Raja can't ask for more; pitch horrible, rubbish everywhere
National coach K.Rajagobal admitted his side will face an uphill battle when they play Thailand in Bangkok in the AFF Cup return leg semifinal this Thursday.
Malaysia were held to a 1-1 draw against the Thais in the first leg match held at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil last night.
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha finally inked his name on the score sheet with a goal in the 48th minute but Thailand's Teerasil Dangda silenced the Malaysian crowd with a brilliant header in the 78th minute.
Rajagobal had this to say;
Sadly, the pitch was horrible. Period.
Malaysia were held to a 1-1 draw against the Thais in the first leg match held at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil last night.
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha finally inked his name on the score sheet with a goal in the 48th minute but Thailand's Teerasil Dangda silenced the Malaysian crowd with a brilliant header in the 78th minute.
Rajagobal had this to say;
“It was the best match we’ve played. Honestly, we deserved a 3-1 win but I can’t ask for more.
We didn’t start with the core players but the boys played a good match.
“I know it will be a tough match in Thailand and it can go
any way. The critics thought Thailand would have defeated us at Bukit Jalil but
that didn’t happen. This is football.”
Thailand coach German Winfried Anton Schafer - who was sent off by Iranian referee Torki Mohsen Ramezanali - had this to say;
“We didn’t play well. Malaysia was a difficult team but
after they led 1-0 we played better football and the draw was fantastic.
“It’s not easy playing in front of an 80,000 crowd who are
against you. I know the team (Malaysia) and it is not easy."
It was a fantastic match with brilliant football displayed by both teams - way better than the other semi final clash between the Philippines and Singapore which ended in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.
Some fans decided to bring their laser torches to the stands and almost caused the match to be called off by the refreee.
And to top it all, the National Sports Complex turned into a big rubbish dump with litter strewn everywhere - from the corridors of the stadium, parking lot to the stairways heading to the LRT station.
Sigh!
HD says: Looking forward to the second leg clash in Bangkok.
"Raja cannot ask for more"
ReplyDeleteOnly true for the time up to the goal by Matyo.
Itupun bila kita abaikan fakta yang Amar Rohidan terpaksa DIbantu pertahanan, walaupun tugasnya adalah MEMbantu pertahanan.
p/s Is this the kind of player's character Raja so often talk about?
Kamarul
Bro don't forget..Amar Rohidan is 'my player' I know my player type...HD..rubbish anywhere??? He he he biasala Bro...Malaysia and Harimau Malaya Boleh (boleh throw anywhere....)
DeleteTak ada (termasuk Rajagopal) yang menghargai hakikat yang dua orang pemain - Amar dan Gary - diperlukan untuk mengambil alih tugas Shakir.
DeleteSaya tidak faham kenapa barisan pertahanan dipersalahkan keatas keputusan seri itu.
Oh ya, 4-5-1 bukan strategi menyerang, hanya mengharapkan counter attack. Apa agaknya formasi yang akan digunakan Rajagopal di Bangkok nanti. Maklumlah, mesti menang atau sekurang-kurangnya seri 2-2 kan?
Kamarul
Siapa yg salahkan defence masa thai score? Rasanya tak salahkan sesiapa sgt. Kalau nak kata defence, Aidil tak cukup rapat masa cross tu masuk.
Delete4-5-1 (atau kita mungkin lebih kepada 4-2-3-1) tak semestinya defensive. Masa tgh attack, boleh bertukar jadi 4-3-3 (atau 4-2-1-3) bila sayap kiri & kanan naik untuk support lone striker. Dan bila mahali naik, terus boleh jadi 3-2-2-3.
Sebab utama nak pilih 4-5-1 ialah untuk ramaikan lagi midfielders dan cepat2 pressure midfield lawan bila kita tak pegang bola. Thailand yg ni tak byk main long passing dan akan serang melalui tengah.
Sdr perlu ambil konteks dari penulisan saya yang terdahulu merujuk kepada bantuan pertahanan kepada Amar dan bukan sebaliknya seperti yang sepatutnya.
