Wigan Athletic are being linked with offering a trial to Baddrol bin Bakhtiar, a Malaysia international who plays for Kedah FA.
The winger is highly rated in his homeland and he has 11 international caps scoring 3 goals, the Latics are certainly casting their nets far and wide in an effort to unearth some gems.
It looks like Wigan Athletic are attempting to forge links with the Far East, following on from reporting that Baddrol bin Bakhtiar has been a linked with a trial at the Latics, Vital have been contacted about another talented young player, 20 year old striker Wan Zack Haikal from Malaysia, who has also been given the same offer of a two weeks trial from Wigan Athletic.
Information received from Aku Aweh:
Wan Zack is currently playing for Malaysia under-23 side, Harimau Muda A, he is a very talented striker and currently top scorer for Harimau Muda. Wan Zack Haikal and his team, Harimau Muda A were in Slovakia last month for a part of the Malaysian team's preparations ahead of their final round of the Olympic (Asian) qualifiers.
After four matches, Harimau Muda A won three games and Wan Zack Haikal put in a good performance. He has been offered a two weeks trial at Wigan Athletic along with Baddrol bin Bakhtiar.
Thanks to Aku Aweh (hariz2613) for the information
KUALA LUMPUR - Penyerang sensasi negara, Safee Sali mempamerkan taringnya apabila meledak gol sulung pada hari pertama sesi latihan bersama Cardiff City di pusat latihan kelab tersebut, kelmarin.
Jaringan sulung Safee pada perlawanan lima sebelah itu begitu menarik apabila dia mengelecek pemain pertahanan skuad bimbingan Malky Mackay.
Ia merupakan perkembangan terbaru Safee yang disampaikan oleh pengurus peribadi pemain itu, Zakaria Ab. Rahim yang bangga dengan pencapaian Safee pada hari pertama bersama kelab divisyen dua England itu.
" Sebelum meledak jaringan tersebut, Safee mempamerkan kehandalannya apabila mengelecek seorang pemain pertahanan skuad Bluebirds.
" Selepas menjaringkan gol, Safee dijatuhkan oleh pemain yang berjaya dilepasinya sebelum itu namun Safee tidak mengalami apa-apa masalah.
" Ia perkembangan yang amat baik kerana Safee tiba hari Isnin lalu dan terus menjalani latihan pada pukul 9 pagi semalam (waktu tempatan), " katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia, semalam.
Tambah Zakaria, Safee mula menyertai sesi latihan kelab itu di Stadium Cardiff City buat kali pertama selepas berlatih di pusat latihan kelab itu Selasa lalu.
" Safee menunjukkan keserasian dengan pemain dan hubungan dengan rakan sepasukan yang lain amat baik.
" Jurulatih tidak menganggap Safee sebagai orang asing semasa latihan serta memberikan layanan yang sama seperti mana pemain lain, " katanya.
Menurutnya, Safee tidak mengalami masalah seperti tempat penginapan yang hanya lima minit berjalan kaki ke pusat latihan Cardiff City.
Sementara itu, mengenai laporan akhbar tempatan Wales yang menggelar Safee sebagai 'David Beckham Malaysia', Zakaria berkata : " Ia mampu menyuntik semangat Safee kerana ramai yang semakin mengenalinya.
" Cabaran berlatih di sana amat bagus buat Safee kerana dia dapat bersama dengan pemain yang jauh lebih tinggi tahap keupayaannya, terutama apabila berlatih dengan penyerang Cardiff City, " katanya.
- Utusan Malaysia -
Malaysians set for City trial
Sali has been descibed as ' the David Beckham of Malaysia '
Bluebirds boss Malky Mackay to trial Malaysian pair
Malaysia duo Safiq Rahim and Safee Sali have been offered trials with Championship outfit Cardiff City.
Rahim is the national team captain and is currently on trial with the Bluebirds for the next fortnight, while Sali, who QPR boss Neil Warnock recently described as 'the David Beckham of Malaysia ', is set to fly out to Wales two weeks later.
Sali, 27, has one of the highest profiles across South East Asia, and is regarded as the best Malaysian marksman of his generation with 16 goals in 31 internationals.
He is currently plying his trade for club side Pelita Jaya in the Indonesian Super League, but City chairman Dato Chan Tien Ghee has convinced the player to try his hand at the Cardiff City stadium.
