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Don't call them "tonggak Harimau Malaya".
Machuca kembali beraksi bersama kelab Argentina
#BHsukan Imanol Machuca pemain pertama daripada tujuh tonggak Harimau Malaya yang digantung FIFA, kembali beraksi
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Harry Kane is a very prolific striker. One of the best of his generation, if not the most natural. Decades ago, England had Alan Shearer as the poacher and Teddy Sheringham as the No. 10, dropping back into defensive and midfield areas to provide incisive passes up front. Now, package both of them together into one player...2-in-1...and you get Harry Kane.
But Kane usually disappears or anonymous in crucial semifinal and final matches for both club & country. He rarely turns up in the final laps, unlike Ronaldo R9 who often delivered when it mattered most for both club & country in semifinal/final. That's the difference.
I'm just afraid Chrigor Moraes is in the same mould as Harry Kane. Very prolific in league matches against anyone, or in cup competitions before the semifinal stages, but somehow doesn't quite turn up in the final laps.
Chrigor needs to prove me wrong.
Travelling back to KL from London. Semata-mata to watch Selangor play. Missed my team so much.
You can take me out from the Malaysian football, but you can't take Selangor out from me. It's in the blood.
Dah import pemain² dari luar pun Malaysia NT masih gagal ke final di peringkat ASEAN. Entah berapa kerat je players dlm skuad yg boleh berbahasa kebangsaan, yg lain semua import.
Memang over-naturalization ni tak benefit pasukan negara pun dan tidak akan. Selain memburukkan nama negara & kedaulatan undang² negara dgn kes pemalsuan dokumen, juga tak membantu anak² tempatan utk lebih serius dgn kerjaya bolasepak secara profesional...parents tengok national team penuh dgn pemain² import, kat situ pun dah hilang minat utk encourage their kids to consider football as a career.
Nak naturalize tu boleh, but it has to be functional and not by over doing it. Banyak kerosakan kpd ekosistem bolasepak tanah air.
Pakistan negara ke-5 paling ramai rakyat dlm dunia. Masih struggle utk wujudkan sistem liga bolasepak. Sebab tiada seorang pun yg ada drive utk serius dgn permainan bolasepak. Semua fokus 100% kpd kriket dan hoki padang kerana 2 permainan ini lah mereka jagoan dunia.
Great work Declan. Fan protests & boycotts are a normal part of football when supporters are unhappy with what's happening... Good to see this kind of fan reaction making its way into Football Manager (FM) game. Adds another layer of realism. 👍
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Remember what I said abt Arbenit Xhemajli? Many sportsmen including football players from Kosovar-Albanian/Balkan immigrant families came to Switzerland...grew up with a strong family identity and resilience, while also benefiting from Switzerland's disciplined, high-quality football schooling system. Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri came from similar backgrounds and path. That kind of upbringing usually gives these ppl a tough, determined and competitive edge.
I believe Selangor has got one now. We need to keep him fit at all times and play regularly.
I don't know much abt this new CB guy Selangor just signed: Arbenit Xhemajli. Reputation-wise, especially in Asia, he has no known record. But I don't care anymore abt reputation or names. We've seen so many reputable players with big names and from well-known clubs, but when they came to SFC, things didn't work out well. Most notably, they have missed the big, crucial games when the team needed them most, due to injury, suspension or being away on international duty. Furthermore, Selangor has failed to qualify for an Asian comp., so there's no way Selangor can lure big names to come over. Not a chance.
But what interests me abt this Arbenit guy is that he managed to complete a full 25/26 season with the strongest club in Albania pretty much unscathed..and played mostly full 90 mins in many league matches domestically and in Europe. So I would reckon this factor is important for Selangor - having import players with good fitness & a clean bill of health, something Selangor has rarely gained from many import players in the past. We don't want players who can appear only sporadically. What we need are import players, especially in the spine defensive roles, who can regularly feature in every single league match and play the full 90 mins in the majority of those matches.
