Simba Head Coach Fadlu Davids has said the difference in individual player quality between his squad and Yanga's was the main reason his team lost the NBC Premier League match against their rivals and ultimately missed out on the title.
Speaking after match number 184 of the NBC Premier League, played yesterday at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium — where Simba lost 2-0 — Fadlu stated that Yanga has many players capable of deciding big matches, and Simba needs to strengthen its squad with players of that caliber.
"Congratulations to Yanga, they have several players with the mindset and ability to decide matches like this one — I’d say that was the main difference today."
"I also think they had strong external influence, but at the same time, their players showed they can handle high-pressure games."
"Despite today’s result, if you look at our performance throughout the season, it's fair to say we exceeded expectations considering the type of squad we had."
"Many off-pitch factors also didn’t go our way this season, which is disheartening, but we’ll sit down with the management and see how to move forward."
"We’ve already laid the foundation for the team. I’ll leave it to the management to decide what we do next, but clearly we need more strength, more fighting spirit, and players who can win big games if we want to improve further," said Fadlu.
