Sunday 28 October 2012

Bolasepak Malaysia. Khabar angin?

Bintang skuad Piala Dunia Jepun, Marcus Tulio Tanaka dikatakan hampir pasti menyertai pasukan liga M musim depan.

Robbie Fowler khabarnya semakin hampir menyertai T-Team..

Kehadiran 2 nama besar ini meningkatkan lagi populariti Liga M di Asia.


FAM sedang berusaha bersama AFC untuk membentuk badan bebas agar memantapkan Liga Malaysia dan perubahan liga akan disaksikan dalam saingan Liga Malaysia 2015 atau 2016..

FAM juga dalam perancangan untuk naikkan gred liga dari D ke B atau A menjelang 2015.

Mahali muka baharu Selangor musim depan

 Mahali Jasuli

Terdahulu, beberapa pemain dilapor bakal menyarung jersi Selangor, antaranya pemain sayap N.Sembilan, S. Kunanlan dan kapten skuad Harimau Muda A, Mahali Jasuli yg sah menyertai Gergasi Merah musim depan.

Selain itu, penjaga gol T'ganu Mohd.Sharbinee dan pertahanan Terengganu Shukor Jusoh juga dilapor telah bersetuju menyertai Selangor..


Selangor juga bakal menyenaraikan penyerang import baru slepas pemain Croatia, Bosko Balaban memilih utk tidak menyambung kontrak bersama FAS.

Mahali berkata, dia memilih utk menyertai Gergasi Merah musim depan kerana pernah mewakili skuad Bawah 19 tahun Selangor.

Bolasepak Malaysia

Harga tiket Piala AFF
 

Malaysia vs Singapore (RM30)
Malaysia vs Laos (RM30)
Malaysia vs Indonesia (RM30)
Separuh Akhir (jika Malaysia layak) = RM40

Final (jika Malaysia layak) = RM50
Total (jika Malaysia ke final) = RM180.00

Persoalannya tindakan FAM bijak ataupun tidak harga tiket untuk final jika malaysia layak?

Bolasepak Malaysia

Bagi memantapkan Liga Malaysia dan perubahan liga akan disaksikan dalam saingan Liga Malaysia 2015 atau 2016, FAM sedang berusaha bersama AFC untuk membentuk badan bebas bagi merangka perancangan kearah tersebut. Perancangan ini diharap akan dapat membantu FAM meningkatkan mutu dan kualiti Liga Malaysia agar berada sama aras dengan liga-liga gred A di Asia. Ini juga kerana FAM mahu memastikan pasukan dalam Liga Malaysia diberi kuota pada kejohanan AFC Champions League pada masa akan datang.

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Electrical engineering

 

Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. This field first became an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electric power distribution and use. It now covers a wide range of subfields including electronics, digital computers, power engineering, telecommunications, control systems, RF engineering, and signal processing.
Electrical engineering may include electronic engineering. Where a distinction is made, usually outside of the United States, electrical engineering is considered to deal with the problems associated with systems such as electric power transmission and electrical machines, whereas electronic engineering deals with the study of electronic systems including computers, communication systems, integrated circuits, and radar. [1]
From a different point-of-view, electrical engineers are usually concerned with using electricity to transmit electric power, while electronic engineers are concerned with using electricity to process information. The subdisciplines can overlap, for example, in the growth of power electronics, and the study of behavior of large electrical grids under the control of digital computers and electronics.

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Stoner wins his final MotoGP race in Australia

