Kenya Simbas will need an overhaul in defense, lineout and attack in their final match of the World Cup repechage against Hong Kong on Friday.
The match against the Asian outfit will be a formality after Hong Kong lost 49-7 to USA Eagles to bow out of contention for a slot in next year's Rugby World Cup.
The Simbas suffered one of their heaviest defeats in recent times when they lost 85 -0 to a rampaging Portugal team on Saturday to see their World Cup dreams end in tatters.
It was the heaviest defeat since 2006 when the Simbas lost to Namibia 84-12 in Windhoek. Odera said the line-out disintegrated in the match against the Europeans.
"Our lineouts, which for the better part of the year, have operated above 70-80 percent, did not just click and the Portuguese were able to force turnovers from there and score tries,” he added.
The former Kenya Under-20 coach said the attack needs to be refined after a horror show against the Portuguese.
"In attack, we were not making quick decisions and our basics let us down for the duration of the match,” noted Odera.
He said the lack of training camp before the repechage has reduced the boys to playing the second fiddle in the qualifiers so far.
"All this boils down to lack of playing a competitive fixture since July and I believe this has done the boys a big disservice because we are undercooked," he revealed.
He termed decision-making as another factor in the defeat. “We have to look at the decisions we took including running onto the ball and working hard off the ball," noted Odera
Odera said he will work with mental skills coach Alexander Neto of Chile to come up with a plan this week ahead of the game against Hong Kong.
"I'm designing a plan with Alexander. We will need a response against Hong Kong to come up with a win on Friday," added Odera.
The Portuguese scored 13 tries with 10 conversions as they made light work of Kenya in a one-sided contest. Portugal led 35-0 at halftime.
The winner of Portugal v USA match slots in Group C, where Australia, Wales, Fiji, and Georgia await next year.
