What went wrong for Perak FA in the 2007-2008 football season?

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Honestly, I really didn’t want to do this since I’m sick and tired of writing about pathetic and darn right puking Perak football. But since those idiots over at Yob4ever Dot Com and Perak FA Dot Net failed to provide Perak football/soccer fans with some kind of analysis on Perak’s failure to capture any glory in the 2007-2008 Malaysian Super League and 2008 Malaysian FA Cup football/soccer competitions, I have no other choice but to share what I know with the whole world.

Now, this is not something that I made up on my own. My job gives me the opportunity to get close with football/soccer pundits and coaches; they were the ones who provided me with their analysis and commentaries which I must say are not that far off from my own personal views.

Perak football/soccer fans in general blamed Perak’s blunt attack and weak defense as the major causes for Perak’s failure to capture any honors in the 2007-2008 Malaysian Super League and 2008 Malaysian FA Cup football/soccer competitions. Local football/soccer pundits and coaches however have highlighted something different. They unanimously put the blame to Perak’s engine room! Perak midfielders! Local football/soccer pundits and coaches all agreed that Perak midfielders lack speed, creativity and courage. Let’s take a look at this one by one.

Lack of Speed

Just take a look at our current set of midfielders. They are either too short, lack physical strength or did not have the speed to pounce on opportunities and provide support in defense! I’m not really surprised with this point brought up by local football/soccer pundits and coaches. I have voiced this so many times in the past but then nobody wants to listen. Perak midfielders are a big joke, just accept it!

Lack of Creativity

It is the same old stupid story with our Perak midfielders. They have nothing new to show off, same old tactics and tricks that opponents have seen for so many seasons. Everybody knows that Ahmad Shahrul Azhar is an attacking midfielder cum backup striker. Everybody knows that Shahrulnizam Mustapa or Danial Fadzly is a winger that provides deep penetrating runs (doesn’t work most of time!). Suffice to say that everybody knows Perak’s midfielders inside out!

Lack of Courage

I guess this is something that is plaguing Arsenal as well, the absence of courage to play the ball. Perak like Arsenal; tends to make too many passes. Thus giving opponents the opportunity to read their game plan and kill it with ease. Perak midfielders rely too much on their center forwards to deliver the goals and they are quite hesitant to play the ball by going further forward and create chances on their own. Perak midfielders should take a look and learn a thing or two from Kedah’s and Negeri Sembilan’s midfielders. Kedah’s and Negeri Sembilan’s midfielders are hungry for goals and they have the courage to go forward and create them on their own.

The good news is that one Perak midfielder received tremendous praises from local football/soccer pundits and coaches. The lucky midfielder is none other than Mohamad Hardi Jaffar! Yes, he has enormous potential and I hope that Perak FA will try to keep him here with Perak in the next few seasons.

Even though local football/soccer pundits and coaches have pinpointed the problem that is causing much disappointment to Perak football/soccer fans, this doesn’t mean that we should go all out and condemn them. The problem lies in their smooth English-speaking head coach who failed to provide proper trainings and football/soccer drills not only to Perak’s midfielders to also to the rest of Perak’s football/soccer players. The problem lies in Steve Darby!

The question that remains now is whether or not Perak Football Association has the balls to admit that they have chosen the wrong football/soccer coach and willing to sack Steve Darby and replace him someone better.

Udah le Yob, Mat Saleh mangkor! Ambik je coach tempatan!

 

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