By MATTHEW KENYONWHEN Go Ahead Eagles won promotion to the Dutch top flight last season, veteran Zambian Jacob Mulenga’s reaction was more measured than that of his younger team-mates.Now set for another season in top-flight football after signing a new one-year deal, the striker is all too aware of what lies ahead.“Obviously everyone is happy and celebrating, but there’s a part of you that’s saying ‘does everyone understand what’s going to happen next?’” the 37-year-old former international said in an interview.“Because now you go from being favourites (in the second division) to the Eredivisie, where if you don’t plan properly, you are the whipping boys.”Mulenga’s caution is a consequence of 20 years or more in the game, during which he has learned more than he might have liked about the highs and lows that football can bring.“Let’s not kid ourselves – what’s going to happen is a lot of hard work,” he says of the […]
Veteran striker Mulenga says ‘hard work ahead’ for Go Ahead Eagles
