When a series gives your humour and hope. Especially during this rough year of 2020. It is a good tonic to start believing again on how good people and processes can be. “Be Curious, Not Judgemental,” said Walt Whitman. So be curious & watch Ted Lasso.
Read MoreSelangor looks like they have got used to the way they play. Selangor calmly played from the back as their defence did well to pass around the ball and launch the passes to get the attack going. The transition of their attacks were pretty swift and against a tricky opponent like Melaka, they played their football well and greatly tested the Melaka backline with their direct football. Even their counter attacks were brilliant when Wan Zack Haikal fooled every Melaka defender when he opted to pass to Ifedayo Olusegun instead of shooting so that the Nigerian forward could open the scoring.
Read MoreWhatever Pahang had in mind to deter Kedah’s attack, it certainly didn’t work. It didn’t look like Pahang got their defensive shape in check consistently especially and more importantly in this context, in dealing with any aerial balls Kedah has to offer. This proved to be their undoing as they conceded all three goals thanks in part to Kedah's aerial deliveries. First, Pahang criminally allowed defender Shakir Hamzah to score a free header to put the home side ahead.
Read MorePerak started off brightly in the first 25 minutes. It was all them as they had an estimation of 95% of attacks in favor of them within their time period while Kedah had trouble in getting through the Perak half. Then against the run of play, Kpah Sherman put The Eagles ahead after outmuscling Idris Ahmad and rounded Hafizul Hakim despite being alone against three defenders. It became more difficult for the Bos Gaurus when Kedah carved them up to score their second minutes after their first when Baddrol Bakhtiar’s incisive through pass found Fadzrul Danel who attacked the empty space inside the Perak box before he slammed it into the roof of the net.
Read MoreIt’s been three weeks since the uproar surrounding the departure of B. Sathianathan as Selangor head coach. Michael Feichtenbeiner, the Selangor FA technical director is assigned as the caretaker head coach for the main team. Since he took over, there have been encouraging signs on the way Selangor plays. After tonight, the signs were even more positive. Especially in the way they transition to attack.
Read MoreGiven the way the game is going, you wouldn’t expect Perak to actually comeback from a rather big deficit as they haven’t troubled Pahang enough. But magically, they were able to nick a point under the trunks of Tok Gajah with a spectacular turnaround from 3-0 down to 3-3.
Read MoreTo be fair to Selangor, they actually did well to hold off Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) for almost the entire first half. There wasn’t a decisive chance by the home side until just before half-time. The thing is, there was a strong air of controversy surrounding the first two goals (And we’ll go into that next). But when the third goal was lashed in by Diogo Luis Santo, that’s when everything fell apart.
Ex-Bluewings utility player Park Kun-ha, who only has little managerial experience, was thrust into a big match immediately with the Super Match as his first game in charge of the Bluewings as he tries to steer the team away from the relegation zone. The match graphic showed Kun-ha went for a 3-4-3 formation, but in out of possession, the Bluewings fell back to a 5-4-1 formation with a standard defensive line.
Thursday night lights at Rhino KV Arena Shah Alam. The following are the photographs. Taken by Shah Amirul Photo. Click onto the photographs below for more photos. Jerseys provided by KakiJersi.com.
Read MoreYep. It’s that old tale of two halves. The first 45 minutes were very labored and it needed something to make it alive. The way both sides are set up is definitely a factor to why the match has not been eventful (Which we’ll go into later). Kedah definitely had most of the ball but failed to trouble that FELDA backline enough while Felda looked content to try and attack on the break, but they do have one problem which again, we’ll go into later. Eventually, we finally did see the first highlight when FELDA took the lead just before half-time.
Terengganu’s defeat at Melaka last week made things more difficult for the Turtles to maintain a title challenge. Now, it’s surely all but over. A seventh league title in a row beckons for the Southern Tigers after a slim 1-0 win and in doing so, opened up an eight point-gap over 2nd place occupied by Perak after their 1-0 win over UiTM while Terengganu drops down the table. They can seal the title with a win over FA Selangor next week who is set to miss Brendan Gan due to suspension and also are greatly struggling to impose themselves should results elsewhere favor them starting with Kedah’s match with FELDA tomorrow.
Read MoreIt looks like Mehmet Durakovic had to tweak his starting line-up due to missing livewires Careca & J. Partiban due to hamstring injuries according to Star reporter T. Avineshwaran. Instead of going with his usual 4-4-2 formation with two forwards, Durakovic opted to go for an attacking midfielder in Firdaus Saiyadi to support Guilherme De Paula. In a way, it’s a 4-2-3-1 but it was also a 4-4-2 with Firdaus seen beside Guilherme when out of possession.
Read MoreThursday night lights at Rhino KV Arena Shah Alam. The following are the photographs. Taken by PotLukee Click onto the photographs below for more photos. Jerseys provided by KakiJersi.com.
Read More2010 AFF Suzuki Cup winning head coach Datuk K. Rajagobal has shared on his official social media accounts that he will be publishing his long awaited autobiography tentatively between the end of 2020 or early 2021, entitled, “SAYA RAJAGOBAL”.
Read MoreMerdeka Football Day by Brand New Waves. Sincerest thank you to Brand New Waves for extending an invite the Padang Bola Sepak and REKREASI community to join for your Merdeka football day event on Merdeka eve at Stadium Merdeka.
We looked around social media on Merdeka eve, and love how awesome it was to see everyone from the football grassroots community. Coming together with their own programs celebrating Merdeka through football!
Read MoreWhen news broke out that Ki Sung-yueng would be in Seoul’s matchday squad, the buildup to this match was focused towards the ‘Double Dragons’ consisting of Ki & Lee Chung-yong as the name ‘Yong/Yeung’ means ‘dragon’. Both of these players were an influential pair when they started out in FC Seoul so there was a lot of intrigue between these players now standing in opposing sides. Despite that fact, a picture was taken of the two just chilling out on the bench with smiles on their faces as they reconnect before the match.
Read MoreAs expected, Selangor dominated given how PJ City would usually approach: Sitting deep, absorbing and looking to pounce on the counter attack. However, there is a problem for them to make this effective which we’ll go into later.
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