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Penggabungan Johor FA Dan Johor FC – Bukti Sultan Bola Masih Tidur Dan Bolasepak Malaysia Tunggang Langgang
sesawang Malaysian Super League telah pun mengemaskini jadual suku akhir Piala Malaysia. Tahniah kerana berjaya melakukannya dalam tempoh lebih 24 jam. Kat England sana yang bolasepaknya jadi kegilaan rakyat Malaysia, kemaskini dibuat sebaik saja tamat perlawanan. Bolasepak kita, wajah kita kot ?
Johor FA
Johor FA dalam hirarki bolasepak Malaysia boleh kita kelaskan sebagai pasukan kelas pertengahan. Mereka cuma ada 2 Piala Malaysia, 1 kejuaraan liga dan 1 Piala FA dalam trofi kabinet mereka. Zaman kegemilangan Johor ialah ketika di bawah pimpinan Michael Urukalo yang membawa kejuaraan berganda Piala Malaysia dan Divisyen 1 pada musim 1991. Johor ketika itu dibarisi pemain antaranya Hassan Miskam, Salehan Mohd Som, Liew Kim Tu, Abbas Saad, Alistair Edwards dan Ervin Boban. Transformasi Johor bertitik-tolak dari keinginan untuk menyaingi kuasa jiran mereka Singapura (awal dekad 90-an kedua-duanya boleh dikatakan bersaing sengit dalam Causeway Derby). Kejayaan berganda tahun 1991 adalah kemuncak transformasi Johor ini.
Johor FC
Johor FC - penat-penat buat kelab lepas tu kena telan dengan ular sawa
Johor FC sebaliknya pula adalah sebuah pasukan berstatus kelab yang awal penubuhannya pada 1972 PKENJ FC. PKENJ merujuk kepada Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Johor. Menjuarai Piala FAM (sebuah kejohanan antara kelab) tahun 1994 dan 1995 serta kemudiannya layak bermain di liga Premier 2 pada tahun 1997. Musim 2007 menyaksikan Johor FC melayakkan diri ke Liga Super dan kekal sehingga hari ini.
Apa perbezaan antara Johor FA dan Johor FC ? Yang paling ketara pastilah pada nama FA dan FC antara mereka. Johor FA seperti pasukan negeri yang lain adalah sebuah persatuan bolasepak negeri yang menghantar sebuah pasukan sebagai wakil negeri dalam kejohanan bolasepak Malaysia. Johor FC pula seperti namanya adalah sebuah kelab bolasepak, kini milik Johor Corporation sepenuhnya yang juga turut memiliki Stadium JCorp Pasir Gudang, gelanggang keramat Johor FC.
Makanya Johor mempunyai dua pasukan yang bermain mewakili negeri selatan tanah air ini dalam kancah bolasepak (sama seperti Terengganu dan Selangor juga). Sebuah pasukan dibawah kendalian Johor FA dan pastinya dengan mentaliti pengurusan ala kerajaan sementara sebuah lagi kelab yang diurus pihak swasta. Dan seperti kebiasaan, Johor FA tunggang-langgang, dihimpit masalah kewangan, kemelut politik dan sebagainya sedang Johor FC nampak lebih berjaya sebagai sebuah pasukan bolasepak.
Bila perkara sebegini berlaku apa hasilnya ? Johor FA menggunakan kuasa politik mereka untuk menekan FAM agar membolehkan hanya pasukan negeri bersaing dalam Piala Malaysia. Ya, ini selepas Johor FA tersingkir dari Liga Super dan tidak layak ke Piala Malaysia 2010 sedang Johor FC mendapat tempat ke-4 liga dan layak pula ke Piala Malaysia.
" Kita mesti akui bahawa format sekarang di mana kelab-kelab dibenarkan bermain pada Piala Malaysia adalah tidak kondusif dan tidak akan membantu menaikkan status pertandingan, ” kata Presiden Johor FA, Jais Sarday. Tambahnya lagi, “terlalu banyak pasukan bertanding... ia merampas bakat terbaik yang wujud dari pertandingan perdana bola sepak Malaysia. ”
Aiseh brader Jais, kau punya pasukan negeri berterabur (kalah 20 kali dalam liga) ada hati bercakap pasal “tidak kondusif”, “merampas bakat terbaik” kejadah semua. Mungkin brader Jais menuduh Johor FC merampas bakat terbaik dari Johor FA sebab itu pasukan negeri Johor hancur barangkali.
