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MSL 2011 : Wan Jamak bidas pemain muda Kedah FA
PEMAIN Kedah, Mohd. Azmi Muslim (tengah) dicabar dua pemain Selangor pada aksi Liga Super di Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Setar malam kelmarin. Selangor menang 2-0.
JURULATIH Kedah FA, Wan Jamak Wan Hassan ternyata kecewa dengan prestasi barisan pemain mudanya ketika tewas 0-2 kepada Selangor FA pada aksi Liga Super Malaysia di Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Setar malam kelmarin.
Jelas Wan Jamak, peluang yang diberikan kepada pemain muda untuk beraksi sepatutnya dimanfaatkan sebaiknya, namun gagal memberi persembahan baik seperti yang diharapkan.
Katanya, biarpun anak-anak buahnya mampu beraksi dengan baik pada babak pertama, namun keadaan sebaliknya berlaku pada separuh masa kedua yang menyaksikan Selangor memperoleh dua gol.
“Saya lihat pemain muda, terutamanya Ahmad Shakir Ali yang dimasukkan pada separuh masa kedua bagi menggantikan Mohd. Khyril Muhymeen Zambri tidak bermain bersungguh-sungguh dan tidak banyak melakukan gerakan agresif seperti yang saya harapkan.
“Hilang bola tak nak kejar, ini bukan pasukan bola sepak kampung, ini pasukan negeri dan dia perlu menghormati bendera dan pasukan negeri sendiri,” tegas Wan Jamak sejurus selepas tamat perlawa- nan kelmarin.
Dua jaringan Selangor dihasilkan oleh Mohd. Fadzli Shaari pada minit ke-59 dan Rudie Ramli (87).
Menurut Wan Jamak, tahap ketahanan dan kecergasan pemain-pemain Kedah juga lemah se- hingga menyebabkan mereka melakukan beberapa kesilapan sehingga memberi ruang kepada pasukan lawan.
Katanya, beliau mempunyai masa selama seminggu untuk memperkemaskan kembali jentera pasukan dan memperbaiki beberapa kesilapan bagi menghadapi perlawanan akan datang.
“Saya nak tekan mereka (pemain) pun tak patut, sebab soal kecergasan dan ke- tahanan tenaga perlu dilakukan sebelum saingan liga berlangsung.
“Kita akan mengenal pasti pemain lain bagi membantu jentera serangan mencari gol pada perlawanan berikutnya,” katanya.
MSL 2010-2011 : Takziah buat jurulatih Kedah FA
Pulun Kedah Pulun
YAB Dato’ Seri Ustaz Azizan Abdul Razak meyampaikan ucapan takziah kepada Jurulatih Pasukan Kedah, Wan Jamak Wan Hassan dan keluarga beliau.
Ucapan takziah tersebut disampaikan setelah mendapat berita kematian bapa mertua jurulatih Kedah itu semalam.
Jawatankuasa eksekutif juga merakamkan ucapan takziah kepada surulatih Wan Jamak.
Jawatankuasa Media KFA yang dipengerusikan oleh Sdr Yusri turut merakamkan ucapan takziah dan berharap Wan Jamak bersabar dan berdoa semoga roh Allahyarham di himpunkan bersama-sama dengan orang-orang bertaqwa.
MSL 2011 – Wan Jamak sasar Kedah juara
WAN JAMAK (tengah) menerima surat pelantikan daripada Dr. Hamdan di Alor Setar semalam.
SIFU baru skuad Hijau Kuning, Wan Jamak Wan Hassan menetapkan sasaran peribadi untuk membantu Kedah muncul juara Liga Super dan Piala Malaysia musim ini.
Bagaimanapun, bekas jurulatih Negeri Sembilan itu mengakui berdepan tugas berat untuk memastikan skuad Hijau Kuning berada di landasan yang tepat selepas mengambil alih jawatan tersebut daripada Ahmad Yusoff pada pertengahan musim ini.
Wan Jamak memberitahu, beliau sudah bersedia memikul tanggungjawab itu dengan mendapat bantuan semua pihak di sebalik harapan tinggi yang disandarkan peminat dan majikan barunya, Persatuan Bola Sepak Kedah (KFA).
Jelasnya, menerusi dua sasaran besar itu menjadikan pasukan akan lebih fokus bagi mencapai keputusan yang terbaik apabila musim ini berakhir.