Another interesting factor is this guy's background/roots. Genuinely Swiss, typical of those like Granit Xhaka, Shaqiri, Behrami, etc who were often born or raised in Switzerland and developed thru proper Swiss system, while culturally their families may remain strongly Albanian/Kosovar. This usually means these guys are mentally tough and have a tendency to lead younger local players..something we saw last season with Xhaka at Sunderland, who overachieved beyond anyone's expectations. Immigrant/refugee families, parents rebuilding their lives in Switzerland, strong family expectations, and having to compete their way thru the highly structured Swiss football system. You know, that sort of route and journey.
So,all in all, those 2 factors alone give me some level of optimism and confidence now. I no longer care abt big names or reputations with big clubs bla bla bla...anymore. We need mentally tough import players who can inspire and lead the younger players especially the locals, and aren't injury prone.
Just now I was watching one of the Malaysia Cup finals from the early 90s on YouTube and showed my son the old Stadium Merdeka - the actual football cathedral of Malaysian football before SSA was built, and way before SNBJ.
He couldn't believe it was Stadium Merdeka. How come it looked so big compared to what it is which is next to his school now...where he has his sports thing and the brass band trains and performs...his classroom now happens to be the one nearest to the stadium rear gate. He kept asking why the stadium in the video looked so big and so different from what he sees every day now.
That's how much it has changed. The Stadium Merdeka we knew back then...where Diego Maradona came to play, where even the England NT (first team) came to play - once held around 45,000 ppl. Then in 2007, the govt scaled it down to what we see today.
I think many kids of the younger generation probably don't realise that Stadium Merdeka wasn't always the stadium they see today. It used to be much bigger and was once a proper major football stadia.
There you go.
Perceived by many, worldwide, as the most uncompetitive top-tier football league, in the world perhaps? Certainly not a good image. Not an ideal pull factor to attract top-quality foreigners to come and ply their trade for many clubs here..let alone top foreign coaches.
I thought Michael Schumacher dominating F1 for many years was already boring enough for many racing fans in those days. This is more acute than that.
It took roughly 2 months for Malacca to fall completely to the Portuguese in 1511. Imagine, hypothetically... the Portuguese conquistador soldiers were supplied with present-day modern assault rifles like the M4/M16/AK family and the armada was equipped with modern naval artillery. I think it would take a max of 2 or 3 days, and securing the whole city comprehensively, dealing with the remaining resistance and establishing control might take only a week. Local soldiers with keris, pedang, rentaka, terakol, istinggar, cetbang, gajah perang...wouldn't be able to match, and would be overwhelmed very swiftly.
🇲🇾 The Malaysian Super League is completely dominated by the all-conquering Johor Darul Ta'zim, who are owned by the Crown Prince of Johor and now hold the joint-longest active title-winning streak in world football (12 years).
Yesterday, they won their opening game of the new season 3-0 against Kuching City and broke the world record for the longest league unbeaten run (109 games), which was previously set by Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas from 1989 to 1994.
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Bought Kay Tejan from the Eredivisie for Forest (25/26 season). Played River Plate in a friendly at the Mas Monumental. Tejan (wearing no. 12 shirt), provided an assist for Chris Wood's equalizing goal. 🤣
Interesting signing. Was still playing Eredivisie football last season at age 29..not someone who left Europe 5 yrs ago and has subsequently drifted thru weaker leagues somewhere in the Southeastern Europe or Eastern Mediterranean or Baltic region or lower tier of the Middle East.
But don't expect this man to score > 10 goals or even be a regular starter for S'gor. In Holland, he was known for coming in in the last 20 mins to provide differences, not necessarily goals or assists...but more to change the way the team approaches the final 15 mins, especially when everyone else was out of ideas on how to break down a stubborn defence.
So, a potentially clever functional signing by KPG rather than a marquee one.
Welcome to the Merah Kuning camp.