Tidak cukup dengan itu, timbul pula suara sumbang yang mencadangkan agar Johor FA digabungkan dengan Johor FC. Naib Presiden 1 Johor FA, Datuk Abdul Aziz Sapian berkata “ biar ia digabung menjadi satu pasukan bagi menghadapi saingan Liga M sekali gus memberi sinar baru kepada bolasepak Johor ” . Watahel ? !
Kenapa perlu digabungkan ? Johor FC sudah pun memberi sinar buat sekian lama kepada bolasepak Johor. Walau berstatus kelab mereka masih mampu bertahan dalam saingan Liga Super dan layak ke Piala Malaysia. Stadium JCorp Pasir Gudang biar pun kecil tetap ada penyokongnya yang hadir setiap kali Johor FC bermain. Johor FC tidak ada masalah kewangan, kemelut politik dan masalah lain seperti yang melanda Johor FA.
Idea penggabungan ini sama seperti memaksa orang yang sihat berkongsi penyakit dengan seorang malaon yang menghidap kusta. Gedebe gila kuasa di Johor FA yang gagal tidak menyedari kesilapan mereka sendiri dan sebaliknya mengambil jalan mudah dengan memaksa Johor FC diserap ke dalam Johor FA. Lepas itu sembang kencang, era kegemilangan bolasepak Johor bakal kembali.
Kalau dibiarkan perkara ini berlaku, matlamat FAM untuk menggalakkan penubuhan kelab bolasepak di Malaysia tidak akan kesampaian. Bayangkan apa pula selepas ini, Terengganu FA lingkup dan PBDKT T-Team FC diserap masuk ? Kuala Lumpur FA bungkus dan KL PLUS FC dipaksa bergabung ? Kejadahnya ?
Benda yang sebetulnya ialah mudah. Johor FA tersingkir dari Liga Super dan gagal layak ke Piala Malaysia. Penyelesaian? Bukan bergabung dengan Johor FC, tapi suruh brader Jais dengan Datuk Abdul Aziz letak jawatan. Dah tak reti buat kerja jangan memandai nak buat masalah lain.
Dan satu lagi perkara yang sepatutnya Sultan Bola dan FAM jadikan iktibar dari peristiwa ini, bolasepak negeri dan bolasepak kelab tidak boleh berjalan serentak. Benda ini dah berapa kali aku tegaskan sebelum ini. Selagi ada pasukan negeri selagi itu pasukan kelab susah nak hidup. Kalau kau duduk di Sentul kau nak sokong Kuala Lumpur atau KL PLUS FC ? Kalau duduk di Jengka, Pahang FA atau Felda United FC ?
Jalan yang ada hanya salah satu dari dua. Bubar pasukan negeri dan wujudkan pasukan kelab sahaja berdasarkan kedudukan geografi (kalau namanya Felda United FC main kat Cheras yang tak ada Felda apa jadahnya ? . Atau tumpukan pada pasukan negeri dan bubarkan pasukan kelab yang tak dapat hidup kerana dibayangi pasukan negeri (macam kes Johor FC, akhirnya nak kena telan dengan pasukan negeri). Benda macam ini pun susah sangat ke nak fikir ? Kata brain stroming session kat Wisma FAM, brain storming ke atau makan mihun dengan karipap ?
Bodoh tak boleh nak diajar !
Sources : http://sokernet.blogspot.com/
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Bola Shebbie : Murahnya jawatan tinggi dalam FAM
bolashebbie@hmetro.com.my
WOW ! Begitulah reaksi saya apabila membaca laporan akhbar Tan Sri Annuar Musa digantung dua setengah tahun kerana meluahkan pendapat mengenai pasukan kebangsaan. Sekali lagi kontroversi tercetus membabitkan arena sukan bola sepak negara kita.
