Given a choice, T-Team coach Yunus Alif would rather face either Selangor or Terengganu in the Malaysia Cup semi-finals.
But instead he has to prepare for the visit of Negri Sembilan for the first-leg semi-final tomorrow, knowing his team have yet to beat the 2009 Malaysia Cup champions this season.
"Of course we would rather play Selangor than Negri Sembilan as we have beaten Selangor four times this season.
"Of course we would rather play Selangor than Negri Sembilan as we have beaten Selangor four times this season.
"But we have no such luck with Negri Sembilan and when we lost to them, we lost big," said Yunus remembering the 3-1 and 4-0 defeats by their semi-final opponents.
The coach said he was hoping for Felda United FC to make the semi-finals especially when the club side won their first-leg quarter-final against Negri Sembilan.
"But then when their second-leg tie went into extra-time, I had a nagging feeling that Negri would win and it was proven right in the end.
"But then when their second-leg tie went into extra-time, I had a nagging feeling that Negri would win and it was proven right in the end.
"By right, we should not be too concerned at this stage as we have reached our semi-final target but now we are all excited about making the final and ultimately, winning the cup," he said.
Yunus said it was a relief to see most of his players scoring prolifically in the Malaysia Cup campaign thus far.
"Even defender Nor Fazly Alias was on the scoresheet a few times and our on-loan striker Mohd Fitri Omar has more than earned his keeps.
"Then we have the experienced Indra Putra Mahayuddin leading the attack and he is always reliable in crucial matches "
"With every player available, eager and ready to fight, we stand a good chance of avenging our two earlier defeats at home on Tuesday," he said.
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