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Menjadi juara matlamat sebenar kami - Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR - Bukan mustahil dan ia adalah matlamat utama skuad badminton negara.
Itulah yang ditegaskan oleh ketua jurulatih perseorangan negara, Rashid Sidek bagi menjawab cabaran Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek yang mahukan Piala Thomas kembali ke tanah air.

Kata Rashid, walaupun atas kertas Malaysia dilihat sukar untuk memenanginya tetapi ia bukan mustahil untuk muncul juara, tambahan lagi beraksi di gelanggang sendiri.

Kali terakhir Malaysia menjuarai Piala Thomas ialah pada tahun 1992 ketika menjadi tuan rumah.
"Sekarang ini apa yang perlu kita lakukan ialah berusaha sebaik mungkin untuk menyediakan pasukan yang mantap," katanya di Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara, semalam.


Jelasnya, bagi merealisasikan impian yang sudah terpendam lama buat rakyat Malaysia pemain seharusnya menutup segala kelemahan sebaik mungkin dan sentiasa bersikap positif.

"Bagaimanapun sasaran terdekat ialah melihat pemain beraksi cemerlang di kejohanan Seluruh England, Mac ini dan saya lihat mereka sudah bersedia untuk mengharungi kejohanan kali ke-100 ini.

"Sudah tentu saya mahu melihat Chong Wei muncul juara di Seluruh England dan sekurang-kurangnya mensasarkan pemain muda, Chong Wei Feng mempamerkan kehebatan di pusingan kelayakan," katanya.
Bagi pemain perseorangan wanita pula, Rashid meletakkan sasaran agar Wong Mew Choo berjaya mara sehingga ke pusingan suku akhir.

"Dia (Mew Choo) merupakan seorang pemain yang berpengalaman dengan memenangi beberapa kejohanan Siri Super sebelum ini, saya rasa tidak ada masalah buatnya untuk mara sehingga ke pusingan suku akhir," katanya.

Ditanya mengenai masalah hutang Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM) memberi kesan kepada pemainnya, Rashid tidak menolok kemungkinan ia sedikit menjejaskan pemainnya tetapi ia terpulang kepada pemain tersebut untuk menghadapinya dengan bijak.

"Jika beraksi dalam kejohanan besar, pemain perlu menghadapi masalah tersebut sebaik mungkin tanpa menjejaskan prestasi mereka," katanya.

Masalah tersebut turut menarik minat Ahmad Shabery yang berpendirian untuk mendengar dahulu pandangan dan penjelasan dari BAM mengenai masalah itu.

UTUSAN

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