Stoner wins his final MotoGP race in Australia


Dani Pedrosa, the only rider who could have caught fellow Spaniard Lorenzo for the 2012 series title, crashed out of the 27-lap race while leading on the second lap, sliding out of control in a corner.  
Lorenzo, who also won the world title in 2010, held a 23-point championship lead going into Sunday’s race and needed only three points to clinch the title. Britain’s Cal Crutchlow was third Sunday on the 4.445-kilometer (2.76-mile) circuit.  
Starting from pole, Honda rider Stoner was beaten off the start line by both Lorenzo and Pedrosa, with Pedrosa taking the lead from his fellow Spaniard late on the opening lap. But Pedrosa slid out of control while taking a corner less than a minute later. He returned to the pits, and retired from the race.  
For Stoner, who will retire at the age of 27 at the end of the season, it was a remarkable result in front of a record Phillip Island MotoGP attendance of more than 53,000.  
Once he inherited the lead from the fallen Pedrosa, Stoner built his lead on every lap — Lorenzo perhaps content to do what he needed to in order to wrap up the title. Stoner eventually beat Lorenzo by more than nine seconds.  
Stoner had been dominant all weekend at Phillip Island, having timed a second quicker than his rivals for most of the practice and qualifying sessions.  
Pol Espargaro of Spain won the Moto2 race, with Australian Anthony West second and new world champion Marc Marquez of Spain third. Marquez’s finish gave him 299 points, 33 ahead of Espargaro with just one race remaining in Valencia, Spain in two weeks and 25 points awarded for a win.  
Sandro Cortese of Germany took the Moto3 race with Portugal’s Miguel Oliveira second and 17-year-old local rider Arthur Sissis of Australia third, the Australian’s first podium finish.  
Cortese, who clinched the 2012 series title at the most-recent race in Malaysia , led most of the race on his KTM after starting from pole position. Oliveira made a late-race pass on Cortese, but the German recovered to re-take the lead on the second-last lap.

Abim bantah TV3 tayang ‘My Name Is Khan’

 KUALA LUMPUR: Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) membantah sekeras-kerasnya penayangan filem ‘My Name Is Khan’ di TV3 pada Hari Raya Aidil Adha yang kedua.

Naib Presiden Abim, Ahmad Saparudin Yusup berkata, filem yang membawa mesej yang mengelirukan jelas tidak wajar ditayangkan oleh sebuah stesen televisyen utama Malaysia.

Berikut ialah kenyataan penuh beliau mengenai perkara itu.

Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) membantah sekeras-kerasnya penayangan filem ‘My Name Is Khan’ di TV3 pada Hari Raya Aidil Adha yang kedua. Filem yang membawa mesej yang mengelirukan jelas tidak wajar ditayangkan oleh sebuah stesen televisyen utama Malaysia.

Watak utamanya dibawa oleh Shah Rukh Khan (Datuk) jelas menjengkelkan. Aksi beliau dalam cerita itu membayangkan tahap kefahaman pengarah, penulis skrip, dan pelakon mengenai Islam begitu memalukan.

Sebagai contoh, adegan hero yang berkahwin dengan heroin (dalam filem ini) yang beragama Hindu jelas bertentangan dengan ajaran Islam. Menerima dan mencampur aduk cara penyembahan agama lain dengan Islam sebagai agama adalah sama jelas bercanggah dengan prinsip Islam.

Selain dari itu memberi zakat kepada mereka yang tidak beragama Islam juga adalah mengelirukan. Zakat hanya dibenarkan untuk asnaf yang tertentu dan tidak boleh diberikan sesuka hati.

Penerbit filem ini jelas cuba menjawab persoalan ‘Islamophobia’ yang melanda Barat, tanpa memahami ajaran Islam dengan mendalam serta menghayati pokok pangkal permasalahan ini mengheret wajah Islam ke dalam kancah yang memalukan. Ia secara jelas membawa mesej ‘Islam Liberal’.

Faham Islam Liberal ini pekat dengan rasa apologetik dan menenggelamkan sumber asas dan mengenepikan pandangan ulama muktabar. Begitu juga dengan nilai yang cuba disejajarkan dengan selera Barat yang menyisih intipati ajaran Islam itu sendiri.

Selain dari faham Islam Liberal itu, menyamakan kebaikan di sisi Islam dan agama lain adalah satu daripada teras aliran ‘pluralisme agama’. Mesej ini juga terkandung dalam filem ini.

Segala faham ini perlu diperhatikan secara dekat kerana ia boleh memesongkan fikiran umat Islam dan juga bukan islam dalam memahami ajaran Islam yang sewajarnya.
Faktor penayangan yang dibuat tatkala umat Islam menyambut hari Idil Adha juga menimbulkan persoalan ke mana hilangnya keprihatinan dan tanggungjawab pihak media dalam bahan siaran mereka.

Oleh itu Abim mendesak agar penayangan filem ini dihentikan pada masa akan datang. Abim juga mengingatkan kepada stesyen penyiaran di negara ini agar lebih peka dan sensetif terhadap bahan kandungan dan masa penyiaran bagi mengelakkan kontroversi di dalam masyarakat. Abim juga menggesa agar pengedaran CD filem ini dihalang serta merta.

