Ulinzi Stars technical bench led by head coach Bernard Mwalala opines that the 2-1 defeat to Nzoia Sugar on Saturday at the Ulinzi Sports Complex was a perfect wakeup call.The Soldiers suffered their first defeat of the year in the hands of the Salim Babu-coached side, seeing their ten-game unbeaten streak brought to an end by the enterprising Millers.##NAJAVA_MECA_6978948##Commenting after the game, Mwalala further noted that the defeat will give him the chance to make alterations to his team next weekend as they will be seeking to bounce back to winning ways when they play away against Vihiga Bullets.”This was a perfect wake-up call for us heading into our next match. The matches have been coming in thick and fast but at the same time, making changes to a team producing good results is difficult. The defeat will allow us to make some changes in our next match as we start over again. I believe we will hit a good run once again,” Mwalala said.His sentiments were echoed by his assistant coach Abdallah ‘Dalo’ Mohammed to admitted that Nzoia outclassed the Soldiers in the match from the first to the final whistle.👏| Much congratulations to our very own Boniface Muchiri who was the first recipient of the Fans’ Man of the Match award, an initiative by the #Stand001 Branch. pic.twitter.com/Sk1pX0Pj8q— Ulinzi Stars FC (@UlinziStarsFC) January 28, 2023 Dalo urged his charges to refrain from challenging every decision that the referee makes, noting that a lack of concentration after Nzoia were awarded a penalty saw them concede the second goal easily. Ulinzi capitulate against Nzoia, KCB draw with Wazito as Homeboyz thump Mathare”The first thing as a coach is to accept when you have not performed well then go back to the drawing board to plan on how to bounce back with a win. Nzoia were the better side throughout the match.When we blame the referee on everything, you will find that we will not be able to play football. Our players need to learn to accept calls made by referees sometimes. They switched off a bit after the opponent was awarded the penalty and the lack of concentration that followed moments later saw us concede the second goal.We have played against almost all the teams at the top back to back and the fatigue was also a factor in the game,” Dalo opined.
