Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club Coach K. Vivekanandan concerned for points – Hockey News
Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC), the double Champions of the 2010 Malaysian Hockey League (MHL) is looking committed to hold back their winning streak in the ongoing tournament as they face Maybank on September 23 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit
Jalil in the Premier Division match.
KLHC Coach K. Vivekanandan expressed his views after winning the game against UiTM in which he stated that they are more concerned for points rather than big victories in the tournament. He asked the players to work hard and play with unity. He said, “I
certainly want to see an improved performance by the team after Wednesday’s match with UiTM. It is important that the players work harder and play as a unit. Most of the players have been together for seven years and should have little problem combining with
each other.”
Erling Wallace Tan, the coach of Maybank is quite committed to show a good performance against KLHC. He was of the view that it would be a tough task for them and they will have to contest the game quite strategically in order to avoid defeat. He informed
that they will have to avoid mistakes what were committed against Sapura.
KLHC won the first two games of the league in which they edged past Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in the maiden Charity Shield match while they clobbered UiTM in the second match of the day 7-2.
After facing Maybank, they will play against talented Yayasan Negeri Sembilan (YNS) on Sunday. This will be a tough task for them to maintain their winning streak. Currently, KLHC and Sapura are holding the top position with six points each.
The KLHC side had defeated Sapura in the finals of the last version of the league, has no fixture at the weekend. In the meantime, the TNB lineup and University Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) is looking to improve their ranking at the points-table. The team TNB will
face YNS on September 23 while UniKL on September 25. On the other side, the team Sapura will face UniKL in today’s game which is also crucial for the two teams.
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