Tsunami warning for Hawaii following Canadian earthquake

WASHINGTON: An earthquake off the west coast of Canada has triggered a tsunami that is headed toward the US state of Hawaii, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center announced early Sunday.
"A tsunami has been generated that could cause damage along the coastline of all islands in the state of Hawaii," the center warned.

USGS: Major earthquake hits islands off west coast of Canada

VANCOUVER (Canada): A Tsunami warning was issued for Hawaii following Canadian earthquake, official.
A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of Canada late Saturday, US government researchers said.
The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 8:04 pm (0304 GMT Sunday) was located 139km (86 miles) south of the town of Masset, the US Geological Survey said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no "destructive widespread tsunami threat" at this time.
However, the regional West Coast-Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a regional warning for coasts located near the epicenter of the earthquake.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
"A 7.7 is a big, hefty earthquake. It's not something you can ignore," Gerard Fryer, senior geophysicist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center told n CNN International.
He explained that the latest tremor had occurred partly under an island, but mostly under shallow water.
"I think we have to be thankful it happened where it did," Fryer said. "If that were a heavily populated area, it would have caused significant damage."
"It definitely would have done significant damage if it had been under a city," the geophysicist added.
The Globe and Mail newspaper reported that the quake was felt in Haida Gwaii Island and across a swathe of north and central British Columbia including Prince Rupert, Quesnel and Houston, with no immediate reports of damage.
The US Coast Guard in Alaska was trying to warn everyone with a boat on the water to prepare for a potential tsunami, the report said.
The Canadian paper also quoted Lieutenant Bernard Auth of the Juneau Command Center as saying that the US Coast Guard was also working with local authorities to alert people in coastal towns to take precautions.
The earthquake reading was based on the open-ended Moment Magnitude scale used by US seismologists, which measures the area of the fault that ruptured and the total energy released.

Woods makes charge at CIMB Classic



KUALA LUMPUR: Tiger Woods birdied five of his first nine holes to come roaring back into the contention in the CIMB Classic's final round on Sunday.
The 14-time Major winner, trailing by five shots overnight, started with three straight birdies and added two more on six and seven in an astonishing half-round.
He picked up another shot on the par-four 10th to be 17-under for the tournament at Malaysia's par-71 Mines Resort and Golf Club, two strokes back from joint leaders Chris Kirk and Bo Van Pelt as play continued.

City nick it, won over Swansea 1-0

 The first half was a rather drab affair until a late flurry from Swansea, with Michu going close on a couple of occasions, but the scores were level at the break.

And a much more potent start to the second half saw City make the breakthrough with 60 minutes on the clock after Carlos Tevez found the net from distance.

The first quarter of the match was somewhat of a non-event, but a deep free-kick delivered by Jonathan De Guzman at the 15-minute mark had Joe Hart scrambling, but luckily for the England international the ball went harmlessly out of play.

A Tevez shot five minutes before half-time sparked some life into the match, and Michael Laudrup's side immediately sprang a marvellous counter-attack that ended with Vincent Kompany booting the ball clear ahead of the lurking Michu, after good work down the right from Pablo Hernandez.

A matter of seconds later Leon Britton threaded an inch-perfect through ball between several defenders for Michu, and after getting clear of the City back line the Spaniard looked destined to score, but Hart rushed out and blocked his shot, ensuring the half-time score was 0-0.

City began the second half with purpose as Aguero spun away from De Guzman and then curled an effort towards the top far corner, but it whistled just wide as the match started to liven up.

A couple of minutes later, half-time substitute Mario Balotelli almost got on the end of Samir Nasri???s cross, but Ashley Williams put it behind, while the Italian was soon involved again as it appeared he was brought down in the area by Williams only for the referee to wave play on.

However, the reward for City's good start to the second-half came on the hour mark as Gael Clichy burst in towards the centre before laying the ball off to Tevez, who fired into the bottom corner from some 30 yards.

Despite being behind, Swansea were not giving up and could have won a penalty with 20 minutes to go as a Michu header appeared to hit Kompany on the arm, while a long-range De Guzman strike narrowly missed the top corner four minutes later.

