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Karathu jadi taruhan

Oleh KAMARUDDIN ISMAIL
sukan@kosmo.com.my

KARATHU (kanan) dan pembantunya, Raja Azlan Shah Raja Shoib harus membimbing Perak sekurang-kurangnya mara ke suku akhir Piala Malaysia.

JURULATIH Perak, M. Karathu berkemungkinan hilang jawatannya jika gagal membawa skuad Seladang mara sekurang-kurangnya ke peringkat suku akhir Piala Malaysia musim ini.

Pada mesyuarat majlis Persatuan Bola Sepak Perak (Pafa) di Ipoh baru-baru ini, badan induk itu telah menetapkan sasaran agar Karathu membawa Perak ke suku akhir.

Naib Presiden Pafa, Khairuddin Ahmad membayangkan bahawa Pafa akan mendapatkan khidmat jurulatih baru pada musim akan datang jika Karathu gagal mencapai sasaran tersebut.

"Dalam mesyuarat majlis Pafa yang dipengerusikan oleh Presiden, Datuk Seri Ir. Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin sebelum ini, kami telah menetapkan sasaran Perak layak ke suku akhir Piala Malaysia.

"Jadi, kami berharap agar skuad Perak dapat merealisasikan sasaran tersebut," kata Khairuddin.

Bagaimanapun, sasaran yang ditetapkan oleh Pafa itu akan menjadi cabaran getir kepada Karathu kerana skuad Seladang kini dihimpit beberapa masalah.

Dakwaan yang mengatakan terdapat beberapa pemain Perak menjual perla- wanan selain kerapuhan benteng pertahanan merupakan antara masalah yang perlu ditangani dengan segera oleh Karathu.

Pada kempen Piala Malaysia yang bermula 26 September depan, Perak diletakkan dalam Kumpulan C bersama Johor FC, UPB-My Team dan Kuala Lumpur.

Untuk rekod, Perak muncul juara Piala Malaysia sebanyak tujuh kali iaitu pada edisi 1926, 1931, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1998 dan 2000.

Gelaran selaku naib juara Piala Malay- sia pula ialah sebanyak 11 kali iaitu bagi edisi 1923, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1974, 2001 dan 2007.

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