Nadi Arena (23/1/24)
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00:00 The bad news about the national hockey team
00:02 is due to a failure of the Olympic team.
00:05 The sixth edition has been a failure for 24 years.
00:11 There have been many criticisms,
00:12 complaints and criticisms of the major events
00:16 as soon as possible,
00:17 starting with the announcement of the new national team.
00:20 But the real question is,
00:22 what is wrong with the performance of the national hockey team
00:26 in the last two decades?
00:29 Since the last time the Spirit Tigers won the Olympic Games
00:33 at the ADC 2000 in Sydney, Australia,
00:35 the national team has experienced a drastic decline
00:38 in the quality of the game.
00:40 Since 2000, a total of nine athletes have come and gone,
00:43 but the results remain the same,
00:45 failing to qualify for the Olympics.
00:47 At that time, three talented athletes were competing
00:50 to bring Malaysia to the Olympics,
00:52 but all failed.
00:53 Paul Lissac, Paul Rivington and Roland Oudmans
00:56 are struggling to find the best formula
00:58 to make Malaysia the team they are looking for.
01:01 In the future, Arul will be determined
01:03 in a meeting with Dato' Sri Subhan Kamal
01:06 in Bukota in the near future.
01:08 Will Arul continue the project of returning the national team
01:12 or re-competing with foreign athletes as the best solution?
01:16 In terms of qualification, of course,
01:18 you are spot on because in 2004 we did not qualify,
01:21 in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024.
01:24 So I am in the category of one of the coaches
01:27 who has a high profile.
01:29 I have the least profile from Paul Lissac,
01:31 Roland Oudmans, Paul Rivington and so on.
01:34 But I have a dream.
01:36 I have a dream and whether I fulfill it with Malaysia
01:39 or elsewhere, I don't know.
01:41 But as I said again,
01:43 I owe it to Dato' Sri Subhan.
01:45 He gave me this opportunity and I will sit down with him
01:48 and finalize the plans.
01:50 As an individual who is responsible
01:52 for the return of the national team in 2020,
01:55 Arul indicates the most difficult challenge
01:57 to form a qualified squad
01:59 is the quality of the players.
02:01 A secret that has not been revealed before.
02:04 People say that the new goal,
02:10 whether we need to work with the juniors,
02:12 whether the quality is good enough or not.
02:14 Maybe the National League will be held,
02:16 so maybe who continues this job,
02:20 whether it's me or someone else.
02:22 So I think it's a good platform for them to start.
02:26 But in saying that,
02:28 do we have enough backup players
02:32 to fulfill the players' place?
02:34 Because people outside say that this player has to retire,
02:37 this player has to retire.
02:38 But do they know if there are other players to back up?
02:41 Whether they are not Germany, Holland, Belgium, Australia or India.
02:44 We have about 40-50 national players,
02:47 so that is another question.
02:49 If we go back with younger players,
02:51 it has to take 2-3 more years to develop them
02:54 and international exposure and so on.
02:56 So it's a big picture.
02:58 After this, I will discuss with Dato' Sri Subhan.
03:02 That's all. He is my boss.
03:04 If he says there is a plan,
03:06 we sit down and discuss together.
03:07 If we can work together, we work together.
03:09 It's gotta be more, you know?