“Sekiranya kita sasar yang terbaik, kita mungkin dapat mencapai keputusan yang baik. Saya akan bekerjasama dengan semua pihak khususnya penolong jurulatih dan para pemain untuk cuba mempertingkatkan lagi prestasi pasukan Kedah,” katanya.
Beliau ditemui pemberita pada majlis memperkenalkan beliau dan menandatangani kontrak bersama skuad Sang Kenari di Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Setar semalam.
Turut hadir Setiausaha Kehormat KFA, Datuk Dr. Hamdan Mohamed Khalib; pengurus pasukan, Datuk Khazali Din, ahli jawatankuasa eksekutif KFA; penolong-penolong jurulatih dan para pemain pasukan bola sepak Kedah.
Ujar Wan Jamak, pada mulanya beliau bercadang untuk berehat sehingga penghujung musim ini, namun mengakui tidak boleh ‘duduk diam’ kerana bola sepak sudah menjadi darah dagingnya.
Setelah mendapat tawaran daripada KFA, katanya, beliau memilih untuk menerima jawatan berkenaan kerana melihat Hijau Kuning mempunyai ramai pemain muda yang berpontensi dan berbakat.
“Saya juga melihat Kedah dibarisi ramai pemain anak negeri ini sekali gus menjadikan sikap kekitaan atau kenegerian begitu tinggi.
“Ini menjanjikan komitmen daripada para pemain untuk memberikan yang terbaik bagi melonjakkan nama Kedah,” katanya yang akan mengendalikan sepenuhnya skuad Sang Kenari mulai Khamis ini.
Dalam pada itu, Hamdan berkata, selepas menyaring beberapa nama, KFA melihat Wan Jamak sebagai calon terbaik mengisi jawatan jurulatih berikutan prestasinya yang cemerlang ketika membimbing Negeri Sembilan.
Katanya, di sebalik peletakan jawatan Wan Jamak sebagai jurulatih skuad Hoben Jang Hoben, KFA menyedari dia memiliki reputasi memberangsangkan apabila membantu pasukan itu menjuarai Piala Malaysia dan Piala FA di bawah kendaliannya.
“KFA menetapkan sasaran Kedah berada pada kedudukan ketiga terbaik Liga Super dan mara sekurang-kurangnya ke separuh akhir Piala Malaysia dengan pelantikan Wan Jamak,” katanya.
MSL 2011 : Penyokong Kedah berang; Kedah FA 1-2 Harimau Muda A
TANPA diduga, pengadil yang mengendalikan perlawanan Liga Super Malaysia antara Kedah dengan Harimau Muda A di Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Setar malam kelmarin telah ‘menarik minat’ penyokong skuad Hijau Kuning.
Shokri Nor menjadi sasaran ribuan penyokong skuad Kedah setelah beberapa keputusannya menimbulkan rasa tidak puas hati mereka.
Ketidakpuasan itu bukan sahaja berlaku ketika perlawanan, malah berlarutan ke perkarangan stadium sehingga memaksa anggota keselamatan meminta mereka bersurai setelah kira-kira 10 minit berhimpun sebagai protes kepada Shokri.
Bagi penolong jurulatih Kedah, Radhi Mat Din, beliau menyerahkan kepada penonton yang hadir menyaksikan perlawanan tersebut untuk menilai kredibiliti Shokri.
“Saya bukan mahu menuding jari menyalahkan sesiapa tetapi penonton di stadium boleh menilainya,” kata Radhi ketika ditemui pemberita selepas perlawanan yang berkesudahan Kedah tewas 1-2 kepada Harimau Muda A.
Shokri turut dibantu dua penolong pengadil, M. Sivanesan dan Mohd. Nazmi Nasaruddin. Pegawai keempat pula adalah Mohd. Fazli Ishak, manakala M. Selvadorai bertindak sebagai komisioner perlawanan.
Pasukan pelawat terlebih dahulu mengejutkan tuan rumah menerusi jaringan Izzaq Faris Ramlan yang menanduk cantik hantaran sudut pada minit ke-29 dan jaringan kedua menerusi sepakan percuma Mohd. Fandi Othman minit ke-55.
Jaringan tunggal Kedah pula diperoleh menerusi sepakan penalti Baddrol Bakhtiar pada minit ke-63.
Difahamkan, ketidakpuasan hati penonton bermula pada babak pertama apabila Shokri tidak memberikan sepakan penalti kepada Kedah setelah bola dikatakan ditampan oleh seorang pemain pertahanan Harimau Muda A.
