Sunday, April 12, 2009

Raja should be the King

Raja has good track record at youth level (nst.com.my)
I honestly think K. Rajagobal should handle the national football team.

Why?

1. He's the second most qualified coach in terms of credentials, after the sacked B. Sathianathan.

2. He's the most senior technician within FAM's walls.

3. He has worked with the majority of the younger set of players in the senior set-up.

4. It's about time FAM broaden the base for younger coaches.

5. Rajagobal cannot hide behind the word development by insisting he remains the youth coach.

Let Rajagobal take over the national team which has only one qualifiers to look forward to this year, while at the same time remain as the supremo of the Under-23 team that has the Intercontinental Cup (May-June), the Merdeka Tournament (August) and the Sea Games in Laos in December. If FAM decides to expose the Under-23 side all the way, then the national team has only two international matches left - the Asian Cup qualifiers against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Nov 14 and four days later in Petaling Jaya.

I was told FAM had shortlisted 10 candidates but team manager Datuk Gulzar Mohamad picked Dollah Salleh, currently coach of Shahzan Muda in the Premier League.

By right the team manager cannot interfere or being tasked with appointing the coach. He might as well pick the whole squad then!
My pick? 1. Rajagobal, 2. Azraai Khor, 3. K. Devan, 4. Dollah Salleh, in that order. Read here

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

amik siapa pun sama je bro,..tapi if Dollah jadi..habislah..main relax je lah team Malaysia.

Anonymous said...

amik coach dari brazil ke dari langit pun macamtu juga. Coach baik camanapun kalau materials tak de, tak yah mimpi lah FAM. Grassroot development tu yg penting, baru dapat materials. Bila cerita grassroot bukan setakat youth je, ianya menyeluruh dari kampung ke daerah ke state,; dari kanak-kanak hingga dewasa, apa yang ada sekarang ni? Grassroot development FAM & affiliate zero lah. Adakan competitions yang benar-benar compatitive dari kampong ke daerah hingga ke state level, baru lah boleh pilih materials. Baru lah coach C, B licence dapat praktice kebolehan mereka, baru lah kita ada grassroot yang broad untuk pilih coaches, managers dan juga players. ni dok pusing muka yang sama, keluar dari satu sekolah je, pastu demand gaji tinggi sedangkan main taraf budak sekolah rendah je, dapat lak tu, so FAM camana nak ada standard. Ahli persatuan pun tak broad jadi yang ada kat FAM dan FAs muka tu je, pusing-pusing, Committee balik-balik muka tu, coach sama je, gagal lak tu benda yang sama pastu kita nak result yang lain, cukuplah FAM

rakan lama FAM

Anonymous said...

Ikut pengalaman Raja paling sesuai sbb dia dah ada own set-up di FAM, + dia very very experience dlm hal-hal latihan team dalam dan luat negara. Cuma Raja kena ubah haluan dari Slovakia ke team - team di Asia untuk friendlies. Heran Pak Cik gemor bebeno si Raja atau team manager dia nak ke sana. Ada apa - apa kot?

KakiBola said...

bro..i totally disagree for raja to be the king of the national team. raja should have remained with the harimau muda and gets older together with them. thats what continuity is all about. he should have grown together, develops their maturity and teamwork. and after his appointment, nsc has planned to have a foreigner to replace him. is that necessary? after all these while, the young lads will have to deal with a new coach with totally new and different approach (definitely), new rules, etc. thats not the right thing to develope a young team.
handling a national team is totally a different task as that required immediate result. can he deliver? credentials on paper doesn't assure any coach to succeed. the person should have exposed internationally, a different football climates. my choice remains with K.Devan. wallahualam.

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Anonymous said...

The national team is now in autodive.


For the Game. For the World.

merang mode kdn said...

totally saya cukup meminati hasil kerja k.rajagobal. track record dia cukup bagus apabila menjadi 2nd coach yg membawa kelantan ke semi final piala malaysia 2000.

dua musim dia membimbing skuad harimau muda, menyerlah lagi kemampuannya. berkaliber, positif thinking dan dia sentiasa berusaha mencungkil bakat2 baru. dua contoh terbaik - ahmad fakri shaarani dan ahmad shakir - dua pemain yg dibentuk oleh dia.

Coach Wan said...

I agree with Rakan Lama FAM punya comment. Grassroot is the way to go now base on our football situation. Dah tenat dah wei..bila lagi nak sedor.
League setup..kena proper as well just not a two tier league..Malaysia need a better structure league where more players have a chance to play . I would think many talented players got left out due to lack of teams in the national league as these pro teams have limited playing spots.

But anyway, if there are no grassroot football to begin, don't even bother to think of other stuff such as expanding the league.

Anonymous said...

Bro Rizal,
ni saja nak kongsi harap coaches FAM tu, boleh faham lah, kita akedemik sikit.

The Key Features:

“There is no art where there is no style, and no style where there is no unity”
(Oscar Wilde)

i. Individual talent
ii. Fluid movement
iii. Game appreciation
iv. Explosive power
v. Imaginative moves
vi. Flow and rhythm
vii. Stylist play
viii. Positive personalities

Study & plan ikutlah sikit periodization and sports science, jgn dok taram je macam majikan nya, flip-flop, ari ni menang 3 bulan akan datang ubah balik, kesian High-Way guys, coach nya pula tunggu masa utk di gantung, ikut Reduan Abdullah.

rakan lama FAM

Anonymous said...

Macam mana dulu FAM boleh pilih sathi.Jawapannya bila big boss(wonderpet)TRUS LANTIK DIA KAT TV.teknikal FAM ada calon tersendiri.Rajagobal jurulatih yang sepatutnya dilantik lama dulu.Dia paling berkelayakan.Jurulatih tempatan lain x layak.lebih baik amik jurulatih import dari dollah,azrai,karathu,etc.kelemahan Raja hanya satu.Dia selalu guna pemain sama dalam perlawanan persahabatan.Pasukan jadi kian bagus tetapi bila seorang injured dia pening x dapat cari pengganti sesuai.Contoh masa kejohanan under 20 di india dulu.mas ada ranking dan pasukan bermutu.tetapi bila sorang striker utama injured x de pengganti.