Time needed for players to gel, says KL City's Hodak after first pre-season victory
BERNAMA05 Feb 2023 03:21pm
KL City's Herlison Caion (left) is challenged by Perak FC's Shivan Pillay Asokan during their Federal Territories Minister's Cup match at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium last night. KL City won the match 3-0. - BERNAMA
Hodak said KL City, bolstered by several new faces, needs more matches to get to the level of the challenge in the Malaysian Super League, which will begins at the end of this month.
"For all positions, they need more matches to gel together; this is like in the office - if you work in one office for 10 years you will understand each other very well. If you work for one or two months, you will hardly understand each other. It is the same thing in football.
"We are at 60 per cent of preparation, so I'm 60 per cent happy,” he said in the post-match press conference after the Federal Territories Minister's Cup clash, at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium, Cheras, here.
In last night's match, KL City lifted the Federal Territories Minister's Cup for the second time, after beating Perak FC 3-0.
The win made up for their defeat to Negri Sembilan last year, following their victory in the inaugural edition in 2021.
Commenting on the game, Hodak said the result looked good for his team because they didn't concede. However, he admitted that there were many shortcomings which the players need to improve in the upcoming matches.
"I think in midfield, we were not tight enough and we need to change this, attacking, finishing and final pass can be better,” he said.
Last night’s win, however, gave KL City its first win in the pre-season period, after recording draws against Terengganu FC and Kelantan United FC last month.
KL City will start their Super League campaign, against Penang FC here, on Feb 25. - BERNAMA
