andi Ahmad's charges have little time to recuperate from a frustrating home defeat against Sime Darby, as they get ready to face the Malaysia Super League table-toppers.
LionsXII coach, Fandi Ahmad was not an euphoric man after their stun 1-0 home misfortune to Sime Darby on Saturday, which finished the team’s four-game unbeaten streak and proceeded their poor home form.
Fandi was noted saying in an interview after the match that, "they should take a look in the mirror.
"They are just enjoying being part of the LionsXII, that’s the way I see it because they have got no guts today! They are just going through the motion, which is very bad for me I think!"
The Singapore legend will require each one of his players to perform well and step-up with their game as they face Malaysia Super League leaders Pahang FA next on Tuesday, while they are trying to bounce back from that baffling annihilation.
The LionsXII have won just two of their six games at the Jalan Besar Stadium this season; a long ways from when they indented 10 wins and a draw all around last season's triumphant league term.
Fandi was worried that his team battled to even make that numerous chances against Sime Darby, despite the fact that they might have felt hard done at not getting no less than one penalty. Still, the LionsXII have battled to put the ball back of the net this season and there appears to be no way out in sight.
Khairul Amri will obviously lead the line while Shahfiq Ghani could be dropped after his poor game performance last Saturday. Zulfahmi Arifin looks liable to come back to the beginning line-up, while it will be an inquisitive choice if Gabriel Quak is let well enough alone for the squad once more.
Pahang may have lost three of their six away games; however they come into this match high on confidence in the wake of hanging five wins in succession.
They just surrendered twice throughout that spell and such form has seen them surge to the highest point of the table.
Besides, the class' top scorers will surely give the LionsXII rearguard a testing time.
The head tormentors will be strike duo’s Matias Conti and Dickson Nwakaeme. Both had five goals each. Midfielder Hafiz Kamal is additionally equipped in giving goal threat, while countryman Azhar Sairudin has recently laid on five assists.
For the record, the LionsXII have already been beaten twice by Pahang; one in the league opener and one in the FA Cup. The upcoming match will surely set the field on fire.
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