And Sali has revealed that he is thrilled at being asked to trial with the club and is ready to show manager Malky Mackay what he is capable of.
He said : " Every Malaysian football fan follows the English game and I'm no different. Even as a kid, I've always dream of one day plying my trade in the English league and now I have a chance to do that with his trial.
" The door has been opened for me. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am going to give it my all to prove my credentials. "
Warnock should know as Rangers were linked with Sali before Cardiff City stole a march in the race to sign the free-scoring striker by taking him on a two-week trial.
Of course, Cardiff and Rangers have Malaysian owners – the big-spending Tan Sri Tony Fernandes having just taken over at Loftus Road – and it could be argued that signing Sali is a crude marketing ploy.
A PR stunt of Premier League proportions ?
Imagine the interest in Malaysia in their top player plying his trade in British football.
There would be a few replica shirts in it, that’s for sure – much to the delight of Bluebirds billionaire backer Vincent Tan and chairman Dato Chan Tien Ghee.
But is there more to Sali than a marketing man’s dream? Well, his goal record would suggest so.
The 27-year-old is regarded as the best Malaysian marksman of his generation with 16 goals in 31 international outings to prove it.
With goals, come cash. Sali was the face of his previous sponsor Adidas across South East Asia and is currently tied up to Nike.
The sports giant have paid him the ultimate accolade of supplying him with his own named boot.
That has raised Sali’s profile on the international stage and there has also been reported interest from Bundesliga clubs in Germany.
But after flying into Cardiff on Monday, Sali – who currently plies his trade at Indonesian Super League side Pelita Jaya – was remaining modest about the prospects of playing in Britain.
Sali described his opportunity to impress manager Malky Mackay at Cardiff as “ the chance of a lifetime ” and is just hoping to make a good impression in the Welsh capital.
“It all started when Cardiff contacted my agent about the arrangement,” Sali told a Malaysian newspaper.
“ When my agent told me I was in a state of shock.
“ I didn’t believe it at first, thinking it was a practical joke.
“ Then my agent had to reassure me that it was for real; that Cardiff City was really interested in having me on board for a two-week stint.
“ It slowly sank in and naturally, I was elated over the whole matter.
“ When things were finalised I told my wife and she too was in disbelief, but she and my whole family were very happy about the whole news.
“ I’m still very happy and really excited but I do have several concerns, one being my old knee injury.
“ I’m praying that I will be fit and well throughout my time there.
“ Language too will be an obstacle. But I hope I will be able to adapt quickly and make the best of my opportunity.
“I know some people may treat this trip lightly, but to me, being called up for trials with the first team is already an honour.
“ Deep down inside I am bent on impressing them. Perhaps this would help market my capabilities in that region.
“ I know I’ve been linked to the Bundesliga, too. A good showing in Cardiff would surely help me secure something in Europe.
“ But I don’t want to be seen as being too far-fetched, so for now I’m just going to enjoy myself by playing good football.
“ I’m thankful, it is certainly a chance of a lifetime.”
One thing that cannot be disputed is that Sali certainly knows where the net is.
During his club career in Malaysia, he scored an incredible 110 times in 138 appearances for various clubs.
At his current Indonesian employers he has continued where he left off with seven goals in 13 appearances.
Mackay is certainly in the market for an extra striker to boost his attacking options.
The starting partnership so far this campaign has seen Robert Earnshaw paired up top with Kenny Miller.
Young Frenchman Rudy Gestede has made a number of substitute appearances in the league, but, along with Joe Mason, is currently seen as too inexperienced.
Burly frontman Jon Parkin does not appear to figure in Mackay’s plans and was close to moving to Coventry recently.
With the loan window now open Mackay has confirmed he is looking to add new faces.
But even with Premier League sides having named their 25-man squads, experienced options for the Bluebirds look limited.
“ It is a small pool you have to fish in of who the Premier League clubs would like to loan out, ” said Mackay.
“ Even among that there is criteria like wages that are astronomical or youngsters who are not ready to play in the Championship yet.
“ So there’s a small band and I would imagine about 15 clubs in this league are looking for them – and we’re one of them.
“ We certainly need a little bit of strength-in-depth if we are going to make it through a 46-game league season.