Kontroversi timbul apabila Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) tidak mempertahankan atau melindungi salah seorang ahli Majlis Tertinggi mereka sendiri. Tiada perlindungan untuk Timbalan Presiden. Tiada perlindungan bagi Pengerusi MSL Sdn Bhd. Tiada perlindungan buat Timbalan Presiden Jawatankuasa Pasukan Kebangsaan serta Pengerusi Pembangunan bola sepak wanita.
Apa yang berlaku bukan membabitkan persoalan apa yang diperkatakan tapi betapa murahnya jawatan itu dalam pentadbiran bola sepak di negara kita.
Presiden Fifa, Sepp Blatter mendabik dada dengan laungan ‘ Football Family ’ tapi di Malaysia, seorang ahli Majlis Tertinggi dianak tiri. Jelas tiada semangat kekeluargaan dalam FAM. Sukan bola sepak sebenarnya membabitkan emosi, ekspresi dan pendapat.
Kritikan penting untuk mencapai tahap serta taraf yang lebih tinggi. Kritikan juga penting sebagai batu loncatan ke arah kejayaan. Pendapat pula menunjukkan minda yang aktif. Ada pendapat baik dan ada pula pendapat buruk tapi apa yang lebih teruk tiada pendapat langsung. Sekiranya keputusan seri dengan Filipina dianggap keputusan baik, maka kasihan bagi mereka yang berpendapat sebegitu. Kita sudah menunjukkan satu peningkatan dalam bola sepak antarabangsa tapi itu hanya satu permulaan dan kasihan juga kepada mereka yang berpendapat prestasi tinggi boleh dicapai dengan sekadar memetik suis.
Selepas menjuarai Piala AFF pada 2010, adakah kita menunjukkan prestasi sebagai juara ? Adakah wujud kesinambungan di kalangan pemilihan skuad ? Salah satu permintaan seorang jurulatih bola sepak adalah ‘ menepati jangkaan ’ (manage expectations) dan ini yang menjadi masalah. Penonton serta peminat mengharapkan kemajuan, tidak kira betapa kecil. Penonton dan peminat boleh terima sekiranya pasukan melalui perubahan tapi apabila prestasi sebuah pasukan turun naik maka pendapat akan disuarakan.
Kembali kepada penggantungan Tan Sri Annuar Musa, kini timbul persoalan adakah kejayaan Kelantan di bawah naungan beliau mengganggu pemikiran mereka yang berada dalam FAM ? Adakah Tan Sri Annuar Musa dianggap ‘ lebih besar daripada bola sepak ’ (bigger than football) di negara kita ? Seterusnya, kini wujud kekosongan jawatan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) di MSL Sdn Bhd berikutan ketiadaan Stuart Ramalingam tapi perlu ingat, hanya mereka yang tidak mempunyai pendapat saja dibenarkan memohon.
Tanpa Tan Sri Annuar Musa, ada kekosongan sebagai Pengerusi MSL tapi jawatan ini juga memerlukan mereka yang tidak ada pendapat, untuk memohon.
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Nazmi Faiz cipta sejarah
5/22/2012
Nazmi Faiz Mansor menjadi pemain Malaysia pertama beraksi di dalam liga terkemuka Eropah sejak Lim Teong Kim pada tahun 80an selepas menyertai kelab Liga Sagres, Beira Mar dengan kontrak selama tiga tahun.
Pemain berusia 17 tahun itu menjalani sesi percubaan yang berjaya memikat kelab minggu lepas dan akan terikat sehingga Jun 2015, namun hanya sah menjadi pemain Beira Mar apabila dia menyambut harijadinya ke-18 Ogos nanti.
Nazmi, yang telah beraksi bersama Harimau Muda A di dalam Liga Singapura, teruja dengan detik bersejarah tersebut.
"Sukar untuk jelaskan perasaan saya sekarang," ujar Nazmi menerusi laman web rasmi Beira Mar.
"Beraksi di Eropah merupakan impian besar sejak sejak dulu lagi.
"Saya telah menemui tempat yang betul untuk saya berkembang."
Menurut laman web itu lagi, Nazmi telah mengambil bahagian dalam sesi latihan bersama kesebelasan utama kelab itu dan turut serta dalam aksi persahabatan menentang pasukan divisyen dua.
