Losing 6-0 in a derby is one of the most deflating results but Mathare United utility man Kennedy Ochieng is focusing on the positives of the whitewash against Kariobangi Sharks.The Slum Boys suffered their heaviest defeat in recent seasons on Sunday as they were reduced to 10 men in the 43rd minute which opened the floodgates.👷🏿♂️ | SlumBoys 20/21 NAME: Kennedy OchiengPOSITION: Defender No: 18APPEARANCES: 17GOALS: One ASSISTS: One NICKNAME: Konde Boy Kennedy came to his own this past season with his 18 appearances being the most he has made since joining the club…#SlumBoys2021 pic.twitter.com/rB6Jw8xhGu— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) August 27, 2021 Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Ochieng admitted that the defeat was his worst since joining Mathare but will pick positives ahead of their Bidco United clash on Saturday. “This is the worst defeat that we have gone through since I joined the team, despite the red card that I was not happy about we did not deserve to concede six goals,”“I do not think the defeat will affect our confidence though it is a heavy defeat, I choose to take it as a learning experience because there are positives that we can take ahead of the next game,” said Ochieng.Mathare has started getting to their stride with back to back wins over Sofapaka and Nzoia Sugar but were brought down to earth by Kariobangi Sharks. Ochieng who joined Mathare from the now-defunct Thika United opened up his position after featuring as a midfielder last season but made the switch to left-back last season. ##NAJAVA_MECA_5949105##“Since I joined Mathare I’ve been a utility player. Every coach has his own style of play and mine is just to do as instructed. Right now I feature predominantly as a wingback,”“I used to play as a wingback before but when I signed for Mathare I joined as a midfielder so it is not that difficult to make that transition to defence and I’m happy to play as a wingback,” added Ochieng.