“ We need strengthening in every area. ”
At 5ft 8ins, Sali barely fits the bill of the strong forward presence that Cardiff are crying out for. But, with his trademark turn of pace and deadly finishing, he could yet add another dimension to Cardiff’s play.
One thing is for certain, if Sali can impress over the next fortnight then life at Cardiff City might never be quite the same again.
The fans had waited almost 15 years for an apology from the former Premier League star, and this week, ex-West Ham and Selangor striker Tony Cottee finally laid to rest the controversy that had been brewing since he became the Malaysian League’s biggest ever signing in 1996.
In his recent interview on Astro SuperSport’s Bola@mamak, Cottee addressed many of the controversial remarks that followed him during his football career in Malaysia.
" The last thing I am is a prima-donna but I was just used to a higher standard. When you go to another country and when you question the other guys, that is perhaps why I was pictured the wrong way. Did I enjoy the football? No. Did I enjoy being in Malaysia ? Yes, ” he remembers. “ Different culture…. I had a great time. My twin boys were conceived here. So I will always have great affection for Malaysia ”, said Cottee.
Cottee stunned the sporting world when he went from the Premier League to Selangor in October 1996. Aged 31 at the time, he had scored 182 top-flight league goals over 14 seasons with the Hammers and Everton.
When he returned from Asia in the summer of 1997, Cottee was signed by Martin O’Neill at Leicester City, linking up with Emile Heskey. He got his first taste of the European stage in the UEFA Cup and finally won a major English trophy when Leicester lifted the 2000 League Cup. Eighty-five league games for the Foxes yielded 27 goals, including the winner against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 1998.
" TOO MANY MUSHROOMS and not enough magic " is how one wit described Tony Cottee’s 10 months in Malaysia in the mid-1990s.
If a touch unkind, it refers to the manner of his leaving as well as a less-than-stellar spell with Selangor, memories of which were stirred when he popped up on our screens as a World Cup pundit last year.
Cottee scored 14 goals in 23 games in Malaysia – not a bad return but perhaps not quite what was expected of a striker who bagged over 300 in a 20-year career in English football.
One of his strikes helped win the Malaysia Cup but even that can’t compete with his mushrooms jibe.
" The grass on some pitches, " he told a British newspaper, " was so long I saw mushrooms growing. " It was not the only bridge he burned.
There were other quips about having to clean his own boots and rooming with a teammate whose early morning wake-up calls disturbed his slumber.
Some players might have taken the " out of context " option when tackled on it but not Cottee.
" I really saw them, " he subsequently said of the fungi fields he was expected to play on. " It was no joke. "
If this didn’t go down too well with the groundsmen of the time, Cottee at least told it as he saw it and in doing so showed the makings of a no-nonsense pundit.
There is no ducking and diving or shooting the messenger for him – he stands by his comments a decade and a half later.
In an e-mail interview he told me : " I have happy memories of my time living in Malaysia but I didn’t enjoy the football. I did play in the Malaysia Cup final and my scoring record was good. I was just frustrated with the lack of professionalism I came across in my time out there.
" To be fair, English football had been going for 120 years and in Malaysia just 15, so I should have known what was coming but that didn’t mean I didn’t struggle to come to terms with it. It has given me some good material for my after dinner speech though… "
Asked how he got into punditry, he is typically forthright. " It was after my last season playing and a failed attempt at management (with then fourth division Barnet).
" I made a call to a friend at Sky and they gave me a chance on the Soccer Saturday show. I’ve always enjoyed working with the media, so it was a natural thing to do after that last season ! "
That last season (2000-01) saw him play in all four divisions, a precipitous descent by any standards but the rapidity is partly explained by his dabble in management.
He was also given a player-coaching role at Norwich after being released by Leicester City on a freebie in gratitude for three sensational years.
When he quit Malaysia, he was a forgotten man. He’d gone off the radar and admits: " I wasn’t wanted when I left so I thought I would return to one of my local clubs, Southend or Orient maybe, to play out my career. So, to join Leicester and work with Martin O’Neill was fantastic. I had three wonderful years there and winning the League Cup was the highlight of my career (the only trophy I won). "
His gratitude to O’Neill is not surprising. He is such a fan of the Ulsterman that he wishes he’d got the England job instead of Steve McClaren and the West Ham job when he was strongly linked with it in January.
