No surprise: It’s been only eight months, but Perak have decided to let Lim Teong Kim go and will be replaced by Yusri Che Lah as temporary head coach.
IPOH: Perak have announced the termination of Datuk Lim Teong Kim’s services as head coach with immediate effect.
Perak said the Melaka-born coach will be replaced by their Under-23 trainer Yusri Che Lah as temporary head coach.
“Perak express their highest appreciation and thanks for all of Teong Kim’s contributions to the team.
“We also wish him all the best in his coaching career,” Perak said in a statement posted on Facebook yesterday.
The termination of Teong Kim, however, did not come as a surprise.
Earlier, Teong Kim had asked for time for the team to settle down after their fourth defeat in a row in the Super League.
He had said: “If I had planted durian yesterday, it will bear fruit only after seven years.”
“It’s only been four to five months for our young players to train. What’s important is to be patient. It’s not that we don’t want to win but the supporters are angry because we lost and are sitting at the bottom,” Teong Kim had stated.
But looks like Perak have finally run out of patience with Teong Kim.
Perak have lost four times in a row starting against Pahang (0-3), Penang (1-3), Johor Darul Ta’zim (0-5) and Kuala Lumpur (0-1).
Teong Kim is the third Super League coach after Kelantan’s Choi Moon-sik and Kelantan United’s Tomas Trucha to get the boot.
Perak, who have two wins, three draws and seven defeats from 12 outings, so far, are 11th in the Super League standings with nine points.
Teong Kim was appointed head coach last September to replace Yusri, who was tasked with guiding Perak’s Under-23 squad.
Yusri began his coaching career in 2014 with Perlis. — Bernama
