No positive’s can be gained by discussing the removal of assistant Coach Mark Jones or Head Coach Gary Phillip’s from there posting with the State Senior Team. Rightly or wrongly, the Sabah FA felt a change needed to be made in order to give our beloved Hawks the opportunity to avoid relegation to the 2nd Division ( Premier League). Fair enough.

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Tags: Justin Ganai

There is a commom phrase in Professional Football which states , “you play how you train”. Simply stated , this means if you train with quality & intensity then you will transfer those standards onto the pitch on match day . However , poor quality & training with bad habits means poor performances on match day .

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On a losing streak , having a bad run , in a slump or going through a rough trot are all terminologies to describe a Football team who are not winning games . Most football teams the world over go through these bad periods , – players lie in bed awake at night wondering what’s gone wrong , why is the team losing , why is everyone criticizing me and lastly when are we going to win a game .

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THE PERILS OF COACHING

After 7 completed rounds of the 2011 Malaysian Super League , interesting to note that we already have three (3) coaching casualties .

Two of these coaches in Mostakeen Omar from Perlis and Wan Jamak from Negeri Sembilan have resigned sighting INTERFERENCE as their reason for quitting . Although not a new dilemma for both Malaysian & SE Asian Football , make no mistake this is a cancer that needs addressing & fast .

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Tags: Mostakeen Omar, Wan Jamak

I must admit to having a little chuckle when I read a letter in a local newspaper Forum section recently . Firstly , let me state that any letter not based on facts and not signed by a name lacks any credibility in my opinion . Secondly , I have no direct association with Sabah FA , I am self employed and hence feel I have the clarity to make unbiased opinions on matters pertaining to Football in Sabah .

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