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'Media bukan punca kita kalah'


MISBUN (kanan) menenangkan Wong Choong Hann selepas dia tewas kepada pemain China pada pusingan separuh akhir Piala Thomas baru-baru ini.


JURULATIH perseorangan lelaki, Datuk Misbun Sidek menolak dakwaan bahawa media sebagai punca kegaga- lan skuad badminton negara pada kempen Piala Thomas baru-baru ini.
Menurutnya, dakwaan media menjadi punca kekalahan skuad negara adalah tidak benar sama sekali dan merupakan pandangan yang cetek.
"Saya amat menghargai dan mengalu-alukan laporan yang dibuat oleh wartawan dan tidak wajar menuding jari kepada mana-mana pihak ataupun pemain sendiri.
"Saya juga tidak salahkan pemain, sebaliknya kita kena akur dengan kekalahan ini kerana China memiliki segala kekuatan dan sebenarnya bukan rezeki kita untuk merampas Piala Thomas pada tahun ini," katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita pada majlis penutup program Kem Badminton bersama Kelab Nusa Mahsuri anjuran Jabatan Belia dan Sukan negeri Melaka di Kompleks Sukan Ayer Keroh, Melaka semalam.
Majlis penutup berkenaan disempurnakan oleh Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kebajikan, Perpaduan, Belia dan Sukan negeri, Datuk Ab. Karim Sulaiman.
Program yang diadakan selama dua hari itu dikendali- kan oleh Misbun bersama adiknya, Rahman dan pemain perseorangan, Roslin Ha- shim.
Misbun berkata, semua pemain mesti akur dengan kekalahan tersebut bukan kerana persiapan dan latihan tidak mencukupi, namun China cukup ampuh dan unggul untuk ditewaskan.
"Dakwaan persiapan dan latihan tidak mencukupi juga tidak benar. Pada saya, pemain telah memberikan sepenuh tenaga dan berjuang habis-habisan tetapi hakikat yang perlu diterima ialah China memang terlalu hebat dan berada di kemuncaknya," katanya.
Pada kempen piala Thomas lalu, Malaysia menang percuma 5-0 ke atas Nigeria tetapi tewas 2-3 kepada Jepun di peringkat kumpulan.
Bagaimanapun, mereka bangkit untuk menundukkan Denmark 3-2 pada pusingan suku akhir sebelum tewas 0-3 kepada China dalam aksi separuh akhir.


Oleh ROSLI HASSAN
rosli@kosmo.com.my

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