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Bosso players in near mutiny
11 Nov 2014 at 16:10hrs | Views
HIGHLANDERS players yesterday came short of questioning stand-in coach Mark Mathe's ingenuity after the team returned to losing ways on Sunday, falling 1-2 to relegation-haunted Shabanie Mine.
It was Highlanders' fourth league loss under Mathe with the team registering just a single win when they beat relegated Chiredzi United 2-1 at Hartsfield Grounds. Bosso now lie seventh on the table.
Players that spoke to Chronicle Sport said they are just tired of being told the same thing time and again after a loss.
"We're tired of being told 'tough luck guys' everytime. We know that we too have to put an extra effort which we're doing but some technical and tactical instructions aren't good enough as they're easily thwarted by the opposition," said a senior player who asked not to be named.
Highlanders' tactics have gone awry this season with lifeless displays in most of their matches, even those they have won. Of late questionable displays have been noted especially in central defence where Innocent Mapuranga and Dumisani Ndlovu's performances have left a lot to be desired.
Another player said the post-match dressing room resembled a funeral wake as players and coaches try to come up with answers to the poor run.
"Right now I'm still at home because you can't be seen to be moving around town abantu bezondile. We just don't know what exactly is happening because even some of the mistakes we make you wonder how such things happen. The coaches can only say 'tough luck guys' because there won't be anything to say after the match," said the senior player.
It was Highlanders' fourth league loss under Mathe with the team registering just a single win when they beat relegated Chiredzi United 2-1 at Hartsfield Grounds. Bosso now lie seventh on the table.
Players that spoke to Chronicle Sport said they are just tired of being told the same thing time and again after a loss.
"We're tired of being told 'tough luck guys' everytime. We know that we too have to put an extra effort which we're doing but some technical and tactical instructions aren't good enough as they're easily thwarted by the opposition," said a senior player who asked not to be named.
Highlanders' tactics have gone awry this season with lifeless displays in most of their matches, even those they have won. Of late questionable displays have been noted especially in central defence where Innocent Mapuranga and Dumisani Ndlovu's performances have left a lot to be desired.
Another player said the post-match dressing room resembled a funeral wake as players and coaches try to come up with answers to the poor run.
"Right now I'm still at home because you can't be seen to be moving around town abantu bezondile. We just don't know what exactly is happening because even some of the mistakes we make you wonder how such things happen. The coaches can only say 'tough luck guys' because there won't be anything to say after the match," said the senior player.
Source - chronicle
