{"id":8097,"date":"2016-02-22T22:45:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T22:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=8097"},"modified":"2016-02-23T13:50:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T13:50:02","slug":"late-arrivals-blamed-for-slow-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/late-arrivals-blamed-for-slow-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Late arrivals blamed for slow start"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gor Mahia assistant coach Frank Ouna who has recently been appointed as an assistant coach for Harambee stars, is adamant that the pathcy pre-season training that the team had is the reason for the slow start to the 2016 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a testament of the fragmented pre-season we had. So as coaches we are not worried since we know it\u2019s a matter of time, probably two weeks from today and we will hit our top most gear.<\/p>\n

I think there\u2019s nothing to worry about. We are in control of everything, the kind of performance we have been putting in, if you observe the Bandari, Chemelil and now the Posta Rangers games, we keep improving and going up,\u201d the recently appointed Harambee Stars third coach affirmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had players coming in at different times during pre-season and it affects since you expect them to work as a unit. We are just two weeks away to completing the normally six weeks of pre season with everybody in.\u201d said Ouna to Citizen sports.<\/p>\n

Ouna further stated that the team had not planned to field Wafula at half-time but his inclusion was neccesitated by the injury to Blackberry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWafula had done only a few days, we had planned to play him only 20 minutes yesterday (Sunday) but unfortunately George got injured and he had to play for 45 and that is risky for us but we had our chances limited.” he continued.<\/p>\n

It is interesting that in this case, Gor Mahia opted to replace a striker with a midfielder. This means they were hoping to hold onto their one goal lead. Chances are that Nuttall now does not quite trust his attack and is more apt to rely on defense to win games.<\/p>\n

Skipper Jerim Onyango is also of the opinion that the team will rectify the mistake that saw them concede a late goal.<\/p>\n

“I feel bad for conceding a goal in that minute, this is a football game and all in all we will rectify the mistakes and things will be okay he said after the match.\u00a0 We will be under pressure to perform because that is two matches in a row for us without a win in KPL we will still continue to work hard and perform.”\u00a0 said Jerim after the match.<\/p>\n

Michael Olunga’s transfer fees<\/h2>\n

Reports suggest that IF Djugarden will pay Ksh 16 million as transfer fees for Michael Olunga. The bulk of this amount will go to Liberty Professionals whose technical director is Jacob Ghost Mulee. Gor Mahia ars said tio be in line to receive Ksh 1 million from the transfer.<\/p>\n

“Since he is still U-23, we are entitled to development fee which is a percentage of the transfer fee. We are consulting with his handlers to understand exactly how much was paid before we can claim our share,\u201d Ngala told Goal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The reported transfer fee once again highlights the need to maintain the Gor Mahia U19 team which is capable of unearthing talents like these at the grassroots.<\/p>\n

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