Shabana attacker Brian Michira is confident that the club will recover from the poor run and finish inside the top ten bracket at the end of the season.The Glamour Boys arrived in the top flight on the back of their hit form in the National Super League where they dominated and won the competition seamlessly.They were largely expected to replicate the same in the top tier but that remains a pipe dream, fourteen rounds into the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_7744863##Shabana who returned to the table of men after 17 seasons in the cold have won twice, shared points five times and lost seven contests to rank a place outside the red zone.Michira who accounts for two of the eleven goals the team has scored so far said there were pointers to improvement and a top-ten finish is a realistic target.“The goal is to retain our top-flight status and be among the teams in the top half of the log at the end of the season. We haven’t started well but what matters to us is how and where we finish,” said Michira.Kapaito buzzing after opening Tusker goal accountWhile Shabana have been struggling debutants Murang’a Seal whom they secured promotion with have been doing fairly well as the team is perched sixth with 22 points, four off Gor Mahia.Michira admitted that their leaky defence has been their weakest link but remained optimistic that the technical team will fix it.Imbusia optimistic about Homeboyz’s title chancesShabana have the third worst defensive record in the league as the team has conceded 21 goals, one less the number City Stars and the 2009 league champions Sofapaka have.“The biggest problem has been conceding. It becomes difficult to win matches with a porous backline. We (players) have to take more responsibility in defending even as the coaches try to look into other ways of fixing it,” he admitted.Shabana are expected to unveil a new coach who will succeed Sammy Okoth who left the club last month.