Twelve minutes of stoppage time were added due to rather nasty looking injuries to Swansea goalkeeper Michael Vorm (groin) and Micah Richards (knee), but despite plenty of possession in that time, Swansea were unable to conjure a leveller.

City held on to the three points to go second - at least until Manchester United's match at Chelsea on Sunday.

Vehicle sales seen picking up



PETALING JAYA: Vehicle sales have been forecast to pick up in the last quarter of 2012 as automotive companies are expected to intensify their promotional campaigns to meet year-end targets, said analysts.
They also forecast the better figures would be due to pent up demand by consumers who had anticipated a slash in excise duties on cars in Budget 2013.
“It could be tricky to predict, as it will depend on whether consumers continue to hold back their purchases (in the fourth quarter of this year).
“They are trying to avoid buying a car that could be significantly cheaper next year,” said RHB Research analyst Alexander Chia.
However, he said based on recent media reports, it appeared that there would be no reduction in the duty structure.
“This could dampen expectations of any potential drop in car prices and help to normalise sales somewhat,” he added.
In recent months, it had been speculated that the revised National Automotive Policy would include a policy that would address the gradual reduction of car prices in the country.
It was then speculated that a downward revision of vehicle excise duty would be announced in Budget 2013 late last month.
Earlier this week, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed told the Dewan Rakyat that the Government had no plans for a downward revision of excise duty for imported and locally manufactured cars.
He had added that a sudden reduction in excise duty would significantly impact the Government's revenue, estimated at RM7bil a year.
OSK Investment Research automotive analyst Ahmad Maghfur Usman said the announcement made by Mustapa should help boost sales in the last three months of the year.
“We expect the fourth quarter to be a bit more encouraging,” he said, adding that the Malaysian Automotive Association's (MAA) total industry volume (TIV) forecast of 615,000 was still achievable.
For the nine-month period ended September 2012, TIV rose 1.8% to 458,447 units, according to data by the MAA. TIV for September was down 11.5% month-on-month to 45,872 units.
Chia said he expected local car companies to intensify their advertising and promotional campaigns in the remaining months of the year, despite it traditionally being a weaker sales period.
“All in, we believe that monthly sales in the fourth quarter should be better than September, helped by special promotions and discounts as car companies make a push to meet their 2012 sales targets.
“We also expect new model launches (like the Nissan Almera) to boost interest among consumers,” he said.
He also said there could be demand due from customers that were expecting an announcement on a potential excise-duty cut in Budget 2013, adding that RHB was forecasting TIV to hit 612,000 this year.
“For the MAA's 615,000 TIV forecast to be met, average monthly sales of 52,000 units will be required. We believe it will be close,” he said.

Ketua Pemuda: Pas harus manfaatkan kritikan

SHAH ALAM - Pemuda Pas menasihatkan kepimpinan parti itu harus bangga untuk menerima persekitaran semasa bahawa pihaknya sudah ada "pengkritik tetap secara sukarela" dan perlu bijak dalam menilai setiap kritikan agar ia membawa manfaat kepada mereka.

Ketuanya, Nasrudin Hassan berkata, kepimpinnan Pas seharusnya bangga kerana keadaan sudah berubah berbanding keadaan sebelum ini.

Katanya, pada masa lalu, parti itu tidak diberi perhatian, sebaliknya kini mendapat fokus sehingga ada yang sanggup memberi kritikan secara sukarela.

"Apa yang membanggakan saya ialah kini Pas telah mempunyai pengkritik tetap secara sukarela yang terdiri dari pelbagai pihak. Ini satu perkembangan positif.

"Tinggal lagi pimpinan Pas harus bijak dalam menilai setiap kritikan yang diterima agar ia menguntung dan membangunkan parti untuk terus mendokong cita-cita perjuangan Islam," kata beliau dalam blognya di bawah tajuk "Kritik, mengkritik dan dikritik".

Beliau tidak merujuk kepada mana-mana kes terbaru secara langsung.

Bagaimanapun ia dilihat merujuk kepada pandangan bekas Mufti Perlis, Prof Madya Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin yang baru-baru ini berkata, kepimpinan Pas tidak harus menjadi seperti pimpinan Ayatollah Iran jika diberi mandat menerajui Putrajaya kelak.