" He’s that good, " insists Cottee. But while the Brian Clough disciple deserves immense credit for helping reverse a career heading nowhere fast, Cottee is far too modest to mention his own contribution.
Thirty-four goals in 100 games for the Foxes was proof he’d not lost his cunning in the penalty area. If that isn’t a bad return for a mid-30s striker, it was a reminder of his prolific heyday when Everton broke the British transfer record for him in 1988.
The fee of £2 million (RM10m) was paid back with interest – 99 goals in 244 games – including two against Liverpool in that epic 4-4 draw after which Kenny Dalglish first called it a day.
But it was at his beloved West Ham where Cottee made his name, scoring on his debut as a 17-year-old against Spurs and forging a lethal partnership with Frank McAvennie.
He had two spells with the Hammers, returning from Goodison before being sold to Selangor for £700,000 (RM3.5m).
He also won seven England caps. As evidence of his longevity, he played for more clubs after he left Malaysia than before he came.
He certainly liked the country and when he came out to do the World Cup on Astro, he brought his 70-year-old dad out with him to meet old friends and let him see for himself what Malaysia is like.
Now an occasional contributor from London where he’s a regular for Sky, he’s much valued for his knowledge and insightful analysis of the game.
It’s a role he enjoys along with after dinner speaking but the latter didn’t come naturally.
" It does now but I’ve been doing it for eight years. Trust me, at the start, I was rubbish. "
Telling it straight is Cottee’s modus operandi and he’s not afraid to own up to a gaffe.
" I pride myself on not making too many mistakes on TV but we all do it. Last season, I called a goal scored for Gillingham by a Leeds player… and it wasn’t an own goal!
" Also, about five years ago, I turned up at the Sky Studios in West London to be a pundit when I should have been at the City Ground in Nottingham to cover the match. I never made it to the game ! "
Fourteen years after leaving these shores, it’s fair to say Tony Cottee, raconteur, pundit and after-dinner speaker, has not let that grass grow under his feet.
Apa Yang Aku Lihat Dalam Buku Cerita Malaysia Tidak Ke Piala Dunia
Tempohari aku telah membeli sebuah buku yang menarik perhatian aku. Membelinya di keramaian Halowin Datang Lagi : 8 Judul oleh 7 Penerbit. Gigih aku datang dari Muar semata-mata dua perkara penting. Satu, mahu mendapatkan buku tulisan penulis yang maha angkuh dengan faktanya, lain tak bukan saudara Lucius Maximus. Dan dua, bersempena roadshow Kitab Terfaktab.
Hari ini dalam pertama kali dalam sejarah penulisan aku. Aku akan review buku orang. Maka, yang jadi mangsa kali ini ialah semestinya saudara Lucius Maximus atau lebih dikenali dengan panggilan ' manja '-nya, Lucy.
Sebelum terus ke tajuk utama. Lebih baik aku beri pandangan peribadi aku mengenai sang penulis yang maha angkuh dan saksama dalam penulisan ini. Lucy bagi aku secara realistiknya adalah penulis yang cemerlang. Cemerlang dari segi sindiran sinis, fakta dan tak lupa juga tembakan padu pada setiap point-point yang disampaikan. Aku telah mengenali penulisan Lucy sejak sebelum beliau menulis di blog Sokernet. Sewaktu itu hanya membaca dalam diam, mengkritik secara ringan-ringan dan bergelak ketawa tanda meng-iya-kan point-point yang beliau ketengahkan.
Sebenarnya dulu, pernah juga aku berdebat dengan Lucy di dalam blog. Heh. Tapi, tidaklah sampai berbomoh-bomoh atau memukul. Hanya menajamkan isi penulisan. Itu saja. Dasar anak muda degil hendak berdebat dengan seorang dewasa yang digelar ' Raja Fakta '. Well, itulah yang sebenar-benarnya tujuan ber-blog. Mengetengahkan isu dengan bijaksana dan tidak menjadi anonymous yang berdebat tanpa telur. Lebih teruk, sudahlah menjadi anonymous, kemudian point-point yang disampaikan adalah bangang bangang dan bangang.
Baiklah, biarlah kita ke tajuk utama ya ?
