Head
coach Robert Alberts wouldn’t mind if the Crocs go down to JDT as long as they
fight tooth and nail without committing schoolboys errors.
“We were
sloppy during our previous Super League outing against Selangor on Tuesday
where we lost 2-0. It was a sub-standard display by our team and we deserve to
lose,” he said.
Both of
Selangor’s goals during the match resulted from simple errors committed by the
homesters.
Although
Alberts insists that he will not be making any major changes in the starting
line-up for tonight’s clash, he revealed that some of the players who did not
play well against Selangor were cautioned.
“I
believe in giving everyone a chance and understand that some players had an
off-day. But tomorrow is the opportunity for the players who did not play well
against Selangor to redeem themselves,” he said.
According
to him, the team can only play well if they do not commit too many errors
during the game which gave opponents the opportunity to capitalise on them and
score goals.
Alberts
admitted it would be a very tough match against the team which they last met on
June 30, 2012 in a Super League match.
Sarawak
had beaten the then Johor FC 3-1 and nobody at the time would have expected
that the team would one day be a force to be reckoned with.
After a
major revamp in 2012 and with new financial backing, the Southern Tigers are
reborn and being dubbed by Malaysian football fans as the “Manchester City of
the country”.
In this
season alone, JDT have been recruiting the nation’s finest to play for them and
no less than 18 players were signed by the team.
No matter
what JDT have to say about the match tonight, they are inevitably the
favourites to win the match and hot favourites to win the Super League title.
Currently
sitting fourth in the Super League standings, JDT have not lost at home so far
this season after playing nine matches when compared to Sarawak who played the
same number of matches and are currently seventh.
The match
is scheduled to kick off 8.45pm and expected to be aired live on RTM.
by: Matthew Umpang, The Borneo Post.
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