Aksinya ketika tempoh percubaan tersebut dikatakan telah memikat jurulatih, Ulisses Morais dan kapten pasukan, Hugo Vieira. |
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Coach’s No-Nonsense Ways Don’t Translate in Malaysia
By JOHN DUERDEN
September 17, 2012, 11:57 am
Peter Butler, a former West Ham United star, was a tough-tackling no-nonsense midfielder in the early days of the English Premier League, but he is taking on his biggest opponent yet — match fixing, corruption and unprofessionalism in Malaysian soccer. At least that is how he sees it. But not all in the country would agree.
He is an experienced coach in the region with spells in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar. Now he is having quite a season with Terengganu in the Malaysian league. This month alone he has challenged two of his players to take a polygraph test and accused his goalkeeper of match fixing in the most public way possible.
Butler, an Englishman, does not stay in one job too long – this is his ninth position since arriving a decade ago in Southeast Asia, a fascinating if volatile soccer region — and perhaps a determination to speak his mind is a contributing factor. He has been warned not to cycle around Terengganu. How long he stays will depend on whether the management decides to take his side or that of the three players he has thrown off the team in recent days.
It all started in late August. The team was preparing for a vital Malaysia Cup match against Kedah. Terengganu had lost its previous two games in its group and needed a win if it was to have any hope of progressing to the quarterfinal. It ended, 1-1, but two of the team’s star players, Muslim Ahmad and Ismail Faruqi, both internationals, did not feature.
They had been kicked off the team. Butler accused them of breaking curfew and bringing women back to the hotel earlier that week.
The players, both internationals, deny the accusations. Muslim said he was out late to buy medicine for his sick teammate. “ We might have returned late to our room but those who say that we had girls with us are liars and they are out to humiliate us or get us into trouble, ” Muslim said. “ I am still single and perhaps this kind of news is not too damaging but it must be a different story for Ismail, who recently married. ”
Butler replied that it was not about the company they kept, but about the curfew that they did not. “I really could not care less about the girls who were seen with them in the corridor, but they can’t be doing it at 3 o’clock in the morning as they have a 10:30 p.m. curfew. ”
The players demanded an apology but received something rather different — a challenge from Butler to take a lie-detector test. “ I will take the polygraph as well to prove that I am no liar and I am sure the boys will have no objection to this proposal if they really have nothing to hide, ” Butler said. “As for the expenses, I will pay for their airfare, accommodation, the cost for the test and everything else. ”
If such squabbles are usual, they usually take place behind closed doors. If that was a public falling-out, it was nothing compared with what took place during the game against Kedah.
Goalkeeper Ahmad Sharbinee Allawee, one of the best in the country, fumbled a corner into his own goal to give Kedah an equalizer. Butler did not see it as an accident. Immediately, he substituted the player, giving him a shove in the back as he left the pitch for good measure. The message was clear and just in case there was any doubt, Butler dispelled it in his postmatch comments.
“ We don’t need such players. We only want those who put in an honest effort. I can safely say that he won’t feature in the team anymore. ”
Sharbinee was not a happy man. As he headed off for an unwelcome early bath, he spat and threw a water bottle in Butler’s direction. He then protested his innocence. “I have always accepted criticism, especially from the coach, but it was always in the dressing room. I admit I lost my temper as he also hurled curses at me. I couldn’t contain my anger and retaliated by throwing the water bottle.”
“ I want to clear my name. I have never sold a match and it saddens me that people have labeled me as corrupt, ” he told The Star.
The goalkeeper said he welcomed the investigation from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, which has taken statements from eight people at the club. If it has moved quickly, it has to. Match fixing casts a shadow over Malaysian soccer. A scandal in 1994 led to almost 200 players and coaches questioned, almost half of whom were suspended or fired. Earlier this year, the Football Association of Malaysia suspended 18 youth players and barred one coach for life.
At the moment, the atmosphere at the club is unsurprisingly uneasy. The club is trying to get to the bottom of the incidents.
Che Mat Jusoh, the team manager, chaired an emergency committee meeting which heard evidence from Butler as well as the three players. He cited these off-the-field distractions as contributing factors to an early cup exit, the first time since 2000 that the team has failed to reach the quarterfinal stage.
The results of investigations into the players will be disclosed on Sept. 17. Public comments made by the team manager have been mixed with messages of support for the coach as well as warnings that he should not get too emotional.
