Wharton optimistic as Slingerz resumes Elite League on top

This weekend, the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Elite League will resume with the second half of Season 7 to be completed.
After 45 gruelling games in the first stanza, Vergenoegen-based Slingerz FC stands triumphantly at the top of the points table, playing unbeaten this far.
In anticipation of the upcoming games, Slingerz have been hard at work bettering their skills for the challenge ahead. As such, the Guyana Times Sport managed to catch up with forward Bryan Wharton, who divulged on their mid-season preparation and how he’s anticipating the second half.

Wharton expressed, “I think the vibes have been good around the camp. Everybody’s mindset is one; we have one goal, and it’s to come out champions in the league. So, yeah, we’ve been putting in the work; Coach Man has been pushing us very hard. Definitely ready.”
“Yeah, really looking forward to it. Looking to put my best foot forward, I’ve been working hard in the preseason leading up back to the second round. Like I said, just looking to put my best foot forward and get the championship that we need,” the teenaged forward went on to share.
Wharton went on to discuss how Slingerz closed their first half campaign with a 1-0 win against GDF FC, noting that it could have been a much bigger margin.
“We want to do much better. We could’ve easily beaten them about 3-0, but that’s how the game is sometimes. We’re grateful for the win at least, just the win. But we play every game as a final; we don’t take anybody lightly and for granted,” he noted.
Quizzed about how his team dropped the ball in the second half last year, the forward was optimistic about a better performance this time around and being able to personally contribute to such.
Wharton admitted to this publication, “Yeah, we want to do much better. Last season, we fell short a couple of well points. We got a good start in the league, so we just have to continue the momentum and go and get the championship.”
He went on to express, “I’m looking forward to this season most of all. I’ve been putting in a lot of work, actually, getting in the gym and doing some personal work, so I’m definitely looking for more goals and helping the team much more in the second half of the season.”
Season 7 of the Elite League is set to resume on Saturday, July 26, with a doubleheader at the GFF’s National Training Centre at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Match 1 will see the Santos Football Club taking on Lake Mainstay Goldstar at 18:30 hrs while Guyana Police Force FC battles Monedderlust FC at 21:00 hrs. Slingerz FC will resume their campaign the following week.