体坛英语资讯：Pressure on Kenya rugby team coach after dismal show in S. Africa Sevens
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 10-- <span word="Pressure">Pressure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Murunga">Murunga</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="chalking">chalking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="imminent">imminent</span> <span word="relegation">relegation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Series">Series</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="amassed">amassed</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="points">points</span> - <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dubai">Dubai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> - <span word="last">last</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="swap">swap</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="position">position</span> 14 <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="axe">axe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relegation">relegation</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Murunga">Murunga</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="Series">Series</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="season">season</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="season">season</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Murunga">Murunga</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> 2021 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Murunga">Murunga</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="skipped">skipped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hamilton">Hamilton</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 26-27, 2019.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standings">standings</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="adds">adds</span>.</p>
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