Tusker FC tactician Robert Matano is anticipating a tough encounter against Bidco United when the two sides clash at the Thika Stadium on Saturday afternoon in an FKFPL match.The Brewers have won three of the five matches in the fixture since the promotion of Bidco to the top flight, with the Anthony Akhulia charges recording just one win, while one match ended in a draw, a pre-season friendly match.Tusker FC have won all their first three matches of the season for the first time since 2011.They went on to lift the title that year.Their best winning start to the season stands at 4 victories, in 2011 still.INTENT!📸Tusker#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/VCQiltD7dT— Murimi Njiru (@muriminjirujnr) December 6, 2022 A win for the league leaders on Saturday would see them extend their winning streak for the season to four, matching their best-ever start to the season in 2011, to continue their stay at the summit of the log.”It will be a tough match because Bidco is not an easy team but we are ready for the match. The training is normal as we prepare to go for all the points. They are a good team and we respect them. they do not give up, they are fighters and play a high-tempo game but we are prepared for them in every way,” the disciplinarian said.Further, Matano has challenged his players to be mentally strong not only for this match but also for the upcoming ones, imploring them not to get comfortable with the success they have achieved so far in the season but instead build on it.##NAJAVA_MECA_6874287##”The wins have given us confidence but we need more commitment to be consistent. We need to be consistent and show the hunger to get more points as well as be strong mentally. We should not be satisfied with very little success. we still need more,” he added.The defending champions will be without midfielder Humphrey Mieno who is currently undergoing CAF D coaching license but Matano is not perturbed by the absence s he believes they have quality players to fill in the void left by the veteran midfielder during the match.Coach Hum? Our skippo has started the journey through his coaching badges and is among 42 who are taking a CAF D Coaching Licence Course in Nairobi.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/B00d32YaiJ— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) December 8, 2022 Ahead of the match, they have also received an injury boost following the return of Ibrahim Joshua who was injured in the opening round away to Kakamega Homeboyz but the tactician has made it clear that they will not rush his return.”We have players here and I believe they will cover the gap left by Hum, we have up to seven players who can slot in there. We do not want to rush Joshua like last time. we have to give him time to recover and we are going to assess him. It is good that he is around now,” he finished.
