates remain on 40.
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"They (Sundowns) have a lot of points for a reason and if they continue collecting points at the same level, I think they are going over 80 points this season," says Riveiro.
"So, you don't need to ask the Orlando Pirates coach if they are good or not.
"It is obvious that they are good.
"In terms of points, they are performing at a level that I think is new for everyone.
"If we are breaking club records this season, it means we are also performing so good, but don't go again to the space of the ifs.
"So, still a lot of games to play in the league.
"I think we still have to play 12 games in the league and at the end of the season is when we will have to analyse how close we were or not.
"Or if we were better or if we were not.
"Not trying to find or look for distractions for us.
"I'm trying to tell you that there is no way to distract us.
"We know the numbers.
"We know how we are performing.
"We know why we couldn't get three points in our last game.
"We are trying to run our own race and not looking to anybody else.
"We just want to be ourselves and if being ourselves is enough at the end of the season to be champions, we will celebrate it.
"If it is not, it is because somebody else is doing better than you.
"It doesn't mean that we are not doing well.
"You don't need to speak bad about Pirates to speak well about Mamelodi Sundowns.
"I think it is a mistake that you are making all the time, and it is not fair.
"We are competing so well.
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"Maybe the other teams are not doing the same like us and that is why the league couldn't be more equal.
"But (it) is not because of Pirates," says Riveiro, while then talking about being optimistic.