Lloyd Mutasa speaks. . .Gaffer unfazed by ultimatum

31 Mar, 2017 - 00:03 0 Views
Lloyd Mutasa speaks. . .Gaffer unfazed by ultimatum MASTER AND STUDENT. . .Dynamos coach, Lloyd 'Samaita' Mutasa chats with Africa Trust coach, Leonard Jombe just before the start of the friendly matches between the two teams at Sakubva Stadium last Saturday.

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Ray Bande
DYNAMOS gaffer, Lloyd ‘Samita’ Mutasa, believes the 10-match ultimatum in which he is supposed to produce at least 23 points or face the chop is mere talk show that has no relevance to his contract with his employer, Post Sport has learnt.

Dynamos gave the Mutasa-led technical team a 23-point target from the first 10 matches. However, in an interview after the friendly match against Africa Trust at Sakubva Stadium in Mutare last Saturday, the soft spoken Mutasa, said he just heard of the ultimatum through the Press.

He said he had different targets for the team. Mutasa said the ultimatum was not even part of his contact with his employer.

“I think the guys in the administration know better. We actually have long term targets other than the 10-match ultimatum that you are talking about. If that had been put in writing then it will be a cause for concern for me, but as it stands it is a mere talk show.

“It is not part of my contract with Dynamos. I think I will comment if it was something that I had agreed with my employer. All I can say is that as Dynamos we want to remain in contention for the title. As Dynamos, I think it is better for us to look at the bigger picture rather than focus on trivial issues such as the 10-match ultimatum,” he said.

Interestingly, the past six seasons show that Dynamos has never managed to garner 23 points from each of their first 10 matches. Mutasa himself was in charge of team in 2011 and only managed 20 points from the first 10 matches. Callisto Pasuwa was in charge of the following set of four first 10-matches and managed 20 points in three seasons and 19 points in the other.

Expatriate, Paulo Jorge Silva took charge at the beginning of the 2016 season and did not last the 10 matches, with Mutasa taking up the rest, they only managed a paltry 14 points. Dynamos FC went on to win the Premiership League title in four of these six seasons that failed to garner 23 points from the first 10 matches. So as the latest season gets underway, it remains to be seen if Dynamos Class of 2017 will do what the past Dynamos teams failed to do in the last six seasons, that is garner at least 23 points from these first 10 matches.

The former Tanganda player said he was happy with the level of preparedness ahead of the start of the 2017 season. DeMbare reserve steam beat Eastern Region Division One side, Mutare City Rovers 2-0, before the main team outplayed ambitious fellow Division One side, Africa Trust 3-1.

Pencil slim midfielder, Denver Mukamba’s sixth minute volley and Emmanuel Mandiranga’s brace in the 27th minute and 33rd minute was all that DeMbare needed to assert their dominance over Africa Trust in that exciting friendly encounter. Mutasa feels the bunch of youngsters he is now leading after recently offloading some senior players have what it takes to make a huge impact this season.

“I am happy with the performance of my players though I am a bit worried about the second half of the match we played against Africa Trust. We did well in the first half, but somehow fizzled out in the second half.

“To us as a technical department this was an eye-opener. Overally, I am happy with our preparations and the performance of these youngsters. I think we can achieve our goals this season. The youngsters have showed determination and that is all we need for now,” said Mutasa.

The Dynamos coach defended the decision to have youngsters in his team ahead of some seasoned players that include Sydney Linyama and Steven Alimenda who were recently offloaded.

“The idea to have youngsters in the team is meant to change the way of doing things and instil discipline. It is working out well as we now have unity of purpose and a conducive working environment. I hope this will soon translate into positive results on the field of play when the season starts,” said Mutasa.

The former Flame Lilly mentor urged Dynamos fans to have faith in the rebuilding exercise and support their team throughout the season.

“All I can say is that our fans should just believe in us. They should have confidence in us. This is the reason we brought in youngsters. We wanted to change the way of doing things and I am happy that it is showing positive results,” he said.

 

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