Do not panic. This is the message coach Bernard Mwalala has for his charges at KCB in the wake of the club’s poor run.The bankers haven’t won a league match in the last six rounds, a run that has left a massive dent in their already fragile title hopes.The club has scored twice in those six matches which the team can only hope to forget as quickly as possible.##NAJAVA_MECA_7872780##Yet in the midst of the crisis, Mwalala says panicking should be the last thing his players should think of even as he strives to get them firing again as they used to for the better part of the first leg.“I have told them and will keep on reminding them that panicking will exacerbate the situation. Patience is key in such moments which are not foreign in the world of football,” cautioned Mwalala.Two weeks ago, the playing unit convened a meeting aimed at comparing notes in respect to the poor results and later met the management over the same.But when did the rain start beating the bankers?Without mincing his words, Mwalala attributed the rough patch the club is experiencing to the exit of key players in the concluded mid-season transfer window.KCB parted ways with more than ten players in the window and signed almost a similar number.Owino urges KCB to rise above woeful runThe departure of striker Francis Kahiro who was their leading scorer before Bandari came calling, midfielder Apollo Otieno and goalkeeper Bryne Omondi still pains the tactician.Omondi who had proven himself beyond reasonable doubt that he was a modern goalkeeper joined Bandari while Otieno crossed the border, signing with Dodoma Jiji.Owino poised to make Leopards debut this weekend after recovering from knee injuryThe bankers are understood to have tried every trick in the book to retain them but couldn’t.“Look, the team lost its strong pillars in the window. We had intended to build the team around them but unfortunately, they were enticed by greener pastures. We are literally rebuilding in competition which is extremely difficult,” regretted Mwalala.The former Bandari boss also lamented the impact injuries have had on the team.He said the team felt the absence of players who have been in and out of the treatment room.Kevin Okumu, Nashon Alembi, Victor Omondi, Kennedy Owino, and Stephen Etyang are some of the injury cases that Mwalala pointed out.KCB midfield dynamo Michael Mutinda hopeful of action in closing stages of the seasonSkipper Michael Mutinda is yet to play this season having undergone knee surgery last year.“Injuries haven’t been kind to us. Our rhythm has been affected by factors that are completely out of our control,” he said.Despite all these, the former Nzoia Sugar coach is certain that things will change for the better.“We will overcome it for sure,” he assured.
