October 04 2023 Highland Estates stadium in Mbeya Yanga lost the premier league game this season by 2-1 against Ihefu Fc
In that game, Yanga Head Coach Miguel Gamondi made a change of about six players in his starting squad
Some of the players who started in the game include Kibwana Shomari, Nickson Kibabage, Zawadi Mauya, Jesus Moloko, Salum Abubakar 'Sure boy' and Skudu
After the game, some Yanga fans blamed Gamondi for 'rotating' his team in a game they needed to win due to the memory of losing the game in the same stadium last season
Such accusations have started to be heard again after Yanga failed to win in the first three matches of the African Champions League
But this time is different, the blame is why the coach doesn't do 'rotation', i.e. why don't they use some players?
This is where I get confused as a soccer fan! It's hard to understand what the fans want?
If the same thing happens today, they will blame why it happened, but if it doesn't happen tomorrow, they will blame why it didn't happen?
In one of his interviews when he was entrusted with the responsibilities of leading Yanga, Gamondi made his position clear that every player has a chance to play in his squad, it is important to make sure he proves his readiness in the training ground
Yanga has about 28 players, only 16 players can play in a match (11 start and 5 subs)
But also every coach has his own system that he likes his team to play, so the choice of his team will focus on the type of players who fit in that system
So sometimes comparing what coach Nasreddine Nabi did with what Gamondi is doing now is wrong because they are coaches with different systems
In his two and a half seasons, Nabi gave Yanga all the domestic titles as well as playing in the final of the Confederation Cup in Africa
But Nabi could not qualify for the Champions League groups, something that Gamondi has managed
Gamondi's team is doing very well in the league, the blame he is facing is because he has missed a victory in the Champions League
The Champions League is not as easy as many think, look at the matches of the third round, only three matches produced a winner and the other five matches ended in a draw
Defending champions Al Ahly have played two matches in a row without winning. They came out of the draw with Yanga and CR Belouizdad.
Before binding Simba; Wydad was beaten two matches in a row against Jwaneng Galaxy and Asec Mimosas
