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Pro & Kontra: Formula 4K perlu ada untuk kejayaan

Raja Ahmad Zainuddin

SAYA percaya, tidak ramai yang mengikuti bola sepak Piala Konfederasi yang sedang berlangsung di Afrika Selatan, iaitu gelanggang Piala Dunia 2010, secara serius sehingga pasukan Amerika Syarikat membuat kejutan.

Kekalahan juara Eropah, Sepanyol 2-0 di tangan Amerika Syarikat di separuh akhir, membuka mata ramai peminat. Mereka seperti tidak percaya pasukan ranking pertama Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa (Fifa) itu tumbang.

Tapi, itulah bola sepak. Sebarang kemungkinan boleh berlaku dan pasukan Amerika Syarikat disifatkan melakukan kejutan paling besar untuk dekad ini.

Kejayaan mengalahkan Sepanyol itu di luar pemikiran orang biasa dan ia sebenarnya tidak berlaku dengan sendiri, tetapi dengan kajian, perancangan dan keupayaan menterjemahkan arahan jurulatih apabila berada di atas padang.

Yang pasti bagi saya ada formula tersendiri membabitkan empat perkara atau 4K. ia membabitkan kesungguhan, keyakinan, kerja keras dan kemahiran atau kepakaran. 4K inilah senjata pasukan Amerika Syarikat mengalahkan Sepanyol.

Bagi saya kalah menang Amerika Syarikat menentang Brazil di final tidak penting. Brazil bernasib baik menewaskan Afrika Selatan 1-0 pada perlawanan separuh akhir walaupun tidak menonjol.

Malah, kemenangan Brazil ke atas Mesir sebelum ini dengan 4-3 juga adalah kerana pengalaman dan mungkin rasa hormat yang terlalu tinggi oleh pasukan dari Afrika itu terhadap pasukan lawan.

Apakah kelebihan Amerika Syarikat yang tiba-tiba menjadi duri dalam daging kepada Sepanyol. Pertama, hampir 80 peratus pemain mereka, kini menimbang pengalaman, bermain di luar.

Lebih separuh pemain mereka bermain di Liga Perdana Inggeris (EPL) manakala yang lain di liga Sepanyol, Perancis, Sweden dan Belgium.

Antara mereka adalah Jozy Altidore yang tiba-tiba melonjak namanya kerana menjaringkan gol pertama ketika menentang Sepanyol yang kini bermain di La Liga bersama Villareal, Tim Howard (Everton), Jonathan Spector (West Ham), Carlos Bocanegra di Liga Perancis, Clint Depmsey (Fulham) dan Jay Demerit (Watford).

Amat jelas dengan pendedahan di luar negara membolehkan pemain Amerika Syarikat, berada dalam kedudukan mental yang cukup bersedia. melalui kerja keras dan kesediaan untuk melawan selain mematuhi arahan jurulatih.

Pasukan itu juga berjaya menunjukkan kepada dunia bahawa selain strategi dan kemahiran, keyakinan adalah faktor utama.

Kita boleh belajar banyak daripada kejayaan pasukan muda seperti Amerika Syarikat ini, tetapi paling penting formula 4K itulah sebenarnya yang membawa kejayaan.

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