What’s wrong with Police?
Mar 12, 2006
WHEN Police FC decisively won the Super League last year, everyone was convinced that a new era had begun in Ugandan football. The cops lit up what had for more than a decade been a dull league with their entertaining free flowing game.
I Say So - James Bakama
WHEN Police FC decisively won the Super League last year, everyone was convinced that a new era had begun in Ugandan football. The cops lit up what had for more than a decade been a dull league with their entertaining free flowing game.
There were all signs that this young side groomed by SC Villa and Cranes legend Paul Hasule (RIP) would be around for a very long time.
But barely half way into the following season all is inexplicably changing in Asuman Lubowa’s side.
Police, who started off the season by beating fellow giants KCC, are currently in one of their worst slumps.
They are not only yet to register a win in six matches, but have also gone 360 minutes without scoring.
So, exactly what has gone wrong with Lubowa’s boys?
The technical staff attributes the poor show to the injuries that have lately hit the team.
First team players Siraje Sevume, Michael Serumaga, Lawrence Segawa, Dan Mubiru and Sula Lwanga have for three weeks been battling injuries.
But maybe the resultant shortage from the injuries says something about the team’s depth.
Success in great teams largely has to do with the effectiveness of options.
I only hope the cops’ slump has nothing to with the excesses of egotism.
Would you rule out haughtiness in a teenager-filled club that halted mighty SC Villa’s 15 year dominance?
There are also suggestions of over excitement resulting from a maiden appearance in the prestigious MTN CAF Champions League.
What is however certain, is that Police is yet to get to grips with the fact that as a giant and more so champion, any team they face takes into account their status thereby giving the cops’ a hard fight.
Police FC’s case gets paradoxical when you consider their Champions League exposure against their recent league form.
Police not only played Al Hilal twice, but were also privileged to tune-up against one of this region’s most successful clubs El Merreikh
You would therefore expect Lubowa’s boys to be an orbit higher than their local opposition, but that is not the case. It’s a trend that certainly also prompts an audit in the technical team.
One of the questions that arises here, is whether the solid foundation set by Hasule is cracking?
WHEN Police FC decisively won the Super League last year, everyone was convinced that a new era had begun in Ugandan football. The cops lit up what had for more than a decade been a dull league with their entertaining free flowing game.
There were all signs that this young side groomed by SC Villa and Cranes legend Paul Hasule (RIP) would be around for a very long time.
But barely half way into the following season all is inexplicably changing in Asuman Lubowa’s side.
Police, who started off the season by beating fellow giants KCC, are currently in one of their worst slumps.
They are not only yet to register a win in six matches, but have also gone 360 minutes without scoring.
So, exactly what has gone wrong with Lubowa’s boys?
The technical staff attributes the poor show to the injuries that have lately hit the team.
First team players Siraje Sevume, Michael Serumaga, Lawrence Segawa, Dan Mubiru and Sula Lwanga have for three weeks been battling injuries.
But maybe the resultant shortage from the injuries says something about the team’s depth.
Success in great teams largely has to do with the effectiveness of options.
I only hope the cops’ slump has nothing to with the excesses of egotism.
Would you rule out haughtiness in a teenager-filled club that halted mighty SC Villa’s 15 year dominance?
There are also suggestions of over excitement resulting from a maiden appearance in the prestigious MTN CAF Champions League.
What is however certain, is that Police is yet to get to grips with the fact that as a giant and more so champion, any team they face takes into account their status thereby giving the cops’ a hard fight.
Police FC’s case gets paradoxical when you consider their Champions League exposure against their recent league form.
Police not only played Al Hilal twice, but were also privileged to tune-up against one of this region’s most successful clubs El Merreikh
You would therefore expect Lubowa’s boys to be an orbit higher than their local opposition, but that is not the case. It’s a trend that certainly also prompts an audit in the technical team.
One of the questions that arises here, is whether the solid foundation set by Hasule is cracking?