Sementara naib-naib presiden Pas 'menyambut baik' pandangan Asri, Dewan Ulama parti itu berkata, bekas Mufti Perlis tidak wajar menggambarkan kepimpinan ulama Pas dengan Ayatollah Iran.

Dalam reaksinya, Nasrudin berkata, beliau menghargai semua kerana yakin bahawa Pas akan berjaya memerintah negara kelak berbanding dulu, di mana hampir tidak ada orang luar nak bincang pasal Pas.

"Dan, memang sukar nak cari orang luar yang mahu bantu Pas berjuang menghadapi kuasa "besar" Umno dan BN yang penuh dgn korupsi. Sebahagiannya selesa dikerusi empuk dan bilik berhawa dingin dengan jawatan yang selesa pula," katanya.

Bagaimanapun beliau menekankan bahawa budaya tidak boleh ditegur tidak berlaku dalam Pas.

"Jika seorang dua dikesan begitu, maka itu kes terpencil dan dia bukan budaya dalam Pas.

"Kepimpinan Pas ialah kepimpinan yang berteraskan Islam sesuai dengan Islam sebagai asas perjuangan Pas," katanya sambil menambah bahawa "Pas dan kepimpinannya senantiasa terbuka dan berlapang dada dalam menerima pandangan dan kritikan."

"Justeru itu akhlak Islami yang salayaknya dimiliki oleh setiap pemimpin dan individu muslim.

"Kita mengalu-alukan teguran dan kritikan yang membina dari semua pihak. Kita senantiasa responsif, namun tidak semestinya seratus peratus teguran atau kritikan yang kita terima perlu dipakai.

"Sebaliknya teguran atau kritikan yang diterima itu akan dipertimbangkan dan disorot dengan penuh cermat serta mengambil kira semua aspek sebelum sesuatu keputusan diambil," katanya lagi.

Johor serah kepada Fandi pilih pemain import



Johor Bahru: Segala urusan berhubung pengambilan pemain import untuk beraksi bersama Johor pada saingan Liga Super musim depan kini terserah kepada keputusan pengurus pasukan, Fandi Ahmad.

Setiausaha Kehormat Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Johor (PBNJ), Suhairi Hashim dalam teks khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS) berkata Fandi yang akan memilih pemain terbaik bagi menguatkan skuad Harimau Selatan dalam Liga Malaysia (Liga M).
Presiden PBNJ, Tunku Mahkota Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, akan mengumumkan awal Disember ini, siapa yang bakal beraksi kelak.


Terdahulu nama Nuno Gomes yang kini beraksi untuk Blackburn di saingan Liga Perdana Inggeris dan pemain kebangsaan Belarus, Vitali Kutuzov yang beraksi di saingan Serie B Liga Itali berada dalam senarai yang cuba dipancing Johor.

Semalam BH Sukan melaporkan betapa Penasihat Global Blackburn, Serbegeth Singh atau Shebby menyatakan kesudian untuk membantu Johor mendapatkan sentuhan pemain import dari kelab itu malah turut menawarkan tiga pemain, David Goodwillie, 23, dari Scotland, Jordan Siew, 20, (England) dan Robbie Cotton, 18 (England).

Johor kini sudah mendapatkan khidmat tiga pemain Tentera, kembar Aidil Zafuan dan Zaquan Adha Abd Radzak serta Azmi Muslim manakala kapten Harimau Malaya, Safiq Rahim dikhabarkan sudah menyatakan persetujuan untuk beraksi bersama Johor.

Turut sedang dipancing Johor yang sudah memberi maklum balas positif adalah pemain pertahanan Terengganu, Muslim Ahmad dan pemain Kelantan Nurul Azwan Roya. Namun Daudsu Jalamuddin mungkin tidak ada dalam senarai pemain yang cuba dipikat Johor manakala usaha giat dilakukan bagi mendapatkan khidmat pemain terbaik final Piala Malaysia 2012, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha.

