QUOTE(nanamiwashio @ Feb 4 2012, 02:02 AM)
just saw this thread and saw this
when Khairul Azman, i was still a young kid. EXCELLENT GK,
pernah jadi Best GK in Asia..
so on this aspect Khairul Azman win
Apex on the other hand won medals which is also equally important as a footballer. this Apex win.
however if u ask me, Apex still got long way to go to reach Khairul Azman level, consistency, etc etc.
before this we thought we already had good GK like Helmi Eliza , but not until AFF 2008 IINM
same goes to Farizal when we make numerous saves vs Man Utd (2009 oso) not until his dip in form at local league & injury.
same goes to Sharbinee when we won Sea Games 2009, but not until WCQ vs Singapore (but still Sharbinee is quite a good GK if u ask me)
but Apex of course did had good future. (same like Sharbinee & Farizal)
what matter the most HE DID his job
so godlike la him. very rare to see him let slip easy goals. last time i see him fumbled was during local league vs Perak where Kelantan lost 3-0 at Ipoh..but after that no more.
btw : pernah jadi GK utk satu cup, time tu GK kitaorang cabut team lain <GK Utama, dia mmg gempak gila so no wonder la byk teams nak snap dia, and our 2nd GK terseliuh tangan sbb ragbi.
so we had no cover..i dunno la why I want to take the responsible. managed to go until Semi Final IINM, lost Penalty shootout.
that last penalty I believe i can save becoz I knew the direction where the player want to kick (coz previous round i study and look on each takers of the opposite team)
but still tak berani mau dive la..

Hahaha, actually I used to seriously play as a GK. Aku tak go on for professional career sebab satu, aku ni agak rendah ( tinggi around 172 cm, lebih kurang apex kot ),satu lagi masa remaja aku agak perform in studies, so aku teruskan focus kat belajar dan bisnes ( mostly sebab faktor career pemain bola yg sampai umur 35 tahun je biasanya, lagipun masa aku umur awal dan pertengahan remaja, masa tu zaman gelap bola sepak malaysia, around late 90s ). Ni baru balik main futsal jadi GK, sampai bengkak tulang keting ni tadi berlanggar keting sama keting semasa merempuh masuk one on one.
Sebenarnya semasa zaman Khairul Azman, team Harimau Malaya masa tu 2 of the best kat south east asia, tetapi masa tu Thailand tengah gempak giler khinzir ( zaman Kiatisuk Zico ), jadi Tiger Cup 96 kita kalah kat diorang. Kalau x maybe kita ada harapan nak menang edisi tu.
Cuma Apex bernasib baik team 2010 dan 2011 win medals, sebab ada defenders dan defending midfielders yg gempak giler for our HM team, tu pun plus factor gak. Keeper godlike macam mana pun ( contohnya macam Peter Schemeichel dan Lev Yashin ), kalau defenders tak power giler khinzir ( macam defender Italy contohnya ) mesti akan bolos juga. Pasti bolos kalau :
1. selalu dalam situasi one on one terlalu banyak dalam satu match
2. terlalu banyak shooting berturut2 dan bertubi2 macam latihan menembak dari pihak lawan, kalau bola tepis dari dekat lepas tu muntah, tap in je confirm gol kalau keeper tak sempat bangun dari kedudukan terbaring selepas diving.
This post has been edited by Icahn: Feb 5 2012, 05:16 AM