Show 'Hunger' To Win
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - "All players must want to win the game, play their heart out, give 100 per cent and must run and fight for the ball."

This is the formula Buketa Ranko, the head coach of Brunei DPMM FC, wants his players to adopt for the crucial clash against leaders Perlis scheduled for Spin today at the national stadium.

In order to halt the unbeaten run of Perlis, he added, "Our tactical discipline must also be excellent".

DPMM FC are currently seventh in the Super League standings with four points, while Perlis lead the table with nine points.

According to Ranko in an interview at the training ground of DPMM FC yesterday, "Perlis are not one of the best teams in the Super League. After three games, they've got 100 per cent (wins) and nine points, but I never think about my opponents. My focus_ is always on my team."

"We play well, but if we played like the way we played against Selangor FA, we will lose again," he warned.

Last Saturday evening, DPMM FC suffered their first defeat in the Super League at the hands of Selangor FA 2-1 at Shah Alam Stadium

Touching on that game, he noted, "We have quality and our players' physical level is good. It's just mental preparation for the players. I don't understand when the game was on, some players didn't run' and not fight for the ball."

"If we want to win, all players must run and fight for the game. And if one or two players are not giving 100 per cent, we will lose." "During our game against Selangor, if we played 20 per cent more, we could have won the game. From my observation, Selangor players wanted to win more than our players, and they took the game," he said

We are a small club and small country, and we are able to enterthe best league where all the teams are very good."

"I understand if we played bad and (it) we have bad days, but I don't understand why some players didn't- want to run." Speaking about Perlis inform striker Azlan Ismail. the league's top scorer with four goals, the coach said besides Azlan, Perlis have a quality strike-force, which DPMM FC's defence must be wary of - players like Mohd Fauzi Nan and Phillemon Chepita.

On the team formation, he said, "Our strategy is always the same, offensive and defensive strategy. And I will also review all the tapes of the games of Perlis".

On DPMM FC sensational striker, Fadlin Galawat, the coach is pleased with Fadlin's performance, especially in scoring two goals in the previous matches. And he hopes that Fadlin will continue his fine form in tonight's match.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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