TOO MUCH TALK WILL DO US NO GOOD

LATELY there's has been a lot of talking about the sudden rise of our national football team by the so-called football pundits. Is not that I'm jealous or what but the talking by right should come from the team itself. This football pundits seems to knows our football very much. Some say the downfall of our football earlier it was because too much politicking in FAM. There's no grassroots programme. No football academy. Bribery scandal. Hiring foreign coach. Not enough exposure for young players local and abroad. Our football league with or without foreign players. And a lot more.

M'sia Olympic squad 1980

Now our football are just started to get back in the stride. They are now begin to say it is because of this sports schools, hiring local coach and Republic Czech exposure given to our national football team are reaping fruits by winning the SEA Games gold medal and the AAF Suzuki Cup success.

It all right we care and love our football. But don't go overboard. Where are still far behind. Compare during the 70's we are on par with Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and better than South Korea and Japan. In the Asean region we are the King compare with Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.

In the Olympics, we had qualified twice in Munich 1972 and Moscow 1980 but we must remember at that time it was a full sided team not under 23's side and now still we are in the qualifying round. For the World Cup sorry to say we  have no track record to be proud of. Is not that I underrate our boys potential but it just only the beginning. Give these boys some room. For those football pundits please do their talking wisely. But if our national football team lose they are the one who are the first to condemn it.

During our soccer doldrums remember those days where are our local media. There is not much coverage or written articles on our local football. Earlier you can read in the papers full report of the match and full team line-up and the reserves who played. But now it just the results sometimes even the goalscorer names never to be seen. Only teams that played in the Klang Valley had a full match report. By right these so-called football pundits, they should look at the area where they can support our football and criticise the papers to give more space to our football league. 

Lastly, I wish all the best to our national team playing against Taiwan at Bukit Jalil tonight. 

TERENGGANU - 2011 FA CUP CHAMPIONS

Pemain Terengganu meraikan kejayaan memenangi Piala FA 2011

SYABAS dan tahniah buat pasukan Terengganu apabila muncul juara Piala FA musim ini selepas menundukkan Kelantan 2-1 dalam masa tambahan. Tentunya jurulatih Irfan Bakti pasti menjadi orang paling gembira selepas melakukan percaturan dengan memasukkan pemain gantian Ahmad Nordin Alias bagi menggantikan Faruqi Ashaari sekaligus mencetus kebangkitan Terengganu dan berjaya menghasilkan gol kemenangan pada masa tambahan.

Sebelum itu ketika perlawanan berbaki 10 minit Nurul Azuan Roya berjaya meletakkan Kelantan mendahului 1-0 namun berlaku sedikit kesilapan di benteng pertahanan pada minit-minit terakhir menghidupkan peluang  Terengganu untuk menyamakan kedudukan hasil gol sendiri pemain pertahanan Daudsu yang menanduk bola masuk ke gawang gol sendiri.

Gol kemenangan pasukan Terengganu adalah hasil dari satu sepakan sudut yang berjaya ditanduk oleh ketua pasukan Terengganu, Marzuki kekawasan gol dan dirembat terus oleh Ahmad Nordin dalam kotak penalti.

Biarpun sebelum ini pasukan Terengganu tewas 0-3 kepada Kelantan dalam perlawanan Liga Super namun kemenangan malam tadi cukup bermakna  buat mereka untuk mengubati kekecewaan itu.

PIALA FA 2011 - KELANTAN PUNYAI KELEBIHAN

MENJELANG pertembungan antara dua buah pasukan gergasi pantai timur Kelantan dan Terengganu bagi merebut Piala FA Edisi ke- 21 di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, Sabtu ini, bakal menyaksikan satu perlawanan yang menarik lagi sengit yang jarang dapat kita saksikan antara kedua-dua buah pasukan ini bertembung dalam mana-mana perlawanan akhir sebelum ini.