daniel chigunwe
Innocent Kurira
HIGHLANDERS coach Kelvin Kaindu says their biggest letdown of late has been their defence.
Bosso have conceded 25 goals in 28 games this season.
The Bulawayo giants conceded 22 the whole of last season.
In their last five games, Bosso has conceded six goals while scoring four. Kaindu has failed to field his preferred back for four weeks owing to injuries and suspension of players.
Left back Archford Faira is injured and his place has been filled by Godfrey Makaruse who has had his own share of injuries this season and was even limping after the FC Platinum game.
Andrew Mbeba has been out of the squad for a lengthy spell due to suspension.
Kaindu has used all his three goalkeepers this season, Ariel Sibanda, Raphael Pitisi and Reward Muza but the clean sheets have been few and far between. Bosso have 11 clean sheets this season. Under Portuguese coach Baltemar Brito, Bosso had a mean defence but had trouble finding the net.
Brito got criticism for being too defensive and playing boring football leading to Bosso bringing in Kaindu who has managed to get the team scoring but his problem now is the leakages at the back.
After his side lost 1-0 to FC Platinum on Saturday, Kaindu admitted his team was not doing well in defence.
“Our biggest challenge has been our defending. Probably against FC Platinum it was the only game we have not scored but we did not defend well. The goal that was scored, l felt we had enough bodies in the box where we could have managed to defend but we couldn’t.
“It is a little bit of a concern.
“If you look at the games that we have won, we have given away easy goals. Against Platinum we gave away a soft goal. It’s the ability to defend consistently that we need to work on,” said Kaindu.
The defeat meant FC Platinum completed a double over Bosso whom they beat 2-0 in the reverse fixture.
Online Reporter