When contacted for this article, Butler said he could not comment any further, but he did write on Twitter, “ If I get brought down, so be it, but I’ll go down bringing the pack of cards with me. ”
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Raja Bola meninggal dunia
ALLAHRAYHAM Ghani (kiri) memang tangkas ketika di zaman puncaknya.
RAJA Bola, Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Minhat meninggal dunia di Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), Kuala Lumpur semalam akibat komplikasi selepas menjalani pembedahan pintasan jantung di institut itu.
Allahyarham, 77, menjalani pembedahan itu pada Selasa lalu dan menghembuskan nafas terakhir pada pukul 10.34 pagi semalam.
Ia disahkan oleh adik iparnya, Datuk Nik Kamaruddin Ismail semalam.
Nik Kamaruddin berkata, jenazah Allahyarham akan disembahyangkan di masjid Kampung Baru di ibu negara dan dikebumikan selepas solat Jumaat di Tanah Perkuburan Islam USJ 21, Subang Jaya.
Allahyarham Abdul Ghani meninggalkan isteri, Puan Sri Tengku Aishah Tengku Ibrahim dan empat anak, dua lelaki dan dua wanita.
Ketika zaman kegemilangannya di sekitar tahun 1960-an hingga 1970-an, Allahyarham yang bermain sebagai penyerang tengah, merupakan pemain yang licik dan lincah dan sering menggerunkan pihak lawan.
Walaupun dilahirkan di Rantau, Negeri Sembilan pada 1935, Allahyarham banyak menyumbangkan tenaga sebagai pemain dan jurulatih bersama pasukan Selangor.
Pada 1959, Persatuan Bola Sepak Selangor (FAS) menganugerahkan gelaran Raja Bola kepada Allahyarham sebagai menghargai sumbangannya kepada negeri itu.
Allahyarham pernah merangkul anugerah Pemain Terbaik kebangsaan pada tahun 1959 dan 1960 dan pernah melakukan keajaiban dengan menjaringkan 106 gol hanya dalam 15 perlawanan.
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Goalscorer supreme and national football legend Ghani passes away at age 77
KUALA LUMPUR: Football legend Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Minhat, the ‘Raja Bola’ of Malaysia who passed away yesterday at the age of 77, may well hold the unofficial world record for scoring the most goals in the least number of matches.
In 1963, the prolific Ghani achieved the all-time national record of 106 goals in just 15 games – a phenomenal average of seven goals a match.
During his heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, Abdul Ghani played in the inside forward position and was a wily striker feared by opponents.
Ghani was born on Dec 23, 1935 in Kampung Solok, Negri Sembilan, and attended Princess Road School (now Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Raja Muda) at the age of 10.
Past and present: National striker Safee Sali signing a book during the launch of Super Safee comic recently as Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Minhat looks on. Ghani died at the age of 77 yesterday.
He represented the school, playing barefoot as was the norm then.
His joined St. John’s Institution in Kuala Lumpur two years’ later and starred for the school team.
In 1951, his talent was spotted by local police officers who gave him his first football boots, a rarity then because only professional footballers could afford them.
At the age of 17, Ghani was invited to join the Police Depot team in the Selangor League. He was asked to play on the left wing even though he was right-footed but Ghani used the opportunity to develop his left-foot skills as well.
In 1955, Ghani was picked to play for Selangor in the HMS Malaya Cup. He helped Selangor beat Singapore 2-1 in the final, scoring one of the two goals.
Shortly after, he was called up by national coach Neoh Boon Hean to represent Malaya in a friendly against Cambodia.
His first appearance for the national team was an impressive one as Ghani scored an amazing seven goals to help Malaya whip Cambodia 9-2.
The following year, he scored his first goal in the inaugural 1957 Merdeka Tournament, held on the eve of Independence Day, with an amazing 40-metre screamer against Vietnam but his efforts failed to land the trophy as Hong Kong emerged champions.
Ghani overcame his disappointment the following year when he helped the national team win the tournament ahead of Hong Kong and Indonesia. Malaya retained the trophy in 1959, beating Indonesia 2-1 in the final, with Ghani playing a key role in the success.
