Selangor’s hitman Safee Sali will play a vital role against Kedah.
KEDAH may be the favourites but Selangor coach Dollah Salleh believes his men are more than capable of denying the northern side a second successive FA Cup title at Shah Alam Stadium tomorrow.
A win for Kedah will mean having defended the second of last season’s treble but Dollah, who guided Selangor to the Premier League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup titles in 2005, said his players are raring to go.
His players, said Dollah, are coming into form at just the right time and with Selangor fans sure to outnumber the Kedah support, the title is within reach.
“I believe we came through a tougher semi-final as it is no easy task playing Terengganu away.
“Yet, we won (3-2 on aggregate) and this has boosted the confidence of my players,” said Dollah.
National strikers Amri Yahyah and Safee Sali played pivotal roles in the two-leg semi-finals while R. Surendran has also regained the touch which saw him earning a national call-up before.
And Selangor also have Liberian Frank Seator and Indonesian Eli Aiboy to count on for goals against a Kedah side that will be missing foreigners Marlon Alex James and Bernard Huggins.
Selangor have almost an embarrassing number of strikers as Akmal Rizal Rakhli and Indra Putra Mahayuddin are also in their ranks.
Obviously, not all can start but Dollah said he will only make his final decision today.
“We have one more training session to go and we will sit down and work the plan out.
“Kedah have their strong points and so do we. I must make sure ours work.
“However, I hope the fans turn out in huge numbers as Kedah are a strong team and we need support in the stands.
“It will be a good final but the fans can help swing it in our favour.”
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