Mengapa aku membeli buku Malaysia Tidak Ke Piala Dunia ini walhal aku tak beli pun buku tulisan Lucy yang lama iaitu Cerita Piala Dunia ? Ini kerana aku kurang berminat dengan hal-ehwal Piala Dunia. Tetapi, kerana buku kali ini menceritakan mengenai Malaysia tidak ke Piala Dunia. Maka, aku rasa aku patut beli. Dengan kata lain, kerana ada penceritaan mengenai Malaysia, maka aku akan beli. Patriotisma tinggi, brader.
Aku jarang membeli novel. Bukan sebab aku malas membaca, tetapi aku lebih gemar membaca artikel dan jurnal. Penulisan Lucy bercorak artikel. Sebab itu aku mengkagumi penulisan beliau. Novel keluaran Fixi ? , hanya novel Cekik sahaja yang aku telah baca. Itupun apabila aku selesai membacanya, aku campak ke tepi (akan aku review kelak). Namun, tidak bagi buku baru Lucy ini. Selesai aku membacanya, terus aku menceritakan kehandalan buku ini kepada kawan-kawan aku yang sudah tua (lingkungan 40-50 tahun). Dan mereka seiring sependapat dengan pandangan-pandangan yang Lucy sampaikan dalam buku tersebut.
Kiranya bagi aku, buku Cerita Malaysia Tidak Ke Piala Dunia ini adalah buku yang bagus untuk di baca oleh penggemar bola sepak tempatan dan tak lupa para peminat sejarah bola sepak negara. Tak keterlaluan juga buku ini patut dibaca oleh pemain bola sepak kebangsaan sendiri. Terutama sekali aku tujukan buku ini kepada Khairul Fahmi atau Apek supaya beringat sikit, jangan asyik nak ke kelab malam dengan Dahlia Teteck kau tu. Fokus pada bola sepak, belajar sejarah bola sepak, belajar politik bola sepak.
Buku ini bagi aku boleh diperluaskan lagi ceritanya. Pada pandangan aku, buku ini boleh dikatakan hanya baru menceritakan setengah cerita mengenai hal Malaysia dalam Piala Dunia. Namun, itupun sudah cukup bagus. Apa yang Lucy tulis dalam buku ini masih belum cukup menyentuh hal-hal sensitif mengenai bola sepak Malaysia dalam Piala Dunia terutama hal rasuah FAM sendiri, hal judi Piala Dunia, hal pemain-pemain Malaysia yang dikhabarkan menerima wang rasuah dari negara lain. Juga tak lupa hal macam mana Selangor yang dulu pernah bermain Liga Perdana (divisyen dua) , tetapa ada pemain Selangor waktu itu terpilih menyertai skuad kebangsaan bertanding di kelayakkan Piala Dunia. (Itulah sebabnya aku membenci Selangor FA, sorry to say.)
Apa yang menarik perhatian aku mengenai buku ini ialah kegigihan Lucy mengumpulkan bahan-bahan temuramah dahulu mengenai bola sepak Malaysia. Aku sendiri baru tahu bila membaca buku Lucy ini, dimana Alan Harris pernah berkata ;
" Saya ada menyebut ketika kali pertama menggalas tugas ini bahawa semua orang perlu bersedia untuk keadaan menjadi lebih buruk sebelum ianya kembali menjadi baik "
Dan ternyata selepas itu, bola sepak Malaysia selepas Alan Harris resign, terus jadi sayur kangkung.
Akhir kata, aku memberikan 4 bintang kepada buku ini. (4 dari 5 bintang). Satu bintang hilang kerana aku dihidangkan jenaka rakyat pada bahagian prakata yang ditulis oleh saudara Pipiyapong. Apa? Torpedo Lipis ? Barcelumut ? Income bola dari industri ternakan ikan patin ? Tengkorak kau lah Pipi. Tengkorak kau. Kahkahkah !
Sekian, Chalo asslamualaikom !
p/s : Belilah buku ini. Masih ada di DubokPress dan Uya Distro. Walaupun Luca mula-mula buat auta cuma 50 buah sahaja yang di jual. Itu tipu. Tapi, berbulu juga-lah dengar bila 50 buah sahaja yang dicetak. Wadefook ?
Buku Cerita Malaysia Tidak Ke Piala Dunia : Satu ulasan
Malaysia tidak ke Piala Dunia itu semua orang tahu.
