Kelantan’s Md Amri Fazal (behind) and Selangor’s Md Nazrulerwan fight for the ball in their Malaysia Cup Group A match in Kota Baru on Monday. Kelantan won 5-2.
SELANGOR suffered an embarrassing defeat away to Kelantan in a Malaysia Cup Group A match at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Baru on Monday.
The losing FA Cup finalists lost 5-2 which follows their 3-0 drubbing by Negri Sembilan last week.
It has now learnt that several players are not happy with the new management and some are playing under protest.
“Too many people are giving instructions on the field,” said one senior player who asked not to be identified.
“We are only supposed to listen to the coach but there are also other officials giving instructions, and at times we are confused as to whom we are supposed to listen to.”
Last week, Selangor coach Dollah Salleh blamed the tight fixtures for his team’s defeat to Negri Sembilan, saying his players were tired after a hard-fought FA Cup final against Kedah and in less than three days were playing in the Malaysia Cup.
Selangor FA secretary Mohd Hamidin Amin said: “We are very concerned about these defeats and are looking into it.
“As far as I know there is no problem between the players and the management.”
