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New Delhi platform bentuk barisan hoki terbaik negara


SUKAN Komanwel di New Delhi bakal menjadi pengukur kemampuan skuad negara pada temasya Sukan Asia di Guangzhou, China, November depan.


SUKAN Komanwel yang akan berlangsung di New Delhi, Oktober depan bakal menjadi platform terbaik buat jurulatih negara, Stephen van Huizen dalam mencari resipi terbaik bagi membentuk skuad hoki yang mantap.

Ini kerana temasya yang akan disertai negara-negara bekas koloni British itu adalah ujian terakhir bagi skuad negara sebelum menggalas cabaran sebenar pada Sukan Asia di Guangzhou, China sebulan kemudian.
Biarpun Sukan Komanwel tidak menawarkan slot automatik ke Sukan Olimpik 2012 di London, namun temasya yang dijadualkan pada 3 hingga 14 Oktober itu masih tetap penting dalam agenda van Huizen dari segi persiapan mental dan fizikal anak-anak buahnya.

Diundi dalam kumpulan maut, Kumpulan A bersama-sama juara dunia dan Olimpik, Australia selain India, Pakistan dan Scotland, mungkin itu peluang terakhir bagi van Huizen mengenal pasti kemampuan sebenar barisan pemain negara sebelum mencari rencah lain bagi menghadapi Sukan Asia di Guangzhou pada 12 hingga 27 November.

"Sudah tentu Sukan Asia adalah keutamaan bagi semua pasukan Asia termasuk India dan Pakistan yang juga menyertai temasya Sukan Komanwel," kata van Huizen kepada Kosmo!


"Ketika ini ada 30 pelatih dalam skuad ini dan saya masih mencari gandingan pemain yang sesuai. Kedua-dua kejohanan sangat penting bagi masa depan hoki kita.



"Sukan Komanwel sangat penting bagi menguji keserasian dan tahap kemampuan pemain. Namun, paling penting ialah misi kita pada Sukan Asia kerana ia menawarkan satu slot automatik ke Sukan Olimpik 2012. Itu cabaran sebenar," katanya lagi.

Dalam pada itu, skuad negara akan beraksi dalam Kejohanan Undangan Empat Negara di Dahlian, China, Julai depan selain van Huizen turut mengatur aksi persahabatan menentang Australia dan juga beberapa pasukan dari negara Eropah lain.

"Tidak diragui lagi bahawa kita diundi dalam kumpulan yang sukar. Namun, ia juga bagus kerana kita dapat menguji kemampuan sebenar Australia, India dan Pakistan pada kejohanan itu," kata van Huizen.
Skuad negara yang memenangi pingat perak pada Sukan Komanwel 1998 di Kuala Lumpur dan gangsa di Melbourne 2006, akan memulakan saingan dengan menentang India (5 Oktober), Pakistan (6 Oktober), Scotland (8 Oktober) dan Australia (10 Oktober)

Oleh SHAHRIL NIZAM ABDULLAH
shahril.nizam@kosmo.com.my

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