In a truly ironical fashion, Abang Safri , also know as Wakalele to teammates and fans, decides to come out of the jungle to give an advice to the disquieting rage of Muhd Adib. Everyday Sunday FC has been missing the tenacity of the central defender, albeit one with immaculate feet & knees, exceptional poise for a small man and an ability to finish a person off which reminds us Kumar first encountered him as an all-round(literally) midfielder.
Wakalele said he had spoken at length to Adib about the need to balance his fierce competitiveness and desire to win with an element of restraint and common sense. I've known him for ages, right from the days when we're still hairless and ogling at mannequins so I definitely know how he feels.
"In football, you have to be extra careful with referees," said Wakalele.
He added:"The most important thing is keeping 11 players on the field so I've talked to Adib and all the players about their responsibilities and the discipline they must show, especially when they are deemed to be educated.
"Adib's strength is also his flaw. There are lots of aspects of his game that need improving and that's one of them. It's an area in which he's trying to improve although we're conscious too that you can't take away his strengths. His strengths are that he's a winner and a competitor. He is someone who challenges for the ball and the downside is he gets frustrated when things aren't going his way.
"It's all about control. Emotional control is the key in football because you are coming up against referees who interpret the game a little differently to ours. That's the message I've been trying to get across."
Abang Safri also proudly said that when he, himself, does get sent off, he makes sure that it is for the right reason for the team like stopping an opponent from scoring in a 1v1 situation.
The central defender also claims that opponents are quite terrified by his approach and physical appearances and those are the reasons why he has always succeeded in terrorizing them. However, SoccerNEINEI.com has disclosed that Abang "Wak" Safri flaunts fake tribal tattoo on his arm in an attempt to delude the opponent into thinking that he is a big-time gangster.
SoccerNEINEI.com asked Wakalele on the date he will return to play for ESFC but before the interviewer could finish the sentence, the player has already disappeared into the thick jungle of Bukit Timah, presumably to escape from the authorities for a controversial red-card offence.
SoccerNEINEI.com views that Muhd Adib is an exceptional player for ESFC. He wants to excel, wants to win, and perhaps he feels officials are interrupting him, disallowing his expression, and feels a powerful sense of injustice. A sort of me against the world, which is a deception great athletes can be masterful at. Passion after all can never be an excuse for petulance.
