FKFPL: Is pressure getting the better of Tusker FC?

No doubt Robert Matano is one of the most experienced and decorated coaches, not only in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) but the entire country. To date, the former Sofapaka and AFC Leopards manager has four league titles under his belt, a feat he boldly prides in. “Who’s more special than Matano in this country? Who’s equal to me in terms of performance and success? Football is about successes, nothing more, nothing less. You cannot praise someone who has not won anything,” he told Mozzart Sport in a recent interview. Regionally, the 58-year-old can comfortably brush shoulders with the likes of Mike Hillary Mutebi, who won three Ugandan Premier League titles with Kampala giants KCCA in five years.However, after a bright start to the season, which saw the Ruaraka-based side record six successive games, the 12-time Kenyans champions appears to have slowed down under pressure. The team has now gone three matches without a victory; a loss and two draws.##NAJAVA_MECA_6962760##”It was never going to be easy,” Matano said ahead of their Sunday duel against Sofapaka, a team he guided to the first and last league title in 2009.”A lot of factors are at play including fatigue and injuries,” he added. Since edging our Vihiga Bullets 2-1 as the league resumed from the Christmas and New Year festivities, the Brewers have a endured a three-match winless streak. They lost 1-2 at Bandari FC before picking successive draws against Nzoia Sugar FC, currently leading the table standings and FC Talanta.  FKF to postpone elections by one yearAs the saying goes, the league is not a sprint, but a marathon. At the beginning of the season, and after a blistering start, Tusker looked invincible, and nobody would have thought Nzoia Sugar would at one point dislodge them at the apex of the league standings, but this happened on Wednesday. The Millers, who have played more matches, annihilated Wazito FC 4-0 at Sudi Stadium,  Bungoma to move top.Tusker will travel to Sofapaka on Sunday for another acid test. The Batoto Ba Mungu are picking up after a slow start to the season. In their previous game, they held marauding Gor Mahia to a barren draw at the Kasarani Stadium. 

    

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