By Pemphero Mpho Musowa
Nyasa Big Bullets head coach Kalitso Pasuwa has attributed his team being knocked out of the Castel Cup to tiredness.
Pasuwa said he was proud of his boys but felt pity for them as more was expected of them.
Injuries, back to back games, travelling long distances are among the issues Pasuwa has pointed out to their bad campaign this season.
The gaffer said: “The boys were tired, they couldn’t event push more. Even as as a coach I felt pity for them when they were playing.
“A body cant recover in two days time and we were demanding much from them and I think they did well, they pushed until penalties and you know penalties can go anywhere and we lost,” Pasuwa said.
Speaking on the opportunities the team had during the match, Pasuwa acknowledged missing out: “We could have killed off the game [in 90 minutes] but the mentality part of it, when you are tired you cant think anymore. We lost the chances and were knocked out of the cup.”
Overall, Pasuwa said the team did not do badly despite how others might look at it.
“We did fairy well, we took one cup, ended up in semi finals and finished on third position [Super League]. I wouldn’t said we did badly, they did well, we did well.”
Pasuwa said they will go back and look at how they will sort out their house.
Last season, Bullets swooped all trophies but have failed to defend them only winning one accolade.
