DBasia.news – Football Association Malaysia (FAM) needs to forget the two Pahang players Matthew Davies and Nor Azam Azih and instead concentrating on forming a squad with existing players to face the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.
“They do not want to be released, then there’s no need to persuade them. It’s useless to waste time, hoping and appealing because for me even if the two players are not there, it is impossible to affect the entire team.
“It’s better that Datuk Ong (Kim Swee) focus on strengthening a team with current players than thinking of the two players. Let them play in Malaysia Cup only if that is more important for their team.
“After all, if FAM appealed like this, it just makes the party seem more hard headed. We can prove that without the two players, the national squad can be successful, “said former national coach Wan Jamak Wan Hassan in a cynical tone.
He was commenting on the statement by FAM deputy president Datuk Wira Yusoff Mahadi, who still hoped the Pahang State Football Association (PBNP) would release the player when it was still invisible after three other players reported.
This is the second time Pahang has taken the stand thus refusing to release the same player for the country’s duty at AFC Cup Under 23 (B-23) qualification in Bangkok last year.
“Indeed Asian Games are not included in the FIFA calendar (International Football Federation) and the team is not obliged to release his players.
“FAM can not even take action on the team who dismissed the national team for this sport.
“But if we all have Malaysian souls, no one will spark this problem. Why, if other troops can sacrifice why are there troops who can not do it? “Wan Jamak questioned.
At the same time he wants this issue to be a lesson by the Malaysian Football League (MFL) in preparing the schedule in the future as currently, the Malaysia Cup schedule overlaps with the Asian Games.