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PSM tak harap emas Sukan SEA


PEMAIN sepak takraw negara yang menolak pelawaan menyertai skuad negara bakal menerima hukuman daripada PSM. - Gambar hiasan


PERSATUAN Sepak Takraw Malaysia (PSM) tidak mengharapkan pingat emas pada Sukan SEA 2013 yang akan berlangsung di Myanmar penghujung tahun ini.

Ia gara-gara aksi hambar yang dipamerkan oleh barisan pemain negara yang kesemuanya terdiri daripada muka-muka baharu.

Presiden PSM, Datuk Ahmad Ismail yang menyedari masalah tersebut sekadar mahukan skuad muda negara itu bekerja keras bagi meningkatkan prestasi masing-masing agar dalam masa dua tahun mereka akan menjadi pemain yang lebih matang.

Menurutnya, sasaran utama PSM buat skuad muda ini adalah untuk meraih pingat emas pada Sukan Asia di Korea Selatan pada 2014 kerana dalam tempoh tersebut mereka akan menjadi pemain yang lebih matang dan berkeyakinan.

"Jangan mengharap sangat pingat emas tahun ini. Bagaimanapun, oleh kerana kita membawa maruah negara, sekurang-kurang kita sasarkan pingat perak," katanya mengenai sasaran mereka pada Sukan SEA di Myanmar hujung tahun ini.

Ahmad menjelaskan demikian ketika ditemui selepas menyaksikan demonstrasi sukan Chinlone yang menyerupai sepak takraw bulatan oleh pasukan Myanmar di Kompleks Majlis Sukan Negara di Taman Keramat, Kuala Lumpur semalam.

Ahmad juga menjelaskan, beliau langsung tidak berpuas hati semasa melihat sendiri persembahan pemain negara yang berentap di Korat dan Pattaya baru-baru ini.

"Saya tengok mereka macam bukan pemain kebangsaan. Mereka memiliki kemahiran untuk bermain tetapi saya tak tahu di mana silapnya, mereka gagal memberi saingan yang diharapkan," ujar Ismail.
Untuk itu, beliau berharap skuad Elit A sedia ada membuktikan sesuatu dalam saingan Super Series yang akan diadakan di Myanmar pada Mei nanti.

Selain itu, mereka kini bakal berdepan dengan cabaran bukan sahaja daripada pasukan luar tetapi skuad Elit B.

"Perlu diingatkan, pasukan Elit A jangan terlalu selesa dengan kedudukan mereka kini kerana pada bila-bila masa, Elit B akan mengambil alih.

"Walaupun baru sebulan diwujudkan, skil, disiplin dan persembahan Elit B dilihat semakin meningkat," tegasnya.

Sementara itu, Ahmad juga memberitahu, satu perbincangan telah diadakan dengan jawatankuasa pemilihan mengenai pemberian surat tunjuk sebab mengapa pemain yang enggan turun berlatih, tidak boleh dikenakan tindakan.

"Ini melibatkan maruah negara. Mereka dipilih untuk berkhidmat dengan negara. Jika tidak mempunyai sebab yang kukuh, mereka tidak boleh menolak pelawaan untuk menyertai skuad kebangsaan.
"Jadi, jangan main-main dengan perkara ini. Saya percaya, para pemain sudah cukup matang untuk memikirkan risiko yang perlu mereka hadapi sekiranya digantung.

"Bukan sahaja tidak boleh bertanding, malah reputasi mereka juga tercalar," jelas Ahmad.

Oleh SHANIKA ABDULLATIB
shanika.latib@kosmo.com.my

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