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Kuala Lumpur: “Kadang-kala ada pemain terpaksa berbuka puasa di tepi gelanggang saja”.
Itu antara cabaran bulan Ramadan perlu diharungi barisan pemain sepak takraw negara yang menjalani latihan bersama tiga kelab Thailand iaitu Chonburi, Kalasin dan Nakhon Pathom.

Selain itu menurut sumber, pemain juga menjalani latihan seperti biasa dengan sesetengah kelab mempunyai dua sesi latihan yang berlangsung pada sebelah pagi dan petang. “Kenapa masalah ini berlaku sekarang (menghilangkan diri), kenapa tidak dulu (sejak program bermula pada April),” kata sumber itu.
Isu pemain negara menghilangkan diri dari kelab Thailand dan pulang ke tanah air menarik perhatian pelbagai pihak dengan Persatuan Sepaktakraw Malaysia (PSM) sudah menggantung sementara tekong berbakat negara, Zulkifli Abd Razak yang menjadi pemain utama kelab Nakhon Pathom.

Zulkifli antara lima pemain yang dikenakan surat tunjuk sebab PSM bagi menjawab tuduhan dan dakwaan terhadap mereka dengan pilihan hukuman menanti antaranya digugurkan, digantung atau diturunkan ke skuad elit B.

Sementara itu Presiden PSM Datuk Ahmad Ismail berkata: “Saya sudah membuat keputusan tidak mahu mengumumkan nama mereka kerana ia membabitkan maruah dan sebagainya. Bagaimanapun mereka perlu menjawab surat tunjuk sebab dikeluarkan dua hari lalu (Sabtu) yang perlu dibalas dalam tempoh 14 hari mengikut peraturan ditetapkan.” Ditanya mengenai jumlah sebenar pemain yang bertindak meninggalkan kelab di Thailand, beliau berkata tidak perlu baginya mendedahkan secara terperinci namun mengaku ada pemain yang balik ke Malaysia tanpa pengetahuan PSM dan kelab yang diwakilinya di Thailand.

FotoAKSI pemain Malaysia, Nazirul Akmal (kiri) melakukan rejaman sambil pemain Myanmar melakukan tampanan, kelmarin.
“Saya rumuskan, semuanya berkaitan dengan sikap, disiplin dan komitmen yang semakin berkurangan. Sudah enam tahun saya cuba membawa masuk pemain dalam Liga Takraw Thailand (LTT) namun selepas pertama kali berjaya tahun ini sebaliknya pula yang berlaku. Mungkin pemain tidak nampak betapa bagusnya program yang dirancang ini.

“Peringkat awal program semuanya berjalan lancar namun bermula Ramadan macam-macam alasan saya dapat tahu. Saya pernah turun ke sana bagi memberikan motivasi dan semangat,” katanya yang hadir menyaksikan final Kejohanan Jemputan Lima Negara awal pagi semalam.
Bagaimanapun Ahmad berkata, selepas mengadakan perbincangan dan memujuk pemain, hanya seorang (Zulkifli) yang tidak akan meneruskan program di Thailand yang dijangka berakhir pertengahan bulan depan.

Tindakan tegas PSM turut mendapat sokongan Ketua Pengarah Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong yang menyatakan, tiada tolak ansur dalam perkara membabitkan disiplin.

Kejohanan jemputan acara berpasukan itu yang berlangsung di MSN Keramat, awal pagi semalam menobatkan Myanmar sebagai juara apabila menewaskan skuad negara, 2-1 sekali gus menimbulkan kebimbangan mengenai persiapan ke Sukan SEA pada Disember.



Oleh Azlan Muhammad Zain, Arena - Harian Metro

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