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Piala Malaysia penting - Mat Zan

Oleh FERZALFIE FAUZI
ferzalfie.fauzi@utusan.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR - Bukan sekadar melengkapkan jadual tetapi memberi tentangan sengit serta sekurang-kurangnya mara ke separuh akhir Piala Malaysia, itulah misi utama pasukan KL PLUS apabila tirai kejohanan tersebut bermula 26 September ini.

Perkara itu disuarakan sendiri oleh jurulatihnya Mat Zan Mat Aris, yang menganggap pihak pengurusan begitu serius untuk melihat KL PLUS beraksi cemerlang dalam saingan Piala Malaysia.

"Usaha keras pihak pengurusan dapat dilihat selepas meminjam tiga pemain dari pasukan T-Team, Mohd. Haris Safwan Mohd. Kamal, Muhd. Fakhrurazi Musa dan Rosdi Talib," katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia semalam.

Mat Zan berkata, selain meminjam tiga pemain tersebut termasuk penjaring terbanyak Liga Perdana (Haris), perlawanan persahabatan juga akan diadakan pada bulan puasa ini bagi mempersiapkan pasukan.

"Kita sudah memulakan latihan pada minggu ini dan bermula pada minggu depan kita akan mengadakan latihan di sebelah malam.

"Selain itu, sekurang-kurangnya lima perlawanan persahabatan akan diadakan dalam bulan puasa ini bagi mempersiapkan pasukan menjelang saingan Piala Malaysia," katanya.

Mat Zan berkata, usaha keras tersebut dilakukan memandangkan pemain tidak mempunyai banyak masa berikutan Piala Malaysia akan bermula beberapa hari selepas umat Islam menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

"Semuanya akan dilakukan pada bulan puasa ini baik latihan di padang, gimnasium mahupun perlawanan persahabatan.

"Kita juga sedang mengatur untuk mengadakan perlawanan persahabatan dengan beberapa pasukan dari Lembah Klang seperti Kuala Lumpur, Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) dan Harimau Muda," katanya

Selain itu mereka juga sedang mengatur perlawanan persahabatan menentang Negeri Sembilan dan KM Naza yang turut menjalani beberapa siri perlawanan persahabatan di sekitar Lembah Klang.

Ditanya mengenai peluang pasukannya yang diundi berada di Kumpulan A bersama Perlis, Pahang dan Melaka, Mat Zan berkata, perkara tersebut sukar diramal memandangkan semangat Piala Malaysia berbeza dengan saingan liga.

"Kita tidak boleh membuat andaian pasukan mana yang kuat dan lemah dalam saingan Piala Malaysia, walaupun di atas kertas kami dianggap pilihan bersama Perlis.

"Bagaimanapun sasaran kami sekurang-kurangnya mara sehingga ke saingan separuh akhir," katanya.

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