DYNAMOS\u2019 record in the league matches that they have played in Bulawayo this season is horrible.<\/p>\n
In their three visits to the country\u2019s second biggest city, they have managed just a point, from a possible nine.<\/p>\n
They were beaten 2-0 by Chicken Inn, drew one-all against Gweru-based TelOne, who have shifted base to Bulawayo for their home matches, and also lost 2-0 to Bulawayo Chiefs.<\/p>\n
Chiefs\u2019 victory was their first win of the season.<\/p>\n
More worrying for Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya is that his side picked red cards in two of those three matches.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow, they have a chance to exorcise the Bulawayo demons when they face their old rivals Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium, in what would be Dynamos\u2019
\nlast league trip to the City of Queens and Kings this term.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have not been really lucky in terms of results in that part of the country and this is our last trip there, and that has been another motivating factor to the boys. You want to end on a high, get good results and what a platform for the players to show the country how much they have progressed as a group; and
\nthat they have put behind the results of the past matches,\u201d Ndiraya said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are making sure that they forget (about the past results) the moment they step onto the turf. They should be focussed on the job at hand. Winning that
\nmatch will erase all the other disappointments that we have had in the last games. We are hoping we can pull a shocker and get a result against one of the
\nbiggest teams in the country.\u201d
\nThe two oldest clubs in the county have both had a bad start to their season, as they currently sit on the bottom end of the log standings.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, they (Highlanders) are struggling. We are also struggling, but in terms of improvement, we are way ahead of Highlanders. We are taking confidence from that fact. It\u2019s always interesting to play Highlanders, especially at Barbourfields Stadium,\u201d Ndiraya said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose are the matches we always look forward to as a club. We have enjoyed some \u2018home support\u2019 from our supporters in that part of the country, so we are
\nhoping that we will give something to cheer on Sunday. This is a game which we have really prepared for, because it\u2019s the biggest game on our football calendar
\nlocally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ndiraya has almost everyone available for selection after the return to full fitness of skipper Edward Sadomba and the foreign imports of Herve Mbega, Junior
\nNkahan and Robert Sackey.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a game which you don\u2019t have to really motivate the guys because they know what they are supposed to do. That has sort of made our jobs easy this week.<\/p>\n
The commitment was just something else. The competition for jerseys was great this week, and we are scratching our heads on who to drop and who to take to
\nBulawayo,\u201d the Dynamos mentor said.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a good feeling. It makes my job easier. But we are going to fight to deal with over-excitement because that is what naturally happens when you have
\nplayers who are eager to play. And sometimes when that happens, there is a risk that some will lose focus and will not perform to the levels that we expect
\nthem to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winning the match will be massive for Dynamos, something that Ndiraya said he would emphasise to his players. But there is another message he has been telling
\nhis players.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are the games you market yourself as a player. It\u2019s a big game which will have a big crowd and to spice it all, it will be on television, so this is the time to shine, to make a mark and make a name. That has been my message to my players,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Of the two teams, it is Highlanders who have had the worst start, and reports have started to emerge linking technical manager Madinda Ndlovu away from his
\njob.<\/p>\n
Ndlovu has reportedly signed a contract with Botswana side Gaborone United. But the Highlanders mentor this week skirted the exit buzz.<\/p>\n
Fans have been baying for his blood as their club lurched from one bad result to the other, but if he can guide his side to beat Dynamos, then all his sins
\nwill surely be forgiven.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am still the Highlanders technical manager. I don\u2019t know where you got that letter from. But I think I will still be around to the end. I doubt if they will
\nfire me,\u201d Ndlovu said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will beat some teams and will start with Dynamos. Highlanders fans have not heard me talk about leaving the club, so for me, it\u2019s one of those
\nstories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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