ALOR SETAR - Kedah Darul Aman FC (KDA FC) head coach Mohd Nafuzi Mohd Zain admitted that his team are "not strong' enough" to take on the "big boys” in the Super League if some weaknesses are not overcome urgently by the players themselves.
He said that one of the things the players need to focus on is to increase their level of self-confidence in order to build understanding and chemistry in giving a good fight when on the pitch.
"What I saw, our players didn't have enough determination to win against KL City FC. In terms of defence, KL were solid, so too in their counter attacks...so in terms of effort, the extra effort on our part to fight KL was not good enough.
"We are not good enough in terms of seriousness, confidence to play and loose in terms of defence when counter-attacked, so it is dangerous and needs to be overcome immediately," he said after the match which saw his team lose 2-3 to the visitors at the Darul Aman Stadium here. last night.
In addition, Mohd Nafuzi said individual mistakes were still often made by players, that need to be paid attention to strengthen the team to continue to give a good fight in the league.
"In football, we can teach them to overcome their weaknesses, but to increase self-confidence, it's about yourself, it's about your own courage. That's why we see a good player can play under pressure because he has high confidence and is fearless. ..that's where we are lacking," he said.
Meanwhile, KL City FC Head Coach Bojan Hodak said the main eleven that were fielded managed to shoulder their respective responsibilities well and was happy that his team was able to get three full points.
"I am proud of all the players who showed their best performance and tried to do better. There were some mistakes made by the players, but they managed to overcome them immediately and succeeded," he said - BERNAMA
He said that one of the things the players need to focus on is to increase their level of self-confidence in order to build understanding and chemistry in giving a good fight when on the pitch.
"What I saw, our players didn't have enough determination to win against KL City FC. In terms of defence, KL were solid, so too in their counter attacks...so in terms of effort, the extra effort on our part to fight KL was not good enough.
"We are not good enough in terms of seriousness, confidence to play and loose in terms of defence when counter-attacked, so it is dangerous and needs to be overcome immediately," he said after the match which saw his team lose 2-3 to the visitors at the Darul Aman Stadium here. last night.
In addition, Mohd Nafuzi said individual mistakes were still often made by players, that need to be paid attention to strengthen the team to continue to give a good fight in the league.
"In football, we can teach them to overcome their weaknesses, but to increase self-confidence, it's about yourself, it's about your own courage. That's why we see a good player can play under pressure because he has high confidence and is fearless. ..that's where we are lacking," he said.
Meanwhile, KL City FC Head Coach Bojan Hodak said the main eleven that were fielded managed to shoulder their respective responsibilities well and was happy that his team was able to get three full points.
"I am proud of all the players who showed their best performance and tried to do better. There were some mistakes made by the players, but they managed to overcome them immediately and succeeded," he said - BERNAMA