Walaupun Pengurus Pasukan
Kebangsaan, Datuk Subahan Kamal, dan Jurulatih Pasukan, Datuk K.
Rajagobal, mengatakan Harimau Malaya berada di landasan yang betul untuk
mempertahankan Piala AFF Suzuki yang dimenangi pada tahun 2010, lain
pula lapuran yang diterbitkan oleh media-media utama.
Laman web sukan antarabangsa,
GOAL.COM contohnya, melihat prestasi pasukan Kebangsaan masih tidak
menentu selepas beberapa perlawanan persahabatan diadakan. Dengan hanya
satu kemenangan ketika menentang Sri Lanka pada bulan April lalu,
pasukan Kebangsaan ternyata masih dilihat belum bersedia walaupun mereka
adalah Juara bertahan.
Saya tertarik dengan pandangan
penulis tentang Ketua Pasukan Kelantan, Mohd Badri Mohd Radzi, yang
menurut beliau, patut dipanggil untuk memperkuatkan barisan tengah
Harimau Malaya. Kreativiti Badri dalam mencorak permainan dan membuat
hantaran-hantaran cantik kepada penyerang, tiada dalam skuad sekarang.
Amierul Hisham
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Malaysia’s preparation to defend
the AFF SUZUKI CUP Trophy seems to have hit a rough patch as poor
performances have derailed the team in recent games
This is very worrying as our Tigers have only recorded one win recently, against Sri Lanka in April.
Since then, Malaysia could only muster a disappointing goalless borefest against Philippines, last week.
To add to that misery, prolific
players such as Safee Sali, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha and Safiq Rahim
weren’t at their best. Several mistakes from the defence almost cost us
dearly, if not the heroics of goalkeeper Farizal Marlias. Even
substitutions made by K. Rajagopal were fruitless as our boys lacked any
idea to penetrate the Phlippines backline.
Were we we relying too much on
certain players such as Safiq Rahim, Norshahrul and Safee Sali? Or did
we just run out of time to win that game?
Truth is, there were plenty of
other players that were overlooked for this series of friendly fixtures.
Certain players, if chosen would’ve been given the chance to showcase
their talent and make a strong case for selection ahead of the Suzuki
Cup slated to take place in December.
Take Badhri Radhi for instance.
The midfielder is well-known for his creativity and instinctive passes,
something which is sorely lacking in the national team. Badri’s vital
role in midfield has inspired Kelantan FA to the AFC Cup quarter-finals.
Besides Badri we also have Badrol Bakhtiar, who led Malaysia to a gold
medal in the SEA Games recently. Alongside them, Joseph Kalang Tie and
Zairo Anuar are just some of the names which could give Malaysia a
different dimension to their play.
Pelita Jaya striker Safee Sali
plays on a different limestone compared to the current crop of strikers
available. But watching him play against the Philippines, Safee didn’t
look a man on form. The strike-force combination of him and Norshahrul
didn’t have much impact as both of them failed to convert any of the
countless chances against the Azkals .Safee for one, looked lethargic
and maybe needed some rest.
Perhaps national coach K.
Rajagopal should tinker with his strikers and play Norshahrul alongside
Shakir Ali. Shakir has already proven his capability by being the
league’s top local striker to date. Pairing Shakir and Norshahrul could
perhaps prove a masterstroke against Singapore if their combination pays
off.
There has been a lot of
criticism and nasty comments directed toward the national team. But the
fact is that the supporters only want the best for our football team. We
can’t afford to see Malaysia once again lunge into a freefall after all
the achievements in recent years.
Our Malaysian Tigers now play against Singapore in a two legged friendly starting on Friday.
This match could be a preview of the AFF SUZUKI CUP final as Singapore is a strong contender to win the tournament.
I hope there will be changes to
our game. If we lose, let us go down fighting. If we win, let’s take it
as an encouraging sign to perform even better in the next game.
There is still time for Malaysia to put out a formidable squad that is capable of defending the AFF SUZUKI CUP.
Let us first begin with a morale boosting win to neighbors Singapore.
By Muhammad Izzat Akmal Ismail,
GOAL.COM
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Buat masa sekarang dari 2 game persahabatan yang telah di jalankan,Kawe nampak dari segi pemilihan pemain,Rajagopal sudah tidak nampak dan hanya memilih pemain berdasarkan siapa yang dia mahukan dan bukannya dari segi prestasi semasa.Pemain ada hari dia boleh performce dengan baik dan ada hari juga tidak menjadi.Dari segi kawalan pada bahagian tengah,kawe tidak nampak Shafiq Rahim boleh bermain dan ideanya tidak terbuka.Jangan hanya ikut 100% kalau keadaan semasa itu tidak sepatutnya tolak bola ke hadapan apa salahnya jika pegang dulu bola bermain sesama sendiri cari possesion dan jika ada ruang yang baik baru tolak.Pemain di sebelah sayap kiri tidak berfungsi dan di jentera hadapan macam tiada sokongan dari bahagian lain.
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