Tapi apa cerita sebenar yang berlaku dari 1970 hingga 2014, Malaysia secara konsisten gagal layak ke Piala Dunia ? Hanya Lucius Maximus ada butirannya didalam buku kedua beliau yang bertajuk CERITA MALAYSIA TIDAK KE PIALA DUNIA.
Aku membeli senaskah dimalam pelancarannya di Rasta TTDI kira-kira 3 minggu lalu.
Buku yang dimulakan dengan prakata cukup padu dari Pipiyapong tentang angan-angan Malaysia ke Piala Dunia. Galataraub FC, Barcelumut dan Torpedo Lipis ? Aku kuat merasakan prakata ini juga adalah sedikit cebisan naskah power Pipiyapong tentang Baharum Bahari seperti yang selalu kita baca di blog beliau ( http://baharombahari.blogspot.com/ ). Atau mungkin tidak.
Gaya penulisan Lucius seperti lazimnya kita tahu memang seperti Supermokh diatas padang. Padu dan mampu mengejutkan seperti padunya tendangan sambil berlari Arwah Supermokh juga. Itupun jika anda semua pernah berkesempatan menyaksikan kehebatan Supermokh dan rakan-rakan.
Tetapi jika tidak pernah pun atau hanya menyokong Malaysia di zaman Ultra, Lucius masih mampu membawa anda pembaca muda kembali kezaman kegemilangan bolasepak kita dizaman 70an dan 80an. Aku secara peribadi seperti dibawa kembali ke zaman kanak-kanak aku, menggilai bolasepak Malaysia dengan beberapa nama lama yang secara tidak sedar memberi aku sedikit orgasm.
CMTKPD dimulakan dengan kelayakan 1974. Butiran perlawanan dan rentetan peristiwa yang berlaku ditulis semula oleh Lucius dengan cukup baik. Aku kagum diatas usaha dan kerajinan beliau mendapatkan semula fakta sejarah serta nama pemain, jurulatih dan mereka yang terlibat. Entah arkib mana beliau selongkar, aku tidak bertanya pula. Yang pasti bukan muzium FAM.
CMTKPD juga menyentuh tentang gaya kepimpinan dan campur tangan FAM dalam menentukan corak kegagalan Malaysia ke Piala Dunia. Beberapa nama korban FAM seperti Ken Worden, Frank Lord dan B.Sathianathan juga ada diceritakan. Juga berapa nama pengurus bolasepak serta ragam mereka dalam melukakan hati penyokong setia Malaysia juga tidak terlepas dari tulisan Lucius. Ada banyak info serta fakta menarik yang entah mana dikorek oleh beliau untuk pengetahuan semua.
Kesimpulanya, bolasepak Malaysia dibawah FAM memang unik justeru kegagalan Malaysia untuk layak ke Piala Dunia juga hasil dari paten yang sama. Lucius tidak memberi penyelesaian keatas kemelut bolasepak Malaysia dan bukan itupun tujuan buku ini, tetapi pihak berwajib harus membaca dan jadikan iktibar. Hati rakyat Malaysia telah lama dilukai dan terus dilukai, apakah tidak ada satu manusia pun yang mahu menjadikan angan-angan Pipiyapong menjadi kenyataan ?
Jika anda peminat bolasepak sebenar, samada tempatan atau antarabangsa, anda wajib membeli buku ini. Samada Lucius penulis pujaan anda atau tidak, itu no 20. Jangan terlepas peluang atau menunggu lama-lama lagi, itu perangai The Kops dan The Gunners. Apa dapat ?
Anda Ultra Malaya yang hebat tetapi dengan buku CMTKPD, anda adalah Ultra Malaya sebenar !
CMTKPD diterbitkan oleh penerbit indie terkemuka Malaysia, Dubook Press dan boleh diorder disini.
AHMAD Fakri Saarani dijulang wira negara, semalam apabila jaringan tunggal pada lewat babak perlawanan membantu Malaysia layak ke final dua kali berturut-turut dan kini selangkah lagi mengulangi gemilang 2009 di Laos.
Dalam saingan separuh akhir di Stadium Gelora Bung Karno anak didik Ong Kim Swee menewaskan Myanmar 1-0 untuk bertemu Indonesia, esok bagi membuat perhitungan siapa bakal muncul pemenang pingat emas edisi ke-26 kali ini.
