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GIGIH...skuad negara giat berlatih.
GIGIH...skuad negara giat berlatih. 
 
“MUNGKIN itu hanya permainan psikologi mereka, kata ketua jurulatih skuad kebangsaan, Datuk K Rajagobal mengenai pujian yang diberikan dua pencabar utama Malaysia dalam saingan Kumpulan B Piala Suzuki AFF, Indonesia dan Singapura.

Jurulatih Indonesia, Nil Maizar dan rakan sejawat di Singapura, Radojko Avramovic secara terbuka menyatakan juara bertahan, Malaysia sebagai pasukan pilihan untuk mencabar kejuaraan edisi kali ini meskipun gagal menyerlah dalam perlawanan persahabatan baru-baru ini.

Bagi Rajagobal, beliau tidak mahu terlalu memikirkan pandangan pasukan lain sebaliknya fokusnya kini lebih terarah kepada perlawanan pertama menentang Singapura.

“Saya sudah menyatakan sebelum ini, untuk memenangi kejuaraan lebih mudah daripada mempertahankannya. Sebagai tuan rumah, kita perlu berikan aksi terbaik.

“Langkah pertama kita adalah untuk mara ke separuh akhir terlebih dulu dan penting untuk kita mencapai keputusan baik menentang Singapura pada perlawanan pertama,” katanya yang ditemui selepas sesi latihan skuad kebangsaan di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil semalam.

Selain finalis 2010, Indonesia dan juara tiga kali Singapura, Malaysia turut berdepan pasukan pusingan kelayakan, Laos dalam kempen Kumpulan B Piala AFF.

Menurut Rajagobal beliau melihat kesungguhan dan peningkatan prestasi pemain dalam sesi latihan dan yakin Harimau Malaya akan mempamerkan aksi sebenar pada pertemuan dengan Singapura Ahad ini sekali gus menepis keraguan mengenai kemampuan mereka.

“Sebagai jurulatih, saya harus sentiasa memberi motivasi kepada pemain. Mereka menunjukkan kesungguhan dalam latihan dan saya harap mereka boleh menterjemahkannya dalam perlawanan dengan Singapura,” katanya.



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