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Sultan Ahmad Shah kecewa Malaysia diaibkan Myanmar

KEKALAHAN 4-1 skuad kebangsaan di tangan Myanmar pada separuh akhir Piala Grand Royal Challenge pada 18 November lalu, turut mendapat perhatian Presiden Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM), Sultan Ahmad Shah yang kecewa dengan kegagalan itu.

Walaupun gembira dengan peningkatan ranking dunia skuad kebangsaan di tangga ke-151, baginda berharap jurulatih kebangsaan, B Sathianathan dapat memperbaiki segala kelemahan sebelum memulakan saingan di Piala Suzuki bulan depan.

"Kekalahan kepada Myanmar amat mengecewakan dan satu pendekatan yang sesuai harus diambil menjelang saingan Piala Suzuki bulan depan. Kita tidak boleh berpuas hati dengan tahap ketika ini kerana usaha mewujudkan skuad kebangsaan berdaya saing harus diteruskan.

"Saya berharap kekalahan itu akan memberi iktibar kepada Sathianthan dan segala kelemahan pasukan dapat diatasi sebelum skuad kebangsaan berlepas ke Bangkok," titah Sultan Ahmad Shah dalam ucapannya pada mesyuarat Exco FAM yang dibacakan Timbalan Presiden FAM, Khairy Jamaluddin semalam.

Baginda turut mengingatkan persatuan-persatuan bola sepak negeri untuk menguruskan kewangan dengan baik dan memastikan tiada masalah caruman kepada Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP).

Sementara itu, Khairy mengumumkan pembayaran 50 peratus geran tahun FAM kepada setiap persatuan bola sepak negeri dan kelab akan dibayar sebelum saingan musim depan bermula pada Januari dan bakinya pada pertengahan musim.

Khairy turut mengumumkan tumpuan FAM pada tahun depan ialah skuad bawah 23 tahun kebangsaan (B-23) yang bakal beraksi di Sukan Sea Laos, tetapi pada masa bukan bererti skuad senior diabaikan.

"Kami akan merancang jadual buat skuad senior dan B-23 kerana walaupun B-23 menjadi keutamaan, skuad senior akan tetap beraksi di beberapa perlawanan persahabatan antarabangsa mengikut jadual pertandingan Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa.

"Selain beraksi di perlawanan persahabatan, skuad senior akan turut terbabit dengan Kelayakan Piala Asia dan sudah pasti kami mengharapkan keputusan baik dapat dicatat kerana ia juga mampu membantu meningkatkan ranking skuad kebangsaan.

"Perancangan jadual skuad senior dan B-23 juga akan dipastikan tidak bertembung kerana terdapat juga tujuh pemain B-23 dalam skuad senior seperti Aidil Zaquan dan Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak."

BH

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