As his reputation grew, Ghani, who played for the nation from 1956-63, was bestowed the title ‘Raja Bola’ by the FA of Selangor for his brilliant performances.
His career high achievement came when Malaya won the bronze medal at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta. Ghani scored all four goals in the 4-1 win over South Vietnam.
He continued to play for Selangor alongside M. Chandran, Stanley Gabrielle, Robert Choe and Arthur Koh over the years as the Red Giants ruled rampant over the game.
Ghani was also sent abroad for training and had stints with clubs in England (West Ham United, Arsenal, Spurs), Wales (Cardiff City) and Germany (Eintracht Frankfurt) in 1962.
In 1967, Ghani helped Selangor qualify for the inaugural Asian Club Championship. They made it to the final after beating Tungsten Mining FC of South Korea, thanks to a goal from Ghani, but Selangor then lost 2-1 to Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Ghani retired as a player in style by scoring all eight goals in Selangor’s thumping 8-1 win over Pahang in the 1968 Malaysia Cup final.
He ended his career with an excellent record of over 100 goals for the country and more than 300 for Selangor.
Ghani also made a successful transition to coaching with Selangor and the national team (1971-76) after earning his coaching licence from FIFA in 1969. As coach, he led Selangor to the Malaysia Cup title in 1971, 1972 and 1984.
For his contributions to the nation and football, in particular, Ghani was bestowed the Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM), which carries the title Tan Sri, by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah in June.
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Hashim Mustapha dari Kelantan adalah lagenda sebenar bolasepak negara...Mokhtar dahari, Abdul ghani minhat, Zainal abidin, Dollah salleh tidaklah sehebat Hashim....
Sebabnya..ketika zaman Hashim mustapha main ramai pemain-pemain import tenggelam oleh kehebatan Hashim...Berbeza dgn zaman mokhtar main. Ketika mokhtar main, belum ada lagi pemain-pemain import. Mokhtar hanya hebat dikalangan pemain tempatan saje. Hashim pernah beberapa kali menjadi penjaring terbanyak liga. Zainal Abidin dan Dollah Salleh pun tidak pernah menjadi penjaring terbanyak liga. |
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' Harimau jatuh lagi '
2012/10/04 - 03:29:25 AM
Oleh Wan Fakhrul Bakar
Skuad senior pimpinan Rajagobal menjunam 6 anak tangga ranking FIFA
Kuala Lumpur : Kekalahan skuad Harimau Malaya kendalian Datuk K Rajagobal kepada Vietnam 2-0 di Stadium Shah Alam, 11 September lalu turut merubah Malaysia dalam ranking Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa (FIFA).
Ranking yang dikeluarkan FIFA, semalam menunjukkan skuad negara jatuh enam anak tangga lagi, menjadikan kedudukannya kini di tempat ke-162 dunia.
Kedudukan itu adalah paling buruk sepanjang tahun ini selepas Malaysia berada ke-148 dunia pada Januari, 150 (Februari), 152 (Mac), 156 (April), 153 (Mei), 154 (Jun), 157 (Julai), 157 (Ogos) dan 156 (September).
Lebih memalukan, Malaysia kini berada di belakang negara kecil seperti Belize di ranking ke-144 dunia, Curacao (151), Barbados (152), Malta (153), Aruba (154), Dominica (156), Lesotho (158) dan Maldives (160).
Lebih baik daripada Indonesia
Mungkin kedududkan itu masih boleh melegakan Rajagobal kerana skuad negara masih berada di ranking lebih baik berbanding negara Asia Tenggara lain seperti Singapura (162), Indonesia (170), Myanmar (184), Kemboja (189), Laos (193), Brunei (203) dan Timor Leste (206).
Begitupun skuad negara masih di belakang Thailand (139), Vietnam (140) dan Filipina (147).
Wajib menang dua aksi
Difahamkan untuk memperbaiki semula ranking seterusnya pada 7 November depan, skuad Harimau Malaya wajib menang pada dua aksi persahabatan antarabangsa berikutnya di tempat lawan bertemu Hong Kong (16 Oktober) dan Vietnam (3 November).
Bagaimanapun, mengikut rekod, Harimau Malaya tidak pernah menang di tempat lawan sejak kali terakhir melakukannya pada 24 Mac 2007 iaitu menewaskan Sri Lanka 4-1 di Colombo ketika kendalian Norizan Bakar.