𝗞𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗷𝗮𝗻 #isRed! 🔴
🇳🇱🇯🇲👋 Hallo & Wah gwaan, Kay! ❤️💛
📲 Head over to selangorfc.com to learn more on our latest signing. 📝
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I don't know much abt this new CB guy Selangor just signed: Arbenit Xhemajli. Reputation-wise, especially in Asia, he has no known record. But I don't care anymore abt reputation or names. We've seen so many reputable players with big names and from well-known clubs, but when they came to SFC, things didn't work out well. Most notably, they have missed the big, crucial games when the team needed them most, due to injury, suspension or being away on international duty. Furthermore, Selangor has failed to qualify for an Asian comp., so there's no way Selangor can lure big names to come over. Not a chance.
But what interests me abt this Arbenit guy is that he managed to complete a full 25/26 season with the strongest club in Albania pretty much unscathed..and played mostly full 90 mins in many league matches domestically and in Europe. So I would reckon this factor is important for Selangor - having import players with good fitness & a clean bill of health, something Selangor has rarely gained from many import players in the past. We don't want players who can appear only sporadically. What we need are import players, especially in the spine defensive roles, who can regularly feature in every single league match and play the full 90 mins in the majority of those matches.
Another interesting factor is this guy's background/roots. Genuinely Swiss, typical of those like Granit Xhaka, Shaqiri, Behrami, etc who were often born or raised in Switzerland and developed thru proper Swiss system, while culturally their families may remain strongly Albanian/Kosovar. This usually means these guys are mentally tough and have a tendency to lead younger local players..something we saw last season with Xhaka at Sunderland, who overachieved beyond anyone's expectations. Immigrant/refugee families, parents rebuilding their lives in Switzerland, strong family expectations, and having to compete their way thru the highly structured Swiss football system. You know, that sort of route and journey.
So,all in all, those 2 factors alone give me some level of optimism and confidence now. I no longer care abt big names or reputations with big clubs bla bla bla...anymore. We need mentally tough import players who can inspire and lead the younger players especially the locals, and aren't injury prone.
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Kubis goreng, ayam bakar atau sate sememangnya menyelerakan, namun makanan yang dimasak pada suhu tinggi berpotensi menghasilkan sebatian yang boleh menjejaskan kesihatan jika kerap diambil.
Nikmati makanan kegemaran anda secara sederhana dan seimbangkan dengan pengambilan buah-buahan serta sayur-sayuran untuk kesihatan yang lebih baik.
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Brilliant piece.👍
“For the ultras in San Siro’s Curva Sud, there is only one capitano and it is not Gianni Rivera, nor is it Paolo Maldini. It’s Franco Baresi.
“Baresi went through everything with Milan in ways the aforementioned greats did not.
“The club remain indistinguishable from the Maldini dynasty, with Cesare and Paolo lifting the European Cup and, more recently, Daniel making his Serie A debut in red and black.
“But Milan and Baresi were family in more ways than one. By the time he moved to Milanello, Franco and his siblings were orphans. The club took him in and allowed the shy, taciturn boy to develop into one of Italian football’s most celebrated leaders.”
Franco Baresi, the legendary former AC Milan defender and Italy international, has passed away at the age of 66.
@JamesHorncastle wrote about Baresi for The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 greatest players of all time.
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Sad news with the passing of Franco Baresi.
As a libero, Baresi played behind the defence, keeping the backline organized, masterminding any offside trap, cleaning up danger with his reading of the game rather than physicality.
I remember when I was a kid watching Gillette World Sport on RTM: An interview clip with Italian NT GK Walter Zenga and AC Milan GKs Galli and Sebastiano Rossi. All said the same thing..They usually felt safe bcoz Baresi was in front. Baresi had already covered everything, so the goalies could just focus on shotstopping only".
Andy the PM of the UK. Lifelong Everton fan, + Glasgow Celtic.
What say you.
#KembalikanBolasepakKepadaRakyat
Let me say this very directly.
Football does not belong to investors. It belongs to the people who fill the stands and who stand on the touchline week in, week out, rain or shine.
The World Cup is not a product. It is the greatest competition in world sport, and it was never anyone's to sell. Dress the deal up however you like. Once you have sold a piece of it, you have sold out.
Football belongs to the fans. It always has, and it always will.