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Ranking dunia bukan jadi ukuran kejayaan - Beng Hai



SKUAD negara berdepan tugas sukar pada Piala Asia di Kuantan bulan depan.

ANDAI ranking dunia menjadi ukuran, skuad hoki negara mungkin tidak mampu melangkah ke separuh akhir Piala Asia di Kuantan pada 9 hingga 16 Mei depan.

Ini kerana, Malaysia yang berada di ranking ke-15 dunia, diundi bersama pasukan Korea Selatan (ranking ke-5) dan Jepun (11) dalam Kumpulan A manakala pengganti bagi Sri Lanka (41) yang menarik diri kelmarin, masih belum diumumkan.

Namun, itu semua tidak merisaukan jurulatih, Tai Beng Hai kerana apa yang lebih penting baginya ialah keazaman dan kesungguhan yang ada pada diri anak buahnya untuk mencatat kejayaan di hadapan peminat sendiri kelak.

"Jika berdasarkan ranking dunia, kita pasti berdepan kesukaran untuk mara ke separuh akhir kerana Korea Selatan dan Jepun berada pada kedudukan yang lebih baik daripada kita," kata Beng Hai kepada Kosmo! semalam.

"Tapi itu semua tidak merisaukan saya kerana ranking dunia hanyalah reputasi di atas kertas dan sentiasa berubah.

"Bagi saya, apa yang penting ialah prestasi dan kesungguhan pemain di atas padang. Itulah yang bakal menjadi penentu kepada kejayaan dalam sesuatu kejohanan," ujarnya lagi.

Menurut Beng Hai yang dilantik menggantikan Sarjit Singh Januari lalu, skuad negara perlu memenangi satu perlawanan sahaja pada peringkat kumpulan jika berhajat untuk melangkah ke separuh akhir.

Ketika Persekutuan Hoki Asia (AHF) masih belum mengumumkan pengganti Sri Lanka, Beng Hai mengakui anak buahnya perlu menumbangkan gergasi Asia, Korea Selatan, atau Jepun untuk meneruskan kemaraan.

"Secara logiknya selepas Sri Lanka menarik diri, kita perlu menang satu perlawanan sama ada ke atas Korea atau Jepun untuk layak.

"Korea Selatan agak kuat berbanding kita, jadi sasaran realistiknya ialah menang ke atas Jepun.

"Begitupun ini tidak bermakna kita akan beri laluan mudah kepada Korea. Kita tetap akan cuba mencipta kemenangan ke atas Korea, terutamanya selepas tahu serba sedikit corak permainan mereka ketika mengadakan perlawanan persahabatan di kelab-kelab sana," kata Beng Hai lagi.

Skuad negara tiba di Kuantan semalam untuk menjalani persiapan terakhir sebelum pemilihan 18 pemain terakhir bagi Kejohanan Piala Asia yang menawarkan slot tunggal ke Kejohanan Piala Dunia di New Delhi tahun depan.

Selain Korea Selatan dan Jepun yang menjadi halangan Malaysia dalam Kumpulan A, Kumpulan B pula menyaksikan persaingan di antara Pakistan (8), India (10), China (16) dan Bangladesh (34). -KOSMO

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