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Mutuma, Dube combination livewire-Akbay
04 Apr 2017 at 00:22hrs | Views
HIGHLANDERS coach, Erol Akbay has giving his team a target of at least two goals per game saying the striking pair of Prince Dube and new boy Roderick Mutuma excites him.
Akbay says the Mutuma and Dube's combination could do the trick for Highlanders.
Dube scored Highlanders opening goal of the season but Mutuma's effort was ruled offside.
"Prince and Roderick play very good football together. In the first half they played too wide apart, but in the second half they were better — that is why they looked more dangerous,"Akbay said as quoted by NewsDay.
"Normally I want them to play compact and that is the tactical approach I want them to learn. Prince needs someone who will give him the final pass. Roderick needs someone who can play around him and Prince does just that and that is a good thing for me".
However, Akbay has one issue with his team.
" My big problem with my defenders is they are sometimes overconfident and we have to sit down and talk to them.
"Sometimes some players think they are Ronaldos or something, but we have to be realistic they are not."
Akbay says the Mutuma and Dube's combination could do the trick for Highlanders.
Dube scored Highlanders opening goal of the season but Mutuma's effort was ruled offside.
"Prince and Roderick play very good football together. In the first half they played too wide apart, but in the second half they were better — that is why they looked more dangerous,"Akbay said as quoted by NewsDay.
"Normally I want them to play compact and that is the tactical approach I want them to learn. Prince needs someone who will give him the final pass. Roderick needs someone who can play around him and Prince does just that and that is a good thing for me".
However, Akbay has one issue with his team.
" My big problem with my defenders is they are sometimes overconfident and we have to sit down and talk to them.
"Sometimes some players think they are Ronaldos or something, but we have to be realistic they are not."
Source - NewsDay
