'Pearly-Thinaah not distracted'
The national women's doubles head coach said he will only speak up if there are any issues affecting the world No. 3 pair.
"If there's a problem, I will voice it out. But so far, there are no issues. They remain focused and follow all my instructions."
Though there is a cloud over their heads, Rosman said Pearly-Thinaah have not been distracted in any way and continue their training as usual.
Pearly-Thinaah and BAM have not been able to come to an agreement for a new deal since their contracts expired in December last year.
The duo want better terms in their contract negotiations with BAM which have dragged on for six months. There is speculation that Pearly-Thinaah would leave the national set-up and become professionals if things don't work out with BAM.
In another bid to get the duo to agree to a contract extension, BAM president Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz met Pearly-Thinaah at Academy Badminton Malaysia for talks yesterday, but the meeting ended without resolution.
Amid the situation, Zafrul remains optimistic that an agreement will be reached between BAM and the pair before they leave for the Japan Open, which starts on July 15.
Asked how are his charges dealing with the "off the court pressure", Rosman said he only wants to focus on his "on the court" work with Pearly-Thinaah.
"Oh, I don't know about that. I only speak about my part — which is training and tournaments," he said at the Academy Badminton Malaysia today.
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