Muyoti admits feeling pressure to get City Stars off the red zone on his shoulders

Nairobi City Stars head coach Nicholas Muyoti has admitted that the rank the team sits on the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) log is giving him sleepless nights.City Stars woes deepened on Wednesday after losing 4-2 away to Kenya Police, result that, denied them a chance to get off the red zone at least for a day.##NAJAVA_MECA_7171952##Had the team beaten Police, they would swapped places with Mathare who enjoy a two-point cushion just above them.Muyoti, reacting to the loss to Police said the defeat was a wake up call to team and a change in tact was necessary if they are to scale to a safer rank.When pressed to shed light on some of the tactics and plans he had on the pipeline, the former Kenyan international said, beating fellow strugglers was top in his priority list.Oliech unhappy with omission of OmalaSimba wa Nairobi, are scheduled to host the bottom-placed Vihiga Bullets in their next assignment.“We are in a very difficult zone. We have to start by beating any team that is below us so that we can widen the gap. We can’t afford to drop points going forward,” he remarked.Apart from inflicting pain on the struggling teams, the former Thika United boss underscored the need to boost the confidence of his players and work on the defence and forward lines.Police serve City Stars bitter football lessons to jump into top fiveHe conceded that, the two departments and their inability to turn possession into goals was hurting their chances of beating the drop.“I have to encourage them to forget of the past rounds and focus on delivering the three points in our next one. One of the problems that has been affecting our momentum in conceding and failing to score from the chances we create. We are not that quick in attacking and reacting when we loose possession,” he opened up.

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