Former Strike squad coach Everald ‘Gally’ Cummings is a proud man, after he successfully managed to take North East Stars to a cup final.
However as luck would have it, just as when he carried Starworld Strikers to the ‘grand finale’ almost two years ago the national legend would have to wait another year before he can lay claim to his first major piece of silverware as a coach on the local circuit.
Reflecting on last Friday’s 3-1 First Citizens Cup defeat at the hands of defending champions W Connection, Gally said that even though he was disappointed at the result he was satisfied by the improvements he has seen in his side since his arrival at the club one month ago.
"When I was asked to come here by the club president a month ago it was because he wanted me as an experienced coach to use my influence and know how to motivate a team that had lost their attitude to training and were losing interest in the competition", he said.
"So far from what I’ve seen, a new spirit has been rekindled in the team and were heading for big things this year", Cummings hinted.
Speaking about the game the former national coach said that there was very little between the teams during the first-half of the match, "We were unlucky to concede some goals against the run of play and that caused the guys to get distracted from the game plan.
"I also felt that we lacked the enthusiasm of a final and that the guys gave up a bit too easily after they were scored against but I’ve only been with them a month and it takes time for players to become accustomed to the coaches philosophy", Gally noted. Cummings however insists that the team is on an upward climb and intends to finish the season strongly.