Replacing coach not the solution, says Khairy
Published on: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Kuala Lumpur: Replacing the coach is not the solution to salvage the drastic drop in the standard and performance of the national football team.Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the main reason for the National team's poor performances is due to the result of a poor development structure in the past."Even if we change the coach now, we may not see any immediate positive improvement.
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Therefore whatever decision taken by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) involving the coach, the new coach will also be saddled with the same problem."To me, changing the coach alone will not solve the problem 100 per cent. The failure is in the structure from the past," he told reporters after a TN50 Muafakat Aspirasi Generasi Baharu Felda Dialogue at Menara Felda when commenting on a call by former international Datuk Santokh Singh to urge head coach Nelo Vingada to step down as a mark of respect to the local football fans.Under Vingada who was appointed to the post about six months ago, the national team has not won a single match after seven outings and failed to qualify for the 2019 Asia Cup. The latest in the list of defeats were back to back 1-4 defeats to North Korea in their Group B Asia Cup qualifying matches.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Khairy also called on the local football fans to not punish the national team or coach for their defeats but continue to provide support because the future of football in the country would improve in the next five years if the recent results in age group competitions was any indication. The National Under-16 squad under the National Football Development Project qualified for the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC Cup U-16) competition. – Bernama
