FOOTBALL: ‘I wish I could kick like Faiz’
As published in Mailsport today By Haresh Deol haresh@mmail.com.my PETALING JAYA — National coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee said Faiz Subri has been on the national team’s radar for some time and he would call the Penang player for national training. Kim Swee, who praised Faiz’s mind-blowing freekick during a Super League match against Pahang in George Town on Tuesday, said the 29-year-old Kedah-born could make an impact with the team. “The goal was ... wow ... it was just fantastic,” said Kim Swee. “It was no fluke. If you see the way he executed the shot, it is clear he has been practising it. Perhaps the wind could have played a part but it was still an excellent goal.” He added the goal was even better than the one by Brazilian star Roberto Carlos against France in 1997. “Roberto Carlos was in the middle and had a clearer view of the goal. Faiz was on the far left and his view was limited. It was a tight angle but yet he pulled it off. Now that’s something to...