Nomads, Bullets to summon coaches
Mighty Wanderers and Big Bullets have admitted that their poor start in the second round confirms they are losing the plot and the situation is a cause for worry.
Both teams, still considered football powerhouses on the domestic scene, have made a miserable start in the second-round of the TNM Super League in which they are yet to register wins, let alone score a goal, from three games each played.
The situation is even worse in the blue side of town as the Nomads have not scored in six competitive games translating to 540 minutes.
Wanderers chairperson George Chamangwana and general secretary David Kanyenda yesterday said they will summon the coaching panel within the week to explain the poor run.
Apparently, Bullets have also summoned their technical panel.
“When you fail to score a goal in four consecutive matches, then definitely it is a cause for worry.
“We do not know whether it is a tactical problem or something to do with the players’ attitude and that is why we are summoning the coaches so that we determine the problem and come up with solutions,” said Chamangwana.
The Nomads last scored and won a league game on August 31, when they beat rookies Mzuzu United 3-1. Since then, they have lost to Moyale Barracks (2-0), Blue Eagles (1-0), drawn with Kamuzu Barracks and Azam Tigers (both 0-0).
They also drew 0-0 with Bullets and Epac in Luso Bonanza.
Kanyenda, who also heads the team’s technical committee said: “Nine hours of football without a goal is criminal.
“We are frustrated by this trend, but defensively we are solid having conceded just one freak goal in second-round outings. We have also played the last five matches away, which is abnormal, hence our lacklustre performance.”
Kanyenda also said the most worrying thing was that they missed an opportunity to overtake leaders Kamuzu Barracks (KB), who suffered their first home league defeat to Mafco (4-2) in Dedza on Saturday.
Bullets general secretary Higger Mkandawire admitted that they are under pressure.
“To be honest, pressure is there because the problem of scoring continues to haunt us.
“The situation is pathetic. We need to act promptly. We will summon both the coaching panel and the players to appreciate why the team is not scoring because in the long run, the supporters might lose interest and this could affect attendance at out games, leading to low revenue,” said Mkandawire.
He also said they are planning to meet the supporters committee to brainstorm on the way forward.
Coach Eddingtone Ng’onamo told MBC Radio 2 FM yesterday that the People’s Team badly needs to find the spirit that was the centrepiece of their resurgence last season.
“Our performance is not bad, but our biggest problem is that we cannot score. In fact, the centre of focus during training last week was finishing, but the strikers still could not utilise the chances we created.
“Nevertheless, we are planning to have intensive full-time training this week [ahead of the game against KB] to try and improve on our finishing,” he said.
