We need a 'Obama' in our football!!

Another drubbing!!!! What on earth is happening to Malaysian football? Many football enthusiasts will be dreading about the current situation of our football. Certain quarters are blaming it on Sathia for causing this ‘ruckus’. However, it is not only him to be blamed. FAM, YOU ARE TO BE BLAMED!!!!!! You promised changes but what have we seen…’More results to be proud of!!!!!’ Look, we are not moving forward. WE NEED DRASTIC CHANGES!!!!

Firstly, our league needs to be refurbished. Super League………What Super League? This league should be known as ‘THE JAMBAN LEAGUE’. Sorry for the harsh words but this is the fact. Malaysian coach, Sathianathan might have a point. Malaysian League is certainly not football. It does not meet the requirements for international standards. That’s why we see our players stuttering against international teams. Many changes will be needed. The fixtures, requirements, rules and financial aspects should be reviewed and changed. Look at Leagues in Asian countries such as Singapore, Japan, South Korea and even India. They are much better than our league. These leagues have produced worthy players for international games. In our league we see constant changes in fixtures, the sudden abolishment of foreign players and teams not being able to pay players. Please pass this league to the professionals not politicians!!!!! What has Khairy done? He promised changes but it is otherwise. CHANGE SHOULD COME AT ALL COST!!!! AND IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!

Secondly, please pass the baton, Sultan! FAM should be runned by professionals not politicians or royalties. Look, in a decade what have we achieved. The South East Asian Cup is out of our grasp several times, debacle in SEA games, Asian cup humiliation, corruption in football and recently the UAE whitewash at our own soil. Look at other footballing associations, they are moving forward. One very good example is Singapore. Naturalising foreign players, led by footballing professionals and a very consistent and competitive league, change has come for them. When will it reach our soil? FAM should make changes in the committee, bring in corporate figures to help sustain financially and collaborating with other footballing associations for our own benefit. To raise the standard of our football, FAM should not rely on politicians or royalties. The public should have a hand on improving the footballing standards of our nation. We see many people are giving their thoughts on FAM. This might be a helping hand for FAM.

I’ve been watching and analyzing football since I was seven. I was fascinated with leagues from other countries but not ours. The only thing that I was impressed was the during the Mokhtar Dahari and R.Arumugam days. Teams used to fear us. My dad said the Malaysian team in the 70’s and 80’s were dominant and were handled well by FAM. What happened now? This question will always be asked by Malaysians in the years to come.

Certainly we as Malaysians, would love to see our national team improve and able to face bigger footballing nations. These problems should be overcome immediately if we are to see changes. We don’t want to see another whitewash, corruption rearing its ugly head and State FA’s not being able to sustain financially. Drastic changes are vital in improving the conditions of our football. We should live up to the spirit of ‘Malaysia Boleh’ not ‘Malaysia boleh boleh la’! CHANGE SHOULD COME AT ALL COST!!!!!!!!