Kali terakhir Malaysia berjaya mempertahankan kejuaraan Sukan SEA adalah pada 30 September 1979 di Jakarta apabila menewaskan tuan rumah, Indonesia 1-0.
BADDROL Bakhtiar could soon be joining Safee Sali at Pelita Jaya if the Indonesian Super League (ISL) club successfully conclude negotiations with Kedah FA.
Malaysia's Sea Games gold medal-winning captain expressed his desire to venture abroad and hopes the Kedah FA will grant him his wish to make the move to Pelita Jaya.
" As a professional player, I would like to broaden my experience in football and playing outside the country is one way of doing so.
"If the offer is right, I'd definitely want to take it up," said Baddrol, 23, after a meet-the-fans session at KL Festival City in Danau Kota, Setapak yesterday.
Baddrol, who underwent a two-week training stint with Chelsea in 2008, is a key figure for Kedah and his departure would be a big blow to the Super League side.
But with tomorrow's deadline for registration of players for the 2012 Malaysian football season fast approaching, Baddrol is hoping for a speedy resolution.
" For now, I am still a Kedah player and I have a contract until the end of 2012. The Indonesian club are still in negotiations with the Kedah management.
" I will only go if Kedah allow me. It all depends on Kedah reaching a deal with them. There is not much time left so I hope to get an answer in a day or two, " said Baddrol, who scored three goals in Malaysia's Sea Games campaign in Jakarta last month.
Safee, who joined Pelita from Selangor early this year, is one reason Baddrol is keen to make the move. Pelita are set to play in the unsanctioned ISL although that does not concern Baddrol.
" Safee has been telling me what it is like to play in the Indonesian league and offered me advice on how to make the transition.
" I know the Indonesian league is a bit messy but I'm not really worried about that. I just want to play, " added Baddrol.
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Tawaran Pelita Jaya : Baddrol Bakhtiar tunggu keputusan KFA
06/12/2011 10:44pm
KUALA LUMPUR 6 Dis. – Tonggak utama pasukan Kedah, Baddrol Bakhtiar berharap Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Kedah (KFA) akan mempertimbangkan hasratnya untuk menyertai kelab Liga Super Indonesia, Pelita Jaya.
Beliau berkata, tawaran seperti itu sememangnya dinanti-nantikannya kerana mahu menimba pengalaman baru selain mahu meningkatkan mutu permainan.
“ Saya telah mengadakan perbincangan lanjut dengan KFA mengenai perkara ini kerana tawaran yang diterima dari kelab tersebut hanya dalam bentuk lisan.
" Namun segala keputusan akan dibuat sekurang-kurangnya sehari dua lagi dan saya menyerahkan perkara ini kepada pihak pengurusan (KFA) untuk mempertimbangkan peluang ini, ” katanya kepada pemberita selepas sesi pertemuan mesra antara pemain skuad Sukan SEA dengan para peminat, anjuran Nike Malaysia di sini hari ini.
Anak kelahiran Sungai Petani ini yang masih mempunyai kontrak setahun lagi bersama skuad Kenari sehingga hujung tahun depan, berkata, beliau ingin mengikut jejak langkah Safee Sali yang turut bermain dalam kelab yang sama yang berpangkalan di Jawa Barat.
" Ia memang merupakan tawaran yang terbaik bagi saya untuk mengembangkan pengalaman dan saya telah mendapat nasihat daripada Safee. Banyak kata-kata positif yang dia berikan kepada saya untuk beraksi bersama pasukan luar negara, ” katanya.
Ching Hong Aik ketika mewakili Malaysia. Bertubuh kecil bukan halangan untuk mewakili negara yang tercinta. Kesebelasan utama Skuad Pra-Olimpik di Singapura pada Jun 1995. Duduk depan hujung kanan sekali ialah Ching Hong Aik yang memakai jersi no 8.
Final Piala Emas Raja-Raja ke-71 pada 1 Jan 2012 ini merupakan penampilan terakhir The Legend Ching Hong Aik anak jati Melaka dalam arena bolasepak tempatan. Beliau akan bersara setelah 18 tahun beraksi di padang.
Post time 7-8-2011 06:22 PM
