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Presiden PHM kecewa prestasi hoki negara

KUALA LUMPUR - Aksi hambar yang dipamerkan skuad hoki kebangsaan dalam Cabaran Juara-Juara 1 di Afrika Selatan mengundang rasa tidak senang Persekutuan Hoki Malaysia (PHM).

Presidennya, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah berkata, kalah pada saingan awal menentang Kanada dan tidak berupaya mendapatkan kemenangan pada perlawanan menentang Jepun boleh dianggap sebagai sesuatu yang mengecewakan.

"Sudah tentu saya kecewa dengan kekalahan kepada Kanada dan keputusan seri menentang Jepun.
"Setiap perlawanan adalah penting dan sekiranya kita dapat melakukan dengan baik sudah tentu kita berpeluang berjumpa pasukan lemah pada suku akhir.

"Namun bila kita beraksi dengan teruk dan mendapat kedudukan kurang baik di peringkat kumpulan, kita akan berhadapan pasukan hebat," kata Tengku Abdullah.

Pada aksi pertama minggu lalu, skuad hoki negara tewas 1-3 kepada Kanada, sebelum seri 2-2 menentang Jepun dalam perlawanan kedua peringkat kumpulan.

Hari ini saingan bakal menjadi lebih sukar apabila berhadapan Argentina yang setakat ini masih belum tewas dalam kumpulan.

Sementara itu, Tengku Abdullah berkata, pasukan negara mempunyai tiga bulan lagi sebelum beraksi dalam perlawanan kelayakan Olimpik Mac depan.

"Jurulatih harus serius terhadap perlawanan kelayakan yang bakal dihadapi dan sebelum itu kita ada Piala Sultan Azlan Shah pada Februari," katanya.


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