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Selangor's Syahmi eschewing spotlight for the sake of defensive improvements

The 2019 season has been a year of improvements for 33-time Malaysia Cup champions Selangor, whose recent third-place Super League finish is their best in four years.

They currently lead Group D of the Malaysia Cup after two games, and are set to face the recently-promoted PDRM FA back-to-back in the coming week. Victory in both games will put them in the driving seat, to reach the knockout stage.

Red Giants right back Syahmi Safari believes that his team is able to hold on to the top spot.

"We need to get the three points this Sunday because although we are currently top, the gap with the rest of the teams are marginal.