A better pre-season will be key for Tusker if they are to make amends for what they have termed as a failure in the FKF Premier League.Tusker, who have in the recent past been the only team that has been able to dethrone the otherwise dominant Gor Mahia for the league titles, found it difficult to compete against the 21 league champions thanks to the struggles witnessed in the first leg.The slow start to the season saw the Ruaraka-based club lose five of its first 10 matches of the season. At that point, Gor Mahia were still unbeaten in the league, and catching up with them was going to be an uphill task for the brewers.They then overcame their poor form and mounted a fight in the second leg but the job was always going to be a difficult one. To date, they have lost nine matches compared to only two matches for Gor Mahia who have already won the league with three games still to play. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8151662##Right back and Kenyan International Daniel Sakari who termed their performance this season a disappointing one believes pre-season is key.“We need to have a better pre-season in order to participate and compete better next season. Our aim is to win the league and so we don’t want to start off badly like we did this season,” he said.Homeboyz ace eyes straight wins for the remainder of the seasonOn where the rain started beating them in the term that is nearing its tail end.“We lost the plot in the first 10 matches of the season. We lost most of the matches giving Gor Mahia the advantage. By the time we were fighting to catch up with them, the gap was already big and the title was gone,” he stated.Sakari is also hoping to regain the trust of national team head coach Engin Firat and return into the fold of the national team where he lost his slot first due to injury, and now the coach’s preference.“Mine is just to work hard and do my best. There are things I can’t control and so I will just do that which is expected of me and leave the rest to those who are responsible,” he added.Homeboyz’s Eshihanda eyes Harambee Stars call-up ahead of CECAFA Senior Challenge CupTusker, who are second on the table, will be hoping to finish the season on a high by winning their remaining three matches beginning with this Saturday’s clash against Bandari before taking on Posta Rangers and Kakamega Homeboyz respectively in their last matches of the season.
