'No need to entertain players who snubbed national team in the past'
Published on: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Kuala Lumpur: Players who snubbed the national team when their services were needed should not be reconsidered or given a chance again said a former international.Khalid Ali, a former international who represented the country in the 70s and 80s said those who made such decisions should be given the cold shoulder so that they would regret their action and not take their place in the national team for granted."I am still disappointed with the action of players who turned their back on the national team when their services were needed for the AFF Suzuki 2016.
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"They ignored the call of duty to represent their nation," he said here when commenting on the same four players who had indicated their wish to return to the national team.The four players from Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) had said to be interested in donning national colours once again since the Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim who is also the owner of JDT, is the new Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president.Khalid said the quality of the four players - Aidil Zafuan Abdul Razak, Safiq Rahim, Mohd Amirulhadi Zainal and S. Kunalan - does not warrant a national call up since their performance has not been outstanding in the M-League.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Reports said their intention to rejoin the national team could be due to the appointment of former JDT head coach Mario Gomez as the national head coach by Tunku Ismail. – Bernama
