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PETALING JAYA - Masa depan skuad bawah 21 tahun negara, Harimau Muda A terus terumbang-ambing sekurang-kurangnya sehingga minggu ini apabila mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) semalam sekadar meletakkan tiga rancangan pilihan sebagai dalam pertimbangannya.
Dengan 19 pengerusi jawatankuasa tetap FAM baru sahaja dilantik dalam mesyuarat pertama Exco di Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya susulan pemilihan Kongres pada 31 Julai lalu, terlalu sukar untuk memutuskan haluan baru anak buah Ong Kim Swee dalam tempoh sesingkat ini.

Presiden FAM, Sultan Ahmad Shah yang dilantik sebagai Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pasukan Kebangsaan, Bawah 23, 21 (Harimau Muda A) dan 19 Tahun (Harimau Muda B) dalam mesyuarat semalam, perlu memutuskan segera bentuk program mereka bagi September hingga November ini.

Harimau Muda A yang sebelum ini diterajui Azraai Khor Abdullah, pernah melalui siri persahabatan dengan kelab Liga Divisyen 1 Slovakia dari Februari hingga Mei lalu.

Ketidaktentuan program Harimau Muda A sekembalinya dari Slovakia, Jun lalu, turut mendorong beberapa pasukan negeri dan kelab cuba memancing khidmat tonggak mereka sebagai pemain pinjaman bagi menghadapi Piala Malaysia yang bermula 14 September ini.

Timbalan Presiden FAM, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah yang juga Timbalan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pasukan Kebangsaan B23, 21 dan 19 tahun, berkata, pilihan pertama yang dipertimbangkan ialah menghantar semula mereka ke Slovakia untuk menjalani perlawanan persahabatan dengan 12 daripada 14 pasukan Liga Divisyen 1 di sana.

"Kedua, menempatkan mereka di kelab Cardiff City, England selama enam minggu dan yang terakhir, skuad belia ini akan kekal di Malaysia sambil mencari beberapa perlawanan persahabatan di luar negara," katanya yang juga dilantik sebagai Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pertandingan Antarabangsa; Teknikal dan Pembangunan Belia FAM.

Sementara itu, Setiausaha Agung FAM, Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad menjelaskan, penampilan Harimau Muda A sebagai pasukan yang bertanding dalam Liga Divisyen 1 Slovakia tidak dapat ditunaikan kerana masalah percanggahan pendapat persatuan bola sepak negara itu dengan Kesatuan Bola Sepak Eropah (UEFA) sejurus selepas Piala Dunia, bulan lalu.

"Kita juga kesuntukan waktu untuk mendapatkan kelulusan FIFA (Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa) kerana sebarang rancangan sesebuah pasukan negara bermain di liga negara lain juga perlu melalui persekutuan benua berkenaan terlebih dulu sedangkan pertandingan mahu bermula pada bulan lalu," katanya.
Jelasnya, FAM bagaimanapun akan cuba mengutamakan jumlah perlawanan bermutu tinggi yang dapat diperoleh Harimau Muda A dalam menentukan bentuk program masa depan mereka khususnya bagi mempertahankan pingat emas Sukan SEA di Indonesia 2011 dengan disokong tujuh pemain lain daripada temasya di Laos, tahun lalu.


Oleh ABDUL HAFIZ AHMAD
hafiz.ahmad@utusan.com.my

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