DeleteYang banyak bantu defend adalah Gary. Dimana Amar?
Kenapa perlu tukar formasi SEMASA dalam permainan? Pernah dengar istilah over-lapping?
Tidak ada over-lapping lah yang menyebabkan ruang tengah kosong dan membolehkan pihak lawan menyerang bertubi-tubi.
4-5-1, midfield ramai bukan bermakna mereka boleh off-guard. Dalam apa-apa formasi, midfield masih sebagai jentera.
4-5-1, midfield ramai bukan untuk menyerang sahaja. Dari 5 midfielder, 2 adalah defending midfielder manakala 3 adalah attacking midfielder.
Adakah 4-5-1 masih dipakai selepas jaringan pertama? Saya kata tidak kerana jelas dilihat, tengah kosong.
Bukan kerja Mahali untuk naik-turun sepanjang padang SEPANJANG MASA PERMAINAN.
Pique dan Jordi Alba pun tak mampu buat macam itu. Mereka dapat mencari nafas dengan adanya pemain macam Busquet dan Mascherano.
Kalau tengok di padang (jika anda di stadium), 30 minit terakhir, siapa yang banyak berjalan dari berlari.
Kamarul
Perbadanan stadium pun perlu ambil perhatian tentang perkara-perkara kecil yang lain:
ReplyDelete1. Kedudukan kedai menjual baju cenderahati di bhgn luar stadium. Sepatutnya tidak dibenarkan penyambungan plastik kanvas daripada khemah asal. Memgganggu laluan penjalan kaki.
2. Peniaga 2 kecil yg menjual di luar stadium yg tidak mempunyai khemah. Menjual dengan hanya membentang barang jualan di atas lantai di depan stesen lrt dan pintu masuk stadium.
3. Keadaan tandas sungguh teruk. Tiada lampu. Banjir di tingkat bawah.
4. Untuk game pkl 8, patut sediakan tempat ambil wuduk. Tak susah utk sediakan paip tambahan di luar tandas khas utk ambil wuduk. Patut juga sediakan khemas khas utk orang islam sembahyang.
Last sekali. Mintala tolong bukak pintu pagar keluar dgn banyak. Stadium direka utk memudahkan pergerakan keluar. Tapi kalau hanya 2 pintu kecil digunakan. Xdpt bayangkan kalau ada kebakaran.
Sori HD, xtau kat mana nak luahkan.
Dari penyokong yg membayar tiket ke stadium.
Thank you for your comments and observation. Much appreciated.
DeleteActually I dont quite agree to Amar Rohidan being subbed which preceded the goal by Thailand. Malaysia had the balance and shape in midfield until a more attacking-minded set up with Safee up front, gave Thailand a little bit more space to have more control of the game.
ReplyDeleteKunalan who just came on and not warmed up enough, did not track back to close down Thai's right back to cross to Teerasil. And Teerasil was loosely marked because we had one less defensive midfielder to crowd him out.
Anyway, there's still 90 more minutes for us to get it right. Difficult? Yes. Impossible? Definitely not. One goal in Bangkok and we are even in away goals. Our players just need to be more confident and clinical in front of goal. Safee and Matyo in the last 10 minutes could have put them away if they had the composure. Azamudin also wasnt as cool as he usualy was. Rajagobal to sort this out with everyone.
This time around I, very much agree wt the Coach. We can't expect much from the Malaysian players, their ability are very limited and they can only play according to instructions and nothing more...
ReplyDeleteAs for the rubbish; hopefully it doesn't reflect on our culture or even our footballing standard.
What say you?
KSN kena sediakan tong sampah besar yang mencukupi...
ReplyDeleteKompleks Sampah Negara - KSN
ReplyDeleteReally sad, we have first class infrastructure but 3rd class mentality citizens....
ReplyDeletetotally agree with you anon. same goes with the laser thingy. why can't we be a civilized spectator..
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