Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Done and dusted, Kick off mana lu? - T Team Terengganu


The Malaysian League, will see usher a new era as 'mini' revamp has been done to make the league an exciting one. 14 teams including Singapore Lions XII will be part of the Malaysian Super League whereas the Malaysian Premier League will see 12 team contending for the coveted league title.

Most of the team have registered their players and many of them have made pivotal signings to bolster their squad for the upcoming season. Rumblings of a wannabe sportswriter will be reviewing all the Super League sides before entering into the Malaysian Premier League. This will be an exciting season and most of the Super League teams are making headway with their signings.

Next up, Terengganu's very own club side, PBDKT T - Team FC.

Squad
Goalkeepers: Mohd Syamsuri Mustafa, Mohd Iqbal Suhaimi, Mohd Suhardy Alby

Defenders    : Mohd Dzaiddin Zainuddin, Mohd Shahrul Ezrain Shamsuddin, Abdul Aliff Alias, Norfadzly Alias,  Sharil Faizal Sharifuddin, Rosdi Talib, Mohd Hasbullah Awang, Bojan Petric, Mohd Hassan Basri Ahmad Ridzuan

Midfielders  : Tengku Hasbullah Raja Hassan, Mohd Zharif Hasna, Ahmad Ezrie Shafizi, Wan Khairul Faiz Kamaruddin, Zairo Anuar Zalani, Azrul Hazlan Amiludin Baki, Ahmad Shahril Zakaria, Mohd Faiz Subri, Mohd Shaiful Azrin Shamsuddin

Strikers        : Badrul Hisani Abdul Rahman, Mohd Saufi Sa'adi, Mohd Fadzli Shaari, Wan Mohd Aliff Wan  Jasmi, Zachariah Simukonda

Team Manager: Rozi Mamat
First team coach: Yunus Aliff
Chairman : Datuk Abdul Rahin Mohd Said.

One of the four clubs sides participating in the Malaysian Super League, T-Team is based in Kuala Terengganu and is the sister team for Terengganu. Always overshadowed by their counterparts, Terengganu, T Team will look to improve their credentials this season.

Terengganu, which have breed many talented youngsters for the Malaysian National team have used T Team as a breeding ground for youngsters but they have since opted an experienced look this season. Players like Rosdi Talib, Zairo Anuar Zalani, Nor Fadzly Alias and Tengku Hasbullah Raja Hassan will be the experienced lads leading the squad.

However, they still have exciting youngsters in the side. Mohd Saufi Sa'adi, Wan Mohd Aliff Wan Jasmi and Mohd Zharif Hasna are exciting prospects for T-Team and they have already experienced the rigours of Super League last season. Yunus Aliff is an enterprising coach and he is a veteran in Terengganu. Coaching for more than 15 years, Yunus will be under pressure this time as this is his 3rd season with T Team and he is expected to bring significant changes to the side.

6feet 3 inches Bosnian defender, Bojan Petric will surely be a steadying presence for the T Team defense as the 27 year old centre back has looked imposing in every pre season game he has played. He will surely be a top drawer lad and T-Team will rely on his presence to bolster the team's performance. Zambian forward, Zachariah Simukonda, who proved to be a sensation in the Malaysian League after featuring for Perlis from 2005 till 2007 is making a return to the league by featuring for T Team. He maybe 35 but according to Yunus, he still has the predatory skills and the youngsters can a learn a thing or two from the Zambian.

With a mixture of experience and youth in this side, T-Team will look to finish in a respectable position and they will still remain under the shadows of the Terengganu state football team. However, if the players find their chemistry early, then we might see a shock this season.

Player to watch: Zachariah Simukonda - 35 years old and he still bangs in the goals. Being the top scorer for Red Arrows FC in the Zambian League, the Zambian international has what it takes to bring this side a notch higher and he will be ably assisted by Mohd Fadzly Shaari and Mohd Saufi Sa'adi.

Team verdict: Underdogs - They will surely push for the top 5 spot but if they can't gel, we might see them in mid table.

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