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Nadi Weekend (28/4/24)

Transcript

00:00 A week into the opening match of the Azlan Shah Cup,

00:03 as the national hockey squad is going through the phase of formation and the top factor,

00:08 former captain and manager of the national hockey squad, Datuk Mirnawan Nawawi,

00:12 feels that the national camp is not strong enough to maintain the championship.

00:16 Mirnawan, who was the team's manager when The Speedy Tigers won the championship

00:20 before defeating South Korea in the previous edition,

00:23 wants to see the influence of the senior players to continue the challenge in this campaign.

00:27 He has no intention to diminish the national team's ability,

00:31 but instead, he wants to be realistic

00:33 by making New Zealand the main choice to win the championship.

00:38 For me, to win the championship for this new face,

00:46 is a very high expectation.

00:52 And of course, if we look at New Zealand, I put New Zealand as a favourite team

01:02 because of their highest ranking.

01:06 What we want to see is the combination of players

01:13 that will be shortlisted by Coach Sarjid.

01:17 That's what's important. Senior players like Marhan Jalil, Faizal Fitri, Hafiz Udin,

01:23 Nick Aiman, Shafiq Sumantri, these players must play an important role

01:29 to ensure that the national team that has a combination of senior and junior players

01:37 can show a good performance.