With simply 13 video games to go within the Wray & Nephew Jamaica Premier League (JPL) season, Vere Phoenix United Head Coach Lenworth Hyde says his staff has to beat a handful of points of their bid to stave off relegation.
The third and last spherical of the JPL common season kicks off right now with thirteenth place Vere internet hosting third place Montego Bay United on the Wembley Centre of Excellence.
The Clarendon-based membership, which was taken over by the Craig Butler-operated Phoenix Academy final summer season, has struggled all through the primary 26 video games, registering simply 4 wins. Vere are at the moment on the worst run within the league as they’ve didn’t a win in a sport of their final 10 video games and still have the league’s worst defensive document with 52 objectives conceded.
They’ve solely saved three clear sheets with the final coming in opposition to fellow Clarendon membership and league’s bottom-placed membership Humble Lion on January 5.
After struggling their fifteenth defeat of the season on Monday in a 2-0 loss to Arnett Gardens, Hyde says their defensive shows want large enchancment.
“We not defending correctly, and as a staff so we have to repair that,” he mentioned. “The transition from offence to defence not working. We’re not operating to get again in defence and that’s why we’re giving up so many objectives within the league. Essentially the most objectives have been scored on us within the league so defensively, that’s an issue that we have to repair.”
Regardless of sitting within the relegation zone with 19 factors, Vere are simply three factors from security and simply 5 factors away from tenth place.
Whereas admitting the staff’s youth being an obstacle, Hyde stays assured that they’ll keep away from the drop.
“We’ve got to strive, it’s the one factor we will do proper now or we’ll be relegated,” he mentioned.
“Our goal now could be to only go and see how we will get most factors out of those 13 video games. The groups in entrance of us, we’re behind by two or three factors, so you may win two video games and propel your self up the ladder.
“We simply need to preserve concentrated and let the gamers imagine. We’ve got an inexperienced staff which is hurting us. We haven’t gotten used to the tempo of the league as but so we’re attempting our greatest to get that chemistry going.”
Sunday’s Video games
Vere vs Montego Bay United – 3:30 pm @ Wembley Centre
Portmore United vs Mount Nice – 3:30 pm @ Ferdi Neita
Humble Lion vs Cavalier – 3:30 pm @ Effortville
Tivoli Gardens vs Molynes United – 3:30 pm @ Edward Seaga Advanced
Harbour View vs Chapelton Maroons – 3:30 pm @ Harbour View Stadium
Waterhouse vs Racing United – 6:00 pm @ Drewsland Stadium
Monday’s Recreation
Arnett Gardens vs Dunbeholden – 7:45 pm @ Anthony Spaulding