Tiba masa Harimau Malaya 'mengaum'



Menjelang detik tersebut, sama ada sedar atau tidak, bukan sedikit kata-kata ‘sumbang’ pengkritik bola sepak tempatan yang terpaksa ditelan pengendali Harimau Malaya, Datuk K. Rajagobal sebenarnya.
Lumrah dalam bola sepak, ketika menang dipuja dan begitu jua sebaliknya.
Segala-galanya dikatakan bermula apabila Harimau Malaya ditunjukkan jalan keluar oleh seteru utama, Singapura di pusingan kedua kelayakan Piala Dunia 2014 pada tanggal 28 Julai 2011.
Sejak itu, segala-gala yang cuba diterjemahkan Rajagobal dilihat ada sahaja yang tidak kena dari kaca mata pengkritik.
Barangkali, jasa Rajagobal membantu skuad kebangsaan muncul juara Piala AFF Suzuki buat kali pertama dalam tempoh 14 tahun sebelum itu seolah-olah tidak membawa sebarang makna.
Sedangkan kejayaan muncul pasukan terbaik di rantau Asia Tenggara sebenarnya merupakan detik kebangkitan skuad kebangsaan yang mengalami musim suram beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini.
Mungkin, kejayaan tersebut dilihat hadir terlalu awal buat jurulatih kelahiran Selangor itu sehingga langsung tidak diberikan peluang untuk ‘berkarya’.

RESIPI SANG JUARA

SEDAR mempertahankan sesuatu kejuaraan lebih sukar berbanding muncul juara buat kali pertama, Rajagobal percaya hanya kejayaan kali ini sahaja mampu menutup mulut pengkritik yang tidak sudah-sudah ‘berbunyi’ di luar padang.
Setakat ini, hanya Thailand dan Singapura sahaja yang berjaya mempertahankan kejuaraan sejak piala tersebut diperkenalkan pada 1996 (dahulunya dikenali sebagai Piala Tiger).
Selain edisi 2010, Malaysia hanya sekali melangkah ke pentas final 1996 sebelum tewas 0-1 kepada Thailand.
“Sebelum kami muncul juara Piala AFF Suzuki edisi 2010, tidak ada seorang pun yang tampil berkongsi resipi kejayaan dengan saya. Situasi itu jelas berubah sekarang.
“Berikan anak-anak buah saya membuktikan kehebatan terlebih dahulu, bila kejohanan itu sudah tamat nanti lainlah cerita,” kata Rajagobal sebelum ini.
Menurut beliau, persediaan kali ini juga berjalan lebih baik berbanding dua tahun lepas biarpun dihantui siri kecederaan beberapa pemain utama sehingga menyukarkan Rajagobal mencongak barisan terbaik kali ini.
“Tidak ada mana-mana jurulatih di dunia yang mahukan pasukan masing-masing tewas sebelum berjuang.
“Jadi, berikan kami sokongan dan bukannya hanya tahu menghentam yang bukan-bukan,” pinta Rajagobal mohon dimengertikan.

RANKING TIDAK PENTING

DALAM pada itu, kemerosotan Harimau Malaya yang semakin jauh terperosok dalam ranking Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa (FIFA) juga mengundang kecaman ramai pihak.
Berdasarkan ranking terkini FIFA pada 3 Oktober lalu, skuad kebangsaan sekadar menduduki tangga ke-162 dunia dan ia merupakan ranking terburuk Harimau Malaya pada tahun ini.
Situasi tersebut mungkin disebabkan Harimau Malaya sukar mendapat lawan yang berkualiti bagi mengadakan perlawanan persahabatan di peringkat antarabangsa.
Pada masa sama, prestasi tidak konsisten skuad kebangsaan dalam siri persahabatan antarabangsa tahun ini juga jelas menimbulkan persoalan.
Untuk rekod, Malaysia sekadar seri 1-1 dan 0-0 dengan Filipina pada 29 Februari dan 1 Jun lalu.
Mereka kemudiannya seri 2-2 dan menang 2-0 ke atas Singapura (8 Jun dan 12 Jun) sebelum tewas 0-2 kepada Vietnam di Stadium Shah Alam pada 11 September lalu.
Harimau Malaya hanya kembali melakar kemenangan 3-0 ke atas Hong Kong pada 16 Oktober lalu dan bakal diuji Thailand, Vietnam dan Hong Kong sekali lagi sebelum sepak mula AFF Suzuki.
“Seperti yang saya katakan sebelum ini, momentum dan pengalaman berharga yang diraih pemain sebenarnya jauh lebih penting daripada kedudukan ranking.
“Tidak ada gunanya kita hanya mahu mengejar kedudukan ranking yang lebih baik tetapi gagal mempertahankan Piala AFF Suzuki,” kata Rajagobal.

