Pity the Fool !

Sigh! Where do I begin? Another so-called sports official making ridiculous and ludicrous remarks again. This time it's on a local produced sports talk television show. This person from FAM was interviewed about Malaysian football and their performance in the ongoing AFF Suzuki Cup. I could see in his face that after the win over Vietnam a few days ago in the National Stadium, he was buzzing with pride & joy. Like him, the rest of the nation was proud of the Malaysian boys for getting this far. Then came the remarks which got me choking on my dinner. Here's the 3 things he mentioned when quizzed about the future of Malaysian football : -

1. Malaysia will be a powerhouse in football not just in South East Asia but also in ASIA in 2 years. Mind you, the last time I checked , countries like Australia, Japan, Korea and the middle-eastern countries are still part of Asia and some of these teams have played on the largest platform - The World Cup. Not to be nay-sayer but to achieve such feat requires proper development channels and a strong league NOW especially if you want to achieve this in 2 years. 

2. FAM will consider those players playing abroad (i.e. Titus, Brendan Gan,etc) in team selection. But final say will depend on the coach eventhough these players are playing for top clubs in Europe. Err...I do agree that the coach will have the final say but surely if they're good enough to play for top clubs outside Msia, they should be given serious consideration if not an automatic place in the squad? 

3. This official boldly said that one of the players in the national squad at this moment is good enough to play for ANY clubs in Europe. For me , this one definitely bring back the bacon ! 

It's just a pity that sometimes in Malaysian sports, the players are trying their hardest on the pitch but these so-called officials make them look bad or stupid. 

For the sake of sports in the nation, "officials" please think before you speak especially when you know everyone will be watching you or reading it from the media the next day. Do us a favour & stop making a fool out of Malaysian Sports!