Elavarasan bimbing Felda United

Oleh WAN FAKHRUL BAKAR
fakhrul@kosmo.com.my

EVALARASAN (kiri) memberi arahan kepada anak-anak buahnya pada sesi latihan di Bangi semalam.

TIGA bulan beraksi tanpa nakhoda, Felda United akhirnya menerima tonik terbaru apabila bekas jurulatih Melaka dan Public Bank Selangor, E. Elavarasan tampil sebagai pengganti Reduan Abdullah.

Biarpun kontraknya hanya akan bermula 1 Jun depan, Elavarasan memilih untuk 'bekerja' lebih awal bagi mengenali para pemainnya apabila turun mengendalikan sesi latihan di Stadium BSN, Bangi semalam.

Presiden Felda United, Datuk Dzulkifli Abd. Wahab berkata, kehadiran Elavara- san itu diharap dapat menaikkan semula moral pasukan seterusnya menamatkan saingan Liga Perdana musim ini yang berbaki 10 perlawanan di kedudukan lebih baik.

"Dia (Elavarasan) telah menyatakan minat dan kesungguhan untuk membantu pasukan ini. Kita mengharapkan sesuatu yang positif dengan kehadirannya ini.

"Kontraknya adalah bermula 1 Jun sehingga penghujung musim ini.

"Jadi perlawanan pertama Felda United di bawah kendaliannya adalah bertemu Johor di tempat lawan pada 6 Jun (Sabtu depan)," kata Dzulkifli kepada Kosmo! petang semalam.

Segala masalah bermula apabila Reduan dikenakan penggantungan setahun oleh Persatuan Bola Sepak (FAM) pada 26 Februari lalu akibat mengeluarkan ke- nyataan salah di akhbar sebelum huku- man itu dikurangkan kepada hanya tiga bulan selepas rayuan.

Sepanjang tempoh penggantungan Reduan itu, tugas jurulatih sementara disandang Ahmad Fairus Yunus tetapi beliau tetap gagal membantu Felda United untuk menduduki tempat lebih baik dalam saingan Liga Perdana.

Selepas 14 perlawanan ketika ini, Felda United sekadar menduduki tangga ketujuh dengan 17 mata hasil empat kali me- nang, lima seri dan lima tewas.

"Penamatan kontrak Reduan telah kami lakukan secara baik iaitu persetu- juan bersama kedua-dua pihak.

"Jadi, dengan kehadiran Elavarasan ini, Ahmad Fairus kembali dengan tugasnya sebagai jurulatih skuad Piala Presiden Felda United," jelas Dzulkifli.

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