RAJAGOBAL, KIM SWEE BERSENGKETA?

ANGIN tiada ribut pun tiada, Rajagobal tiba-tiba dikatakan ‘bersengketa’ dengan pengendali Harimau Muda, Ong Kim Swee.
Segala-galanya bermula ekoran keputusan Rajagobal menyenaraikan lima pemain muda negara bagi aksi persahabatan menentang Hong Kong biarpun mereka diperlukan Kim Swee menempuh kejohanan piala jemputan Newspaper Cup di Vietnam.
Lima pemain yang tersebut adalah penjaga gol, Izham Tarmizi Roslan, Fadhli Shas, Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor dan Gary Steven Robbat (Harimau Muda A) serta Zubir Azmi (Terengganu).
Enggan isu itu disensasikan mana-mana pihak, Rajagobal pada satu sidang akhbar di Wisma FAM, 4 Oktober lalu tampil memberikan penjelasan.
“Peluang menyarung jersi kebangsaan sepatutnya lebih menjadi keutamaan, ia bagi menjamin persiapan terbaik kami mempertahankan Piala AFF.
“Jadi, cukup-cukuplah mensensasikan isu ini,” katanya.
Kontroversi yang menyelubungi Harimau Malaya juga tidak terhenti di situ apabila penyerang berbisa. Mohd. Safee Sali dikatakan tidak dapat menyarung jersi kebangsaan gara-gara masalah kelabnya, Pelita Jaya yang dikhabarkan 'disenaraihitamkan' Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa ( FIFA) baru-baru ini.

MENGIMBAU PERJALANAN
PIALA AFF SUZUKI 2010

MENGIMBAU semula perjalanan Harimau Malaya pada Piala AFF Suzuki 2010, ranjau yang terpaksa ditempuh skuad kendalian Rajagobal sememangnya cukup berliku.
Sekadar muncul naib juara Kumpulan A dengan empat mata selepas dibelasah Indonesia (1-5), seri tanpa jaringan dengan Thailand sebelum kembali bangkit membelasah Laos dengan keputusan 5-1, mereka tidak lagi menoleh ke belakang sebaik menjejakkan kaki di pentas separuh akhir.
Ketika itu, dua gol ledakan Safee di Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil tanggal 15 Disember 2010 sudah cukup untuk mengesahkan slot ke final sekali gus mengatasi juara bertahan, Vietnam biarpun melakar keputusan seri tanpa jaringan di Hanoi tiga hari kemudian.
Kembali berdepan Indonesia di pentas final, gegak gempita Stadium Gelora Bung Karno akhirnya ‘lenyap’ apabila Safee sekali lagi berjaya merobek gawang Garuda pada 29 Disember 2010.
Harimau Malaya tewas 1-2 ketika itu, namun ia sudah cukup bagi menobat Malaysia selaku juara buat kali pertama selepas menang menerusi agregat 5-1 gara-gara terlebih dahulu melakar kemenangan selesa 3-0 di Bukit Jalil tiga hari sebelum itu.
Pada edisi kali ini, Harimau Malaya kembali diundi bersama Indonesia, Laos dan juara tiga kali, Singapura dalam Kumpulan B.
Malaysia akan memulakan kempen menentang Singapura pada 25 November ini diikuti Laos dua hari kemudian sebelum menamatkan aksi kumpulan bertemu Indonesia pada 1 Disember depan.
Juara tiga kali, Thailand yang merupakan tuan rumah bersama Piala AFF Suzuki 2012 dengan Malaysia telah diundi dalam Kumpulan A bersama juara edisi 2008 iaitu Vietnam selain Filipina dan juga Myanmar.
Perlawanan Kumpulan A akan diadakan di Stadium Rajamangala, Bangkok, Thailand sementara aksi Kumpulan B di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur dari 24 November hingga 22 Disember depan.
Dua pasukan teratas daripada setiap kumpulan layak ke separuh akhir dan format perlawanan adalah bermain di tempat sendiri dan lawan dari 8 hingga 13 Disember manakala perlawanan akhir yang turut menggunakan format sama dari 19 hingga 22 Disember.
Sama ada Harimau Malaya mampu mempertahankan kejuaraan kali ini, biarlah masa yang menentukan segala-galanya.

