Ogolla lashes out at his goalkeeper Juma for mistakes in Wazito defeat

Police FC head coach John 'Bobby' Ogolla has blamed his goalkeeper Reuben Otieno Juma for the weekend defeat suffered at the hands of Wazito FC in a Kenyan Premier League match played at the Nyayo National Stadium.

Police conceded three goals in the first half and had to substitute goalkeeper Reuben Otieno Juma for Job Ochieng in the second half, as they tried to fight their way back in the match which ended in a 3-2 defeat.

“They were very simple goals to concede in a match that we really wanted to win.  The truth of the matter is that the goalkeeper failed to stop the ball and that the two quick goals which we conceded in a short span destabilized the team,  and that's why we had to make the changes at half time ,”said Ogolla

The big spenders are yet to get a win in their last five matches despite signing top players including Kenyan international midfielder Francis Kahata, former Gor Mahia skipper Haron Shakava and former AFC Leopards striker Elvis Rupia.

Ogolla has at the same time challenged his strikers to capitalize on the many chances they are creating during matches.

“Our strikers must improve on their finishing, we are creating many chances that we fail to convert and that has led to us dropping points. It has to change in the coming game, if a team scores against you its only logical that you outscore them for you to win matches ," Ogolla, clearly unimpressed with the defeat, said.

Thirteenth in the league standings with 22 points from 19 games, Police will next face the defending champions Tusker FC on Saturday, a match Ogolla expects to be tough going by Tusker's recent form.

“The last five games we have dropped many points, something that is not good for a team like ours. Tusker's  recent run show that they are in the race to try and retain the league title and its going to be a very tough match for us,” the veteran tactician concluded.