Perlawanan itu turut ‘diserikan’ dengan lima layangan kad kuning kepada pemain Kedah iaitu Shafizan Hashim, Amar Rohidan, Ahmad Fauzi Shaari, V. Thirumurugan dan Mohd. Faizal Abu Bakar serta A. Thamil Arasu dari Harimau Muda A.
Kemuncak kemarahan penonton apabila tambahan masa hanya diberikan selama dua minit sedangkan pada minit2 akhir perlawanan dihentikan, berikutan berlaku kecederaan dan ‘perang mulut’ antara pemain kedua-dua pasukan.
Insiden itu membawa kepada layangan kad kuning kepada Shafizan dan Thamil Arasu.
Radhi yang kurang gembira dengan corak pengadilan Shokri berharap perkara sama tidak berulang dan menyerahkan kepada Persatuan Bola Sepak Kedah (Kedah FA) sama ada mahu membuat bantahan atau sebaliknya.
“Saya akan lihat perkara ini (bantahan),” katanya.
Menyentuh mengenai perlawanan, Radhi memberitahu, pemain Harimau Muda A dilihat lebih enjoy dan mampu menguasai perlawanan dengan baik menerusi kepantasan mereka bergerak.
Katanya, pemain Kedah pula dilihat keletihan selepas mengharungi perlawanan yang padat selain kehilangan beberapa tonggak.
Akmal hopes to win Malaysia Cup after failing twice
KOTA BARU: Former international Akmal Rizal Rakhli’s motivation this season is the Malaysia Cup. The Jitra-born lad saw action in the final of the Malaysia Cup twice – with his home State Kedah (2004) and with Selangor (2008).
On both occasions, his team ended up being bridesmaids. Now with Kelantan, Akmal hopes to be third time lucky. Akmal sat out yesterday’s morning training session because of a slight fever. The team left for Alor Star later in the afternoon and Akmal is determined to be on the pitch when the first leg of the semifinal clash gets underway.
“A footballer’s career is incomplete if he has not won the Malaysia Cup. And this is the best opportunity for me to achieve my goal as Kelantan look solid to win the title,” said Akmal.
“I’m not saying Kedah are pushovers. They are a young team and look balanced.
“We have experienced players and this would be the determining factor.”
Akmal, who enjoyed stints with French clubs RC Strasbourg (1999) and FCSR Haguenau (2000), agreed the players should not get carried away with their achievements thus far.
Kelantan stunned Super League champions and hot favourites Selangor in the quarterfinals by securing a 3-0 aggregate. Kelantan coach B. Satianathan has warned the players not to take things lightly and that their Malaysia Cup campaign was far from over.
“Coach Satianathan is right. We can’t take anything for granted.
“We may seem to have the upper hand but anything can happen. Even if we win the away match, we would still have to tread cautiously.”
When asked how he felt having to play his home State, Akmal added: “I now play for Kelantan. Period. I love my State but this is football and sentiments do not disturb me.
“Norshahrul (Idlan Talaha) is still serving suspension but I guess it’s not a big problem for strikers. I play well alongside Hairuddin (Omar) and we will strive to be a lethal combination against Kedah.”
Ahmad hails his young and versatile Canaries
ALOR SETAR: Kedah are through to the final of the FA Cup competition and coach Ahmad Yusof is taking satisfaction in seeing his young team grow in strength and maturity.
Ahmad, who is in his first season with the Canaries, said yesterday that the team had improved tremendously, particularly in their attacking approach, as seen in their 4-1 aggregate semi-final victory over Terengganu.
“In the two-leg tie against a very tough Terengganu side, we showed that we no longer depend on just one particular player to get the goals,” said the former Pahang coach.
“There was a stage when we depended heavily on Azlan (Ismail) to deliver. We can now count on several other players, among them Baddrol (Bakhtiar), Shafiq (Jamal) and even defender Khairul Helmi (Johari).”
Azlan played a big hand in Kedah’s win over Terengganu in the first-leg match, scoring one of the goals in the 2-0 win in Kuala Terengganu last Tuesday.
But an additional four-match suspension slapped on him by the FA of Malaysia for ungentlemanly conduct in the quarter-final first-leg match against Armed Forces put him out of the return match at the Darulaman Stadium here.
