Online Reporter
Bruce Chikuni
Sports Reporter
MWOS coach Lloyd Mutasa says he is eyeing 30 points in the final lap of the Castle Lager Premiership championship race.
His men had 34 points before the break and added three more at the start of the second half.
This means Mutasa is now expecting 27 points from the remaining 16 games.
His men floored Highlanders in their backyard to complete back-to-back wins in their debut season.
Only the football gods know why two of Salif Cheya’s goals have both come against Bosso this season.
And also, why those goals have come on their first game of the season and on their first fixture after the break.
The victory saw them reclaim the top spot, profiting from Simba Bhora’s draw against FC Platinum at Mandava.
MWOS are leading the championship race with 37 points, just a point ahead of Simba Bhora.
“Most of these boys have never been in this position in their careers and it is not easy to get it into their minds,” said Mutasa.
“We are now more focused on the psychological part of the game than the physical aspect.
“They have been physically fit to last for a season but mentally most of them have never been in this position.
“Our message to them is very clear, we just have to target 30 points in our last 17 games. If it was possible for us to record 34 points in our first 17 matches, we have to do the same in the second round.”
They are preparing to host Bikita Minerals this Saturday at Ngoni.
Bikita Minerals are being guided by Wilson Mutekede, the former ZIFA technical director.
And he appears to have injected the right mindset into the average players at his disposal.
Not many would have predicted that Mutekede’s charges would be above Dynamos, CAPS United and Manica Diamonds at this time of the season.
But the 22 points that Mutekede has managed from 18 games has dragged his men five points away from the relegation conversation.
