GIANTS FOCUS ON DERBY

Tadious Manyepo

Sports Reporter

DYNAMOS and CAPS United are way off the championship pace but they have all to play for when they clash in the Harare Derby at Rufaro on Sunday.

The giants have struggled for consistency in the league this term and, with both on 38 points, they are a massive 19 points behind leaders Simba Bhora, with only six games to play. DeMbare have two outstanding fixtures.

But both the Glamour Boys and Makepepekepe can get top-four spots if they can manage to get things right in the final lap.

CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe has already dropped a hint on how much value should be attached to this showdown by revealing the Green Machine will approach the game differently.

The Green Machine failed to get a result when being held by a Khama Billiat-less Yadah at Rufaro last Sunday.

“Like I always say, games are different. You know Dynamos games are different altogether. Obviously, there are a lot of things that will come into play,” Chitembwe said.

“And, obviously, tactics are different. We had a specific way of playing our game against Yadah and against Dynamos we will have a different approach to the game.”

Dynamos coach Lloyd “MaBlanyo” Chigowe has told his players to treat each of their remaining nine league games like cup finals.

“Our win (in the last match against Herentals) will lift our spirits going into the next game against (CAPS United). There are no easy games for Dynamos.

“We just have to brace up and have our knives sharpened for the Derby.

“We are aiming to play our last nine games as if our lives depend on them as well as defend the Chibuku Super Cup.

“Hopefully things will turn out well for us. If we win our games, we will be in the top-four.”