The news broke out today's afternoon as i read it carefully, again and again. Finaly the national team coach agreed to hand the Kelantan captain a taste of international football in Harimau Malaya's colour.
Fans nationwide welcome the move, suggesting that the coach is now desperate to rebuild his squad after disasterous AFF Cup campaign and series of below par performance by his trusted 'core players'.
Based on our first Asian Cup qualifying match in Doha, i could say our team have a decent chance to compete, at least in this group. We may have well beaten by Qatar technicaly, but in term of tactical approach, work ethics and play as a team, Malaysia would have a slim chance against a supposedly lesser gulf team in Bahrain and Yemen.
At international games, football were played in a very fast pace with limited time to think longer with the ball on your feet. Players need to think ahead of time, what to do if you receive the ball. When to release the ball to your teammate and what to do when you loose the ball.
With limited pool of talented players, Datuk K Rajagobal somehow were force to pick Badhri Radzi after his previous experiment has failed to deliver positive result. And i sense a wind of change in Malaysian camp in term of style of play.
When you have a quality midfielder in Badhri's calibre, the game plan will certainly build around the midfield area and i expect better ball distribution by Harimau Malaya. If he will be paired with fellow kelantanese midfielder, Shakir Shaari, then a settled pair in the engine room will help to generate genuine and solid understanding during the match.
A Shakir - Badhri combination in midfield will give the coach an extra aid in term of tactical flexibility. The coach wont have to spend so much time just to gel the midfield together, as they were playing for each other for years now. Shakir know how Badhri's style of play, And Badhri understand Shakir's role from deep.
The pair, and most likely to be joined by another Red Warrior's NurFarhan Muhd in the wing, would guarantee a fluid flowing attacking football. Positioning, timely measured range of pass and accuracy are vital at international stage. The time is limitted, the coach have so little time to pick a team and no room for any suicidal experiment. A familliar face in midfield will ensure understanding and strengthen the team's togetherness. Hope Badhri Radzi will do well for Malaysia.
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