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'Koo-Tan sudah bersedia'

Oleh Ahmad Khawari Isa
ahmadkhawari@bharian.com.my


BOON Heong (kiri) dan Kien Keat dikatakan kembali serasi sepanjang latihan ketika ini.

Rexy yakin anak buahnya mampu raih

Seluruh England


REXY Mainaky memilih untuk melakukan sesuatu yang sudah agak lama tidak diamalkannya - mengisytiharkan secara terbuka betapa Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong mampu membawa pulang gelaran Seluruh England.


Rasa keyakinan terbit selepas ketua jurulatih beregu negara itu menyaksikan peningkatan memberangsangkan yang dipamerkan kedua-dua pemain dalam tempoh persiapan lebih sebulan.

“Koo dan Tan sudah cukup bersedia, malah saya percaya keadaan mereka hampir sama seperti ketika memenangi Seluruh England, dua tahun lalu. Saya yakin tidak kira siapa lawan sekalipun, kedua-duanya boleh mengatasinya,” katanya, semalam.

Ia bukan bermaksud untuk menjelmakan tekanan kepada Kien Keat-Boon Heong, sebaliknya ditunjangi pelbagai elemen positif - terutama persefahaman mantap yang dipamerkan kedua-duanya.

“Koo begitu positif ketika Tan juga sudah mempunyai keyakinan lebih tinggi. Apa perlu dilakukan ketika ini ialah memastikan mereka dalam keadaan fizikal dan mental terbaik, tanpa terlalu menekan mereka sebelum kejohanan,” katanya.

Namun Rexy lebih berhati-hati apabila memperkatakan peluang satu lagi beregu harapan negara - Fairizuan Tazari-Mohd Zakry Latif.

“Di gelanggang latihan, segalanya nampak bagus. Cuma apa yang perlu dipertingkatkan oleh kedua-duanya ialah faktor-faktor lain di luarnya,” katanya.

Ia termasuk tuntutannya supaya kedua-dua pemain berusaha mengurangkan lagi berat badan selain menanam sikap positif dan tidak mencari alasan awal sebelum kejohanan bermula.

“Sebagai pemain sudah mencapai taraf dunia, mereka tidak harus bersikap sentiasa mencari alasan. Sebaliknya, mereka perlu fokus dan berusaha meningkatkan lagi sebarang kelemahan yang dikesan,” tegasnya.

Pemain-pemain negara akan berlepas ke Birmingham, lewat malam nanti, untuk menyesuaikan diri dengan keadaan cuaca lebih awal sebelum kejohanan sebenar bermula, Rabu nanti.

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