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Sasar kedudukan empat terbaik


Sebahagian daripada pemain yang meraih pingat perak pada Sukan Asia di Guangzhou tahun lalu bakal disenaraikan semula dalam skuad negara untuk Trofi Juara-Juara Asia 2011.

SASARAN untuk muncul sebagai empat pasukan terbaik pada Kejohanan Hoki Trofi Juara-Juara Asia di China bulan depan sebenarnya bukan satu tekanan buat skuad negara.
Sebaliknya, ia adalah satu sasaran realistik ke atas Malaysia dalam program persiapan menghadapi kempen Kelayakan Olimpik London 2012 awal tahun depan.

Pada kejohanan yang akan bermula 3 hingga 11 September itu nanti, Malaysia yang berada di ranking ke-15 dunia akan berentap dengan lima lagi pasukan Asia iaitu Korea Selatan (6), Pakistan (8), India (9), tuan rumah China (14) dan Jepun (16).

Presiden Persekutuan Hoki Malaysia (PHM), Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah baru-baru ini menjelaskan bahawa sasaran menduduki tempat empat terbaik itu adalah sesuatu yang realistik dan mampu dicapai.

“Kita harus realistik dalam setiap kejohanan, jadi sasaran kita pada Trofi Juara-Juara Asia ini ialah berada di empat kedudukan terbaik,” titah baginda.

“Malah, sudah menjadi polisi kepada PHM menetapkan sasaran kepada skuad negara dalam setiap kejohanan dan dalam kejohanan ini, tempat keempat adalah sasarannya.

“Jadi, ia bukan satu tekanan kerana semua pemain telah biasa dengan sasaran ini dan masing-masing tahu apa yang perlu dilakukan,” tambah baginda lagi.
Ketika ini 25 pemain menjalani latihan pusat dan senarai 18 pemain terakhir skuad negara akan diumumkan Tai Beng Hai esok.

Selepas kejohanan enam negara di China ini, skuad kendalian Beng Hai (gambar kecil) itu akan dilepaskan semula menyertai saingan Liga Hoki Malaysia (LHM) bersama kelab masing-masing pada 17 September.
Selepas LHM berakhir pada 23 Oktober, skuad negara dijadualkan menghadapi Cabaran Juara-Juara I di Johannesburg, Afrika Selatan bermula 26 November hingga 3 Disember.

“Kejohanan di China dan Afrika Selatan ini amat penting bagi persiapan kempen Kelayakan Olimpik London 2012 tahun depan.
“Malah ia juga memberi peluang terbaik kepada Malaysia untuk memperbaiki ranking dunia sekiranya mampu menduduki sekurang-kurangnya tempat kelima dalam Cabaran Juara-Juara I nanti,” titah baginda.



Oleh SHAHRIL NIZAM ABDULLAH
shahril@kosmo.com.my

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