Monday, April 8, 2013

We don't need a consultant, we're fine thank you..

TERENGGNANU team manager Saberi Salleh said they  will stick with the present coaching set-up for the second leg  of the Malaysia Hockey Legue, as he feels his team has  achieved their target even though the results are not very  encouraging.
   The debutantes had secured six national players to  strengthen their campaign, while the rest were mostly their  Malaysia Games players.
    “If you study at the standings, Terengganu look like a flop in  their first Premier Division season. But in reality, the six  national players which we hired, have been very instrumental in helping our Malaysia Games players improve their  game.
   “The management can see this change in the young boys,  and so, we have no plans to hire a consultant or change the  coaching set-up for the second round,” said Saberi.
    Terengganu had paid big bucks to secure Tengku Ahmad  Tajuddin, Fitri Saari, Azlan Misron, Shahrun Nabil, Ismail  Abu and Ameerullah Aziz but have been a flop as they have  only one win and a draw to show in mid-season.
     “Every team has an objective, and ours was to help the  youth in our team to became more confident, matured  players by playing alongside established names.
   “The state government has pledged to continue supporting  our team to play in the MHL, so we are not in for a short term,  but looking to nurture our state-born players into better  players and I am sure the results will follow suit,” said  Saberi.
    Their only win was against Nur Insafi (5-1) while the draw  was against Tenaga Nasional (4-4).
   They will open their second round campaign against  UniKL, who beat them on Sunday 3-1.
    On the other end of the scale, defending champions Kuala  Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) are clear by four points from the  chasing pack of Sapura and Tenaga who have 12 points in  mid-season.
    KLHC play Sapura again on Friday, and a win would almost  hand the League title to them early in the second round.
 

STANDINGS

PREMIER DIVISION

                   P  W  D  L  F  A   Pts
KLHC          6  5  1  0  27  8    16
TNB            6  3  3  0  23  12    12
Maybank    6  4  0  2  21  17    12
Sapura        6  2  2  2  15  14    8
UniKL         6  2  0  4  9   18      6
Tgganu       6  1  1  4  13  19    4
N Insafi      6  0  1  5   6    26     1