Sama ada ranking terbaru itu menyebabkan Rajagobal terdesak mahu menggunakan lima pemain Harimau Muda - Izham Tarmizi Roslan, Fadhli Shas, Gary Steven Robbat, Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor dan Zubir Azmi walaupun khidmat mereka ditagih Ong Kim Swee untuk kejohanan jemputan B-21 Piala Thanh Nien di Gia Lai, Vietnam, ia tidak dapat dipastikan.
Yang pasti, Rajagobal akan ke Hong Kong dengan diperkuat pemain seperti Farizal Marlias, S Kunanlan, Ahmad Shakir Md Ali, Azamuddin Akil, Ahmad Fakri Saarani, Yong Kuong Yong dan Shahrizal Saad selepas pasukan mereka gagal ke separuh akhir Piala Malaysia.
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FAM : Safee is free to play for Malaysia
Posted on October 13, 2012
AFP file pic shows Malaysia's Mohd Safee Mohd Sali (R). “ Safee is free to join the national team again. Apparently, there has been a misunderstanding. The AFC will seek clarification from PSSI regarding the ban on Safee, ” said Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad yesterday.
PETALING JAYA : National striker Mohd Safee Sali can play for the country again, after all.
The All-Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) had earlier banned Safee for representing the renegade Pelita Jaya FC in the Indonesian Super League (ISL).
But the Asian Football Confede­ration (AFC) clarified yesterday that Safee is free to play for Malaysia.
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad confirmed that they had sought clarification from AFC secretary Datuk Alex Soosay regarding Safee’s case yesterday.
“ Safee is free to join the national team again. Apparently, there has been a misunderstanding. The AFC will seek clarification from PSSI regarding the ban on Safee, ” said Azzuddin yesterday.
Safee has rejoined the national team’s training in preparation for the AFF Suzuki Cup, which Malaysia and Thailand will co-host from Nov 24-Dec 22.
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FOOTBALL : Portugal beckons Fakri
06 November 2012 | last updated at 10:57PM
AHMAD Fakri Saarani could become only the second Malaysian player after Nazmi Faiz Mansor to play in the Portuguese league.
Fakri, 23, has been invited for a three-day trial with Atletico Sport Clube Reguengos, a Terceira Division (third-tier competition) Serie F side.
Established in 1929, the club are currently fourth in the 12-team league with 12 points from seven matches.
Argentine Ernesto Sebastian Sanchez and Tanzanian Abuu Ubwa Zuberi are among the club's seven foreign signings.
The trial is only expected to be a formality with Fakri, a striker who has not renewed his contract with Felda United, excited about the prospect of playing in Portugal.
Fakri, a national trainee, will attend the trial after the AFF Cup which ends on Dec 22.
If he impresses, the club could sign him during the January transfer window for a period of between six months and three years.
Football agent Marco Guimaraes said the club invited Ahmad for a trial after watching video footages of him.
" Fakri is a quality striker, who also plays well as a winger but injury affected his confidence in the M-League. He has, however, regained his form, " said Guimaraes yesterday.
" He is intelligent, fast, has quick feet and works very hard. At 23, he's at a good age and already a regular with the national team. It's obvious he's a very good player.
" I believe he can follow in Nazmi's footsteps, who has improved tremendously with Premier League side Biera-Mar, by playing in Europe. I believe he can make a big impact in Portugal. "
Fakri, who began his professional career with Perak five seasons ago, was a member of the national Sea Games winning squads of 2009 and 2011.
The Kota Baru-born also played in the 2010 Asian Games but missed the AFF Cup due to injury.
" Atletico want to see more of him as there were not many video footages of him. I have a good relationship with the club.
" If everything goes well, he may sign for six months as the club may want to see how he adapts before offering a longer deal," said Guimaraes.
Guimaraes, who is Nazmi's agent, thanked the FA of Malaysia (FAM) for being supportive in getting locals to attend trials in Europe.
" FAM general secretary Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad was accommodating and supportive when we informed him about our interest to get Ahmad to Portugal for a trial.
" The national body wants more locals to ply their trade overseas, " Guimaraes added.
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