Giggs confident Manchester United can end away-day Blues


A midweek UEFA Champions League blip aside, the Blues have made a superb start to the season and were four points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League heading into this weekend's action.

"I'm not sure why it's been so tough for us. Last year we can take heart from how well we played and I think we probably deserved to win"
Ryan Giggs
United are the next side to attempt to cut them down – and they will move within a point of Roberto Di Matteo's charges if they do so – but recent history is against them with no win in the English top flight at Chelsea since 2002.

The visitors will take encouragement from last season's recovery from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 – and their 2011 Champions League semi-final win – but the west Londoners, energised by Di Matteo's summer changes, look in prime form.

"Sometimes new players settle in straight away and that seems to be the case at Chelsea," said Giggs. "They’ve got off to a great start this season, particularly in the league. We're going to have to play well if we're going to get a result.

"I don't know why we've found it so tough [there]. In the 1990s we used to go there and win quite regularly. Obviously, when Jose Mourinho came and they won the league it was always a tough place to go.

"I'm really not sure why it's been so tough for us. Last year we can take heart from how well we played and I think we probably deserved to win.

"We came back from three goals down and managed to draw 3-3. Also, in the Champions League a couple of years ago, we played well and won.

"I think we’ve shown good form there in the last few years but just haven't got the results we've wanted."

"I don't know if they're the real deal but they have got that experience and the know-how of how to win a league"
Ryan Giggs
Chelsea made a similarly impressive start two years ago but eventually fell away and United went on to claim the title.

Last season they failed to mount a significant push for the crown but powered to glory in the Champions League with a late charge.

With Di Matteo now more established, the capital club have clearly built on that success and Giggs is sure they are capable of sustaining a challenge to regain the title they last won in 2010.

The 38-year-old said: "I don't know if they're the real deal but what they have got is that experience and the know-how of how to win a league. Obviously, having added to the squad like they have done, they're going to be right up there this season, no doubt.

"Come the crunch, if they’re there or thereabouts, they’ve got the experience like ourselves, like probably [Manchester] City now, to go all the way. I expect them to be up there at the end of the season."
Giggs might be hoping to feature, but may again have to settle for a place on the bench having so far only been used sparingly by manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

The former Wales international, now in his 22nd season with the Red Devils, has made just six appearances this term – three of them as substitute.

Kagawa injured

United will be without forward Shinji Kagawa, who has been ruled out for four weeks after suffering a knee injury in the midweek win over Braga.
Di Matteo has admitted it is crunch time for his new-look Chelsea side ahead of Sunday's mouthwatering showdown.
"The players that have come in have settled in quickly and that’s been a big bonus for us"
Roberto Di Matteo
The European champions have stormed to the top of the Barclays Premier League with a scintillating new brand of attacking football.
But they are not quite the finished article, a stark reminder of which came during what was their first major setback of the season in Tuesday night’s Champions League defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk.

And, with John Terry and Frank Lampard both missing for the clash at Stamford Bridge and the following two games through suspension and injury, the coming days will provide the biggest insight yet into how able Chelsea's new guard are to cope without two of their most talismanic figures.
"We've had a good start, but we need to show consistency over a long period of time," said Di Matteo, whose side are four points clear at the top of the table.

"We have a busy fixture list now coming up. So, it will be a test for us, a challenge for us, and it will also test the depth of our squad.

"The players that have come in have settled in quickly and that’s been a big bonus for us, and I think thanks to the support as well from the club and from all the other team members that we already had here."

Di Matteo has so far succeeded where so many before him have failed by managing a successful transition between the blueprint first established under Mourinho to something more akin to the style favoured by Barcelona.

The Italian was coy about whether United would be facing the most attractive Chelsea side of the Roman Abramovich era.

"I'll leave that up to you to decide whether it is or not," said the Italian, refusing to reveal whether his revolution was meeting with the approval of Abramovich, who has long demanded more flair in the team.
"Our belief is that, with the players that we have, it's our best chance to win games, playing like this."
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