Elite coach Ogutu blames ‘painful’ Mara Sugar defeat on inexperience

Mombasa Elite head coach Phelix Ogutu believes his side’s inexperience cost them against Mara Sugar in Saturday’s National Super League (NSL) clash.Elite conceded in the second stanza after a hard-fought display in the first half with goals from Erick Sinje and Joseph Okwenda putting the game away.Despite a spirited fight in the opening minutes that saw striker Emmanuel Chagwe miss clear-cut chances to put the Charles Okwemba-administered side ahead they failed to match the Millers witty in the second stanza.##NAJAVA_MECA_7965789##In a post-match interview with Mozzart Sport, Ogutu said the Mara clash was more of a learning curve for the team, especially for the young and inexperienced players in the squad but also served as a wake-up call for the relegation-threatened outfit.”Inexperience cost us. We struggled to keep the ball, and whenever we had it, we lost it very easily, which shows that we lacked a bit of experience in certain areas,” asserted the former Gusii tactician.“A concentration lapse caused us on both occasions, it is painful, but we have to dust ourselves and focus on the future assignments,” he said.Stars Aboard: Mixed fortunes for Kenyans in ZambiaThe gaffer, however, challenged his defenders to rise to the occasion whenever needed and help the club in the survival battle as he believes, they could have done better than the display posted over the weekend.“It is painful losing a match you have dominated for the better part and to make it worse to a side that rarely had a shot on target,” Ogutu told Mozzart Sport.“The defenders had a bad game. If you look closely at the goals we conceded, you will notice they were caught off guard, seems the concentration was somewhere else and they need to up their game, I told them and I will keep reminding them,” said a disheartened Ogutu.Meanwhile, the ex-Muhoroni Young and Transfoc coach remains adamant Elite will come stronger from the recent storm and secure another season in the league.“We are going through a rough patch, but it is expected when dealing with young players, however, that doesn’t dent our targets for the campaign, we are going back to training and trying to rectify the areas we had shortcomings and eventually we avoid the slip.”Amwayi targeting quick return to action

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