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WAN ZACK (kiri) tampil dengan rentak cemerlang pada aksi menentang Sri Lanka di Stadium Shah Alam kelmarin.

PENGENDALI Harimau Malaya, Datuk K. Rajagobal tidak mahu skuadnya cepat berpuas hati meskipun berjaya mencatatkan kemenangan bergaya 6-0 ke atas Sri Lanka dalam satu perlawanan persahabatan di Stadium Shah Alam malam kelmarin.

Menurut beliau, masih terlalu awal untuk berasa selesa kerana banyak lagi perkara yang perlu dipertingkatkan menjelang tiga lagi aksi persahabatan menentang Filipina (1 Jun) dan juga Singapura pada 8 dan 12 Jun depan.

“Kemenangan ini penting untuk meningkatkan semula keyakinan pasukan, namun rentak dan tempo permainan serta kombinasi pemain dilihat masih perlu dipertingkatkan.

“Pada masa sama, saya juga memuji kesungguhan pemain muda yang mampu memberikan cabaran kepada pemain yang lebih senior. Saya percaya, ia satu perkembangan yang sihat,” katanya kelmarin.
Dalam perlawanan kelmarin, penyerang muda negara, Ahmad Hazwan Bakri ternyata berada dalam kelas tersendiri apabila berjaya meledak hatrik pada minit ke-71, 81 dan 90.

Ia merupakan penampilan pertama Ahmad Hazwan bersama skuad kebangsaan sementara tiga lagi gol skuad Harimau Malaya dijaringkan oleh Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor (dua gol) dan Azamuddin Akil.
Ia juga merupakan kemenangan pertama skuad kebangsaan dalam tujuh siri perlawanan persahabatan berstatus A setakat ini setelah kali terakhir mencatatkan kemenangan ketika menewaskan Taiwan 2-1 di Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil pada 29 Jun tahun lepas.

Selepas itu, Harimau Malaya sekadar mencatatkan keputusan seri ketika menentang Singapura, India dan Filipina, selain turut tewas kepada Taiwan, Singapura, Australia dan India.
Mengulas lanjut, Rajagobal memberitahu, skuadnya juga dilihat agak ‘lambat panas’ apabila gagal beraksi agresif pada 20 minit pertama permainan.

“Namun, saya memuji semangat pemain yang berjaya mengekalkan momentum meskipun saya melakukan beberapa pertukaran.

“Apa pun, ini baru satu permulaan dan saya harap setiap kekurangan skuad akan dapat diperbaiki selepas ini,” katanya.

Selepas aksi menentang Filipina dan Singapura, skuad kebangsaan bakal diuji Arsenal dan Manchester City pada 24 dan 27 Julai depan.



Oleh NAN HIDAYAT NAN AZMIE
hidayat.azmie@kosmo.com.my

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