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Penang FC players must stay disciplined, maintain standards: coach

Lack of focus has given opposing teams chances at winning goals, says Zainal Abidin Hassan

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 21 Jul 2022 11:26AM

Penang FC players must stay disciplined, maintain standards: coach
Zainal Abidin Hassan says that Penang FC players have shown a lot of improvement in terms of their spirit. – Bernama pic, July 21, 2022

GEORGE TOWN – Penang FC coach Zainal Abidin Hassan wants his squad to change their mindset and always showcase a high level of discipline in their next matches.

“They should not only display a high level of discipline when playing against teams like Terengganu FC and Johor DT (JDT). They have to maintain their standards.

“My players’ lack of focus has given opposing teams chances to score the winning goal, but in terms of their spirit, there is a lot of improvement,” he told reporters after the match against JDT last night.

Zainal Abidin also praised the performance and discipline displayed by the Harimau Kumbang squad in the match against the Super League leaders, despite losing 0-1 in front of over 6,000 spectators at Bandaraya Stadium here.

He said he was confident his team can go further if all the players maintain their discipline and improve in the attacking department.

After 11 league matches, Penang FC collected only seven points from a win, four draws, and six losses.

Meanwhile, JDT fitness coach Jorge Alvarez praised the high fighting spirit and commitment shown by all the players in the match.

“We knew that it was going to be a tough game against Penang FC because the team always does well at home.

“We were not clear with our game style at first, but we fixed that during the second half when we were able to read their movements better,” he added. – Bernama, July 21, 2022

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