can malaysia actually qualify for asia cup on merit and not because malaysia gets to host it?

It's really saddening to read headlines like "We shocked Myanmar!" when we used to beat the likes of Korea and Japan.

Can someone remind me why we are training in England again since we play mostly in Asia where it's hot and humid?

KUALA LUMPUR - UPB-MyTeam memulakan saingan Liga Perdana musim ini dengan langkah kanan apabila menang 2-1 ke atas Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) dalam perlawanan di Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS), semalam.

Skuad yang baru dibentuk di bawah pengurus, Khairy Jamaluddin itu bagaimanapun ketinggalan 1-0 di babak pertama apabila PDRM membuka jaringan menerusi Mohd. Fadli Karim pada minit ke-32.

UPB-MyTeam terpaksa menunggu hingga minit ke-63 untuk menyamakan kedudukan menerusi pemain import, Mijo Dadic sebelum memperoleh gol kemenangan menerusi seorang lagi pemain import mereka, Marin Mikas pada minit ke-81.

Football: Negri fans want Hatem out

THE banners were up asking for Negri Sembilan coach Hatem Souisi's head but team manager Datuk Mohammad Haslah has refused to bow in to demands from players nor fans.

If anything, Haslah believes Hatem should be given time to build an ageing Negri team which has roped in several under-21 players.

Negri won the Super League title last year but are currently second from bottom.

On Saturday, Negri fell to their fourth defeat in six matches when Pahang beat them 1-0 at the Paroi Stadium in Seremban.

In the match against Pahang, Hatem fielded seven under-21 players and only retained two seniors with skipper Khairul Annuar Baharom sensationally dropped.

"I'm making a stand here. Hatem is the head coach and we don't give in to players' demand. The fans must understand that the previous team was together for almost four seasons, and were only successful last year," said Haslah.

"The team is filled with ageing players and we need to inject new blood into the squad. When this is done, it will take time to get results."

"There were senior players who could not accept the tough training. Sadly some players are not professional although they demand professional salaries. However, they play like amateurs.

"As a professional player, they should also keep themselves fit and know what they should eat and when to rest." Part of Hatem's job scope is organising junior development programmes so that we have a steady pool players for the team.

"To be fair, Hatem was never involved in the selection of the players. The players were already selected and Hatem was only appointed three weeks before the start of the league.

"So it's not his fault. Success does not come overnight. We know what we want from Hatem and I believe he is providing us with what we need."

Hatem was Malaysia's coach from 1995 to 2000 and was assistant to Philip Troussier while he was Qatar's coach in 2004-2005.

malaysia must win against the thais....
no matter wat, or else, tapao...

2007 ASEAN Football Championship..

kohkohkohkohkh..it very funny lol..
if malaysia win this cup,will enter this website ..

from what i see in the match between Malaysia & Thailand;
the Malaysia team is totally out of formation
no offside trap, no marking n playing without any system
caca marba mcm rojak!

Malaysia do has good chances BUT still need more improvement
should play Nanthakumar in the 1st half, he's a cool player

the game will be played at shah alam stadium next tuesday

according to the F.A Thailand website, the match will be played at Bkt Jalil stadium. refer here: http://www.thaifootball.com/tournaments/ti...ancup-2007.html

yes n no need 2 hv racist heart since the local chinese here cant cope with the vr physical sport n thats the fact most chinese can only excel more in badminton,bowling,squash n other non-physical sport although all r malay but i will still sokong the home team n me is chinese