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Not Sarjit's Fault Speedy Tigers Failed To Reach Semi-finals
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- National men's hockey squad head coach Sarjit Singh should not be blamed entirely for Speedy Tigers' poor performance at the recent International Hockey Federation (FIH) 2025 Nations Cup Hockey Tournament.
Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal said the entire team, including the players, must take responsibility after failing to achieve their mission of advancing to the semi-finals of the tournament.
"To be honest, I have been in this sport for a long time and I see that the Malaysian team under Sarjit can play. They can compete with any of the world's giants.
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"The problem is still the same, the problem of holding the lead. For example, when we played against New Zealand, we were leading 3-0 but lost 3-4. If we didn't know how to play, we would have lost 0-6," he told the media at the MHC press conference today.
Earlier at the FIH Nations Cup, Malaysia, who played host, finished out of the top five after losing 1-2 to Wales in the fifth and sixth place play-off.
Meanwhile, Subahan said that although he was disappointed with the results achieved by the national team, he was satisfied with the performance displayed by Sarjit Singh's men.
In fact, according to him, MHC will also try its best to resolve all the problems faced by the national hockey team to achieve victory in the future.
-- BERNAMA
