Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry on Tuesday sneaked in an interesting look at how his team is approaching their crunch midweek tie against the defending league champions Tusker FC.“A lot of people outside might look at them [Tusker] and say ‘well Tusker have dropped points recently’ but you know a wounded animal is the most dangerous type,” McKinstry said after the team’s training.Tusker over the last few weeks have been riding their roughest storms under coach Robert Matano – winning one out of their last seven games- while Gor Mahia on the other hand have won five of their last seven.##NAJAVA_MECA_7006625##The stats might reflect the game as one that Gor Mahia would easily win but not for Gor Mahia goalkeeper Gad Matthews, who also believes that the team needs to be cautious against the Brewers.“It is not going to be an easy game,” Gad Matthews said. “I know their [Tusker] season has been very different because they have been on a bad run. They need a win and so do we.”In such a high pressure game and with so much at stake, the Kisumu Day High School product was quick to ask the fans to turn up in large numbers to support the team.“I think Tusker took 4 points from us last season,” Gad said. “My call to the fans would be for them to attend the game and rally us on as the 12th man.”⏭️| Up next we take on Gor Mahia at the Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/wGWheovDsf— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) February 6, 2023 Tusker have enjoyed recent dominance over Gor Mahia in the past seasons with Gor Mahia’s last win coming in August 2019 when Sirkal clobbered Tusker 5-2 in the season opener.“We’ve had a tough run of fixtures in the last month playing twice a week,” McKinstry said. “We have been working on team freshness and reducing fatigue. We feel ready and confident.All the players and staff are raring to go.”The game is scheduled to kickoff at 3pm at the Moi International Sports Center (Kasarani).