Without Azlan’s services, the Canaries still managed to score another two goals for a 2-1 win over the Turtles with Khairul Helmi and Shafiq finding the mark and Baddrol having a hand in both the goals.
Although Kedah defeated Terengganu convincingly, Ahmad voiced concern over the complacency that crept into the team after they went 4-0 up on aggregate.
“They took things a little too easy. Such attitude is unhealthy and can be disastrous if left unchecked,” he said.
“We were punished the moment we let our guard down. Terengganu pulled one back and threatened to overcome the deficit.”
The Canaries will take a two-day break before Ahmad gets down to work again to prepare the team for the final against Negri Sembilan at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Saturday.
Canaries soar into the final with first-half blitz
ALOR SETAR: Kedah showed that their first-leg victory over Terengganu in the FA Cup semi-final was no flash in the pan with a 2-1 victory in the return match at the Darulaman Stadium here last night.
On a night when two Terengganu players Mohd Firdaus and Manaf Mamat were sacked in the 85th minute, Kedah chalked up the win with goals by defender Khairul Helmi Johari in the fifth minute and Shafiq Jamal in the 24th minute to qualify for the final 4-1 on aggregate.
The Turtles, who were beaten 0-2 in the first-leg match in Kuala Teren gganu on Tuesday, pulled a goal back through Wan Mohd Alif in the 42nd minute.
Kedah were in control of the match and the absence of their top gun, Azlan Ismail, who was slapped an additional four-match suspension by the FA of Malaysia’s disciplinary board for ungentlemanly conduct during a quarter-final first-leg match against Armed Forces, was not felt at all.
And the Canaries stretched their lead just five minutes into the match. Terengganu skipper Marzuki Yusof in an attempt to clear a Kedah corner kick by Baddrol Baktiar headed the ball for Khairul to stab home.
It was as good as over for the Turtles after they conceded the second goal in the 24th minute. Baddrol again had a hand in the goal. The speedy left flanker side-stepped his marker, Ronny Harun, before making the cross for an unmarked Shafiq Jamal to hit past goalkeeper Mohd Sharbenee Allawee.
But Kedah let their guard down to allow Wan Mohd Alif to nod home a cross from Tengku Hasbullah Hassan in the 42nd minute.
Terengganu made a strong bid to save the match in the second half but it was all in vain for them to overcome a three-goal deficit.
With Kedah warding off all their attempts, a frustrated Terengganu were reduced to nine men with five minutes left on the clock. Mohd Firdaus was shown the red card for a crude tackle on Mohd Azmi Muslim and Manaf was sent off after receiving a second booking from referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh for dissent.
Kedah won’t take two-goal lead for granted
KUALA TERENGGANU: An unexpected victory. But Kedah are not about to just ride on a 2-0 lead with an away goal advantage they now command over Terengganu in the FA Cup semi-final tie.
Kedah coach Ahmad Yusof made that clear that his side would still work very hard for a positive result in the second-leg match at the Darulaman Stadium in Alor Setar on Saturday.
The Canaries had trooped out of the first-leg match at the Sultan Ismail Stadium in Kuala Terengganu on Tuesday with more than they had hoped for.
“A draw from the away match would have been a great result. But the team surprised me with their performance and their determination to win the match,” said Ahmad.
“We not only won but have the bonus of two precious away goals in the bag to help our cause to reach the final.”
National Under-23 striker Faizal Abu Bakar put Kedah in front in the 28th minute and their top goal poacher, Azlan Ismail, netted the second in the 59th minute to take his tally to eight goals thus far in all competitions.
Ahmad was quick to warn his boys against taking the Turtles for granted in the return match.
“Terengganu certainly have the ability to turn things around. They were very creative and dangerous in the first-leg match but poor finishing let them down,” he said.
“We have to keep their attack, especially their striker, Manaf (Mamat), under close check in the return match.”
But Kedah will not be at full strength for the second-leg match. National defender Mohd Sabre Abu will be out on a one-match suspension for having received two yellow cards.
And Shahrulnizam Mustapha is a doubtful starter after suffering a recurrence of a groin injury. Azlan’s availability is also hanging in the balance as he has to face the FA of Malaysia’s disciplinary board tomorrow for a red card offence in the quarter-final first-leg match against Armed Forces on March 9.
“We hope that Sharulnizam’s injury is not too serious and we have to keep our fingers crossed that the disciplinary board will not hand Azlan more punishment than the two-match automatic suspension,” said Ahmad.
