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Semua pemain ada peranan


SEU BOCK (kanan) menjelaskan bahawa sandaran bukan terletak pada Chong Wei (kiri) seorang dalam kempen kelayakan Piala Thomas 2012
di Macau bulan depan.

KETIKA sandaran utama diletakkan di atas bahu jaguh perse- orangan, Datuk Lee Chog Wei, lain pula yang disuarakan jurulatih negara, Tey Seu Bock menjelang kempen kelayakan Kejohanan Badminton Piala Thomas 2012 di Macau bulan depan.

Bagi Seu Bock, bukan hanya Chong Wei yang diberi tanggungjawab, sebaliknya semua barisan pemain negara yang bakal menggalas cabaran pada kempen kelayakan kali mempunyai peranan masing-masing.
Seu Bock berkata, memandangkan Piala Thomas merupakan kejohanan berpasukan, pemain-pemain lain juga perlu bekerja keras bagi memungut mata buat skuad negara dan tidak hanya mengharapkan Chong Wei seorang sahaja.

“Piala Thomas kejohanan berpasukan, jika Chong Wei seorang sahaja yang berjaya mata, ia masih belum cukup untuk menjamin kemenangan buat skuad negara.

“Justeru, saya harap pemain-pemain lain juga mampu tampil dengan prestasi cemerlang agar dapat menyumbangkan mata buat skuad negara,” kata Seu Bock ketika ditemui pemberita ketika hari pertama sesi latihan pusat di Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara semalam.

Bagaimanapun, Chong Wei tidak turun menjalani latihan disebelah pagi semalam selepas difahamkan mengalami masalah kesihatan, namun dia hadir pada sesi latihan di gimnasium di sebelah petang.
Selain Chong Wei, skuad negara kali ini turut diperkuatkan dengan tiga pemain perseorangan iaitu Muhamad Hafiz Hashim yang hampir pasti menggalas tugas selaku perseorangan kedua, Liew Daren (ketiga) dan Mohd. Arif La- tiff (keempat).

Dalam acara beregu pula, pasa- ngan emas negara, Koo Kien Keat- Tan Boon Heong akan menggalas cabaran selaku beregu No. 1, manakala Goh Shem-Lim Khim Wah (kedua).
Turut tersenarai bagi acara beregu ialah Hoon Thien How-Teo Kok Siang.

Sementara itu, ketua jurulatih perseorangan negara, Rashid Sidek yakin komitmen serta kesungguhan yang ditunjukkan Hafiz dan Daren ketika sesi latihan mampu memberikan impak besar kepada skuad negara untuk melepasi pusi- ngan kelayakan, sekali gus menempah slot ke pusingan akhir di Wuhan, China, Mei depan.
Jelas Rashid, dua pemain itu menunjukkan peningkatan dari segi stamina dan tahap keyakinan yang memuaskan bagi mencapai misi tersebut.

“Daren perlu ambil peluang berlatih bersama pemain No. 1 dunia, Chong Wei dan Hafiz agar belajar mengatasi masalah gugup ketika perlawanan.
“Apabila menjalani latihan dengan Chong Wei dan Hafiz, Daren dapat banyak kelebihan untuk mengukuhkan lagi tahap keyakinannya ketika perlawanan.

“Saya percaya Daren juga sudah belajar sesuatu daripada Sukan Asia 2010 dan Sukan SEA tahun lalu,” jelasnya.

Pada kempen kelayakan kali ini yang bakal bermula 13 hingga 19 Februari ini, skuad negara diundi dalam Kumpulan D bersama Korea Selatan dan Hong Kong.

Hanya empat pasukan terbaik daripada kelayakan Zon Asia layak kepusingan akhir di Wuhan, China bermula 20 hingga 27 Mei depan.



Oleh HELMI TALKAH
helmi.talkah@kosmo.com.my

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