Let the season begin!

The football season has started, and I'd love to give my prediction on what's gonna happen.

EPL Champion

Urghh this is a tough fight. Chelshit and Manure seems likely to battle again to retain the cup. But I would say Man City might coming in between. Arsenal and Liverfool, will not gonna be serious contenders here. So this gonna be a very tough season. There were at least 6 or 7 teams that are possible in the way to win the cup. But I'll say Chelshit it is. They got a decent squad last season, and they remain with the same squad this season. So I guess they got a better chances than others.

EPL top four

Chelshit, Manure, Arsenal and Man City. Liverpool under Roy Hudgson, I think is still not up to par. 5th position is the best they can get. Altough Roy Hudgson doing a great job at Fullham, he was never being tested when dealing with a high profile team. But this is the chance to prove himself. If he shows a great performance, the hot seat of England manager might be his as well.

Man City

Roberto Mancini will be sacked at the end of the season. Reason? Because they will not get the EPL. They might have a good chance to get the Europa Cup, but that alone will not satisfy their crazy Arabs owner.

Real Madrid

Will win the La Liga, with a very stiff challenges from Barca. Jose Mourinho can do it, I believe it. Although he might need to wait for another season before he can get the Champions League.

Champions League

This years final will be held in Wembley, London, and I sense an English team is most likely will win this time. Maybe this the best time for Chelshit to show that they are actually a serious contender for the cup. Wait? Does this mean you said Chelshit will win? I didn't say that!

Hmm judging from the prediction that I made for the last season, most of them doesn't come true. Haha. That is the fun. Come on, where is the fun if you can see the future?

Germany kuat sial!

Argentina kene titik 4 - 0 tuhhhh! You wanna know why?

1. I always believe speed and paces are the key to win a game. And usually the youngsters have those. That is what exactly the German did. They fill in the squad with their youth. Thomas Muller is 21, Mesut Ozil is 22, Jerome Boateng (22), goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (24), and even their captain Phillip Lahm is 26. The oldest in the squad (minus goalkeeper sub) is Klose, who is 32 right now.

Plus five of the squad members were from the team who won the under 21 Euro Championship where they trashed England 4 - 0.

Funny thing heh, 10 years ago people said football player will reach the peak of their career when they are 27 or 28. But nowadays, it has lessen to 24. So you can imagine why young blood were so important nowadays.

2. Germany allows their ex-footballers to involve in their FA. Franz Beckenbauer for instance was vice President of German FA, and he also led German successful bid of World Cup 2006. Well, something we could learn about.

3. The Bundesliga. Their people always crazy about it, and most of the players in the teams are the Germans. Not like EPL, or worse Seria A. Inter Milan starting eleven, none of them were Italian.

Surprisingly they also got the second highest average attendance per game, just shy behind EPL. So you can just imagine how obsess their people over their league.

4. The team were coached by a German. I always believe this. Perhaps if you want to improve your squad, you might need to hire an outsider, but to win a World Cup, you definitely need a coach from your own country. The history has prove it.

5. The youth players development program. I'm not sure about this, and I tried to google it but couldn't find any, but I heared the commentator said something about 2 years ago the German FA found out there were something wrong about their youth program, so they revamped it totally and the outcome was the champion squad of under 21 Euro and this squad.

6. Tactics. The Argentinians were caught up in counter attacks. Except for the first goal. Plus Argentina lack of controlling possession in the midfield. Their midfield always lost the ball, lack of idea, and no follow up after every single attack. Maradona should have brought along Cambiasso in the first place.

Well, it is sad to see the Argentinians have to walk away like this. I personally was hoping to see Messi shines as what he did in Olympic 2008 and the European club tournaments. But on the other hand, I was relieved to see the Germans way of playing and I believe Argentina has lost to a better side. So their next game will be against the tournament favourite Spain, let see what the youngsters can do against the experience.

England Crumbles. And you wanna know why?

1. Because it was 1 player against 11. Gerrard vs Germany. He is the captain, but yet he had to do all the works. He takcled, he saved, he passed, he assisted, he shot. The rest of his teammate, well, what teammate?

2. Defenders flop. Where the hell is John Terry? Okay it might not sounds the right question, I rephrase it. What the hell is John Terry doing? The two latter goals, John Terry was nowhere near the defend position. You are the defender for God sake! And great partnership there you formed together with Matthew Upson. Matthew Upson? Are you kidding me? He played for West Ham man. And where was West Ham again last season? Near relegation man! Doesn't that give you a clue? And Glen Johnson, wait a minute. He was there? I didn't even notice!

Fabio Capello should've started with Jamie Caraggher. Yeah yeah I know, he kinda a fumble player himself, plus, he's already been booked. But he is the best you got for the time, and you didn't actually have any other choice, but why the bloody hell you did such a big gamble by gave up the place to Matthew Upson?

3. Dull, fruitless, lifeless and vague midfielders. Except for Gerrard. The others, they seems to be loosing ideas everytime they got the ball. And as a result, they always lost it, which then brought advantages to the Germans when they counterattacked because John Terry was already up and ready to score, and then Matthew Upson got panicked and shitted in his pants because nobody other that himself was around, and Glen Johnson, wait, Glen Johnson didn't even play.

Frank Lampard, well he is good with his club, but when it's come to international level, he never performed. Last 4 years in Germany, he got 22 shots but none of them got in. And this year, it seems like the same, and count also the disallowed goal, poor lads. And James Milner, I don't think he should've been in the starting line up. He is indeniably is great, but played it on the right midfield? Come on! Capello should've started with Aaron Lennon. The boy is fast, great skills, and have a great crossing, what more do you want from a winger?

4. Dysfunctional forward. Yes, dysfunctional. Rooney got a really bad day. Okay wait. Make it four days. He couldn't even make a shot, what more to test the goal keeper, or even score. The others? Well, it was okay, they were not that good anyway.

World Cup 2010

Let me make this simple:

1. This is the most boring World Cup I've ever watched. So far. Or maybe the Italia'90 is the worst, but I can't barely remember back then, it was 20 years ago. Is it because that Jabulani ball? Seems the ball moved too fast and the players have problem to control it resulting in they will loose the ball so often and the ball will just go around in the middle of the field. Come on man, people wanna see goals, and great moves!

2. Argentina will win. They and the Germany are the only most promising team so far, but then again no European team has ever won the tournament outside the Europe. So Argentina it is.

3. Prediction 8 teams that will qualify to quarter finals, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Netherlands,England, USA, Ivory Coast and Spain. What? No France or Portugal? Eat shit man. They should've sacked their manager even before coming to the tournament. They were useless! But wait, how come Spain is in the list? They just lost their first game! Well, Brazil lost 1 game during the group stage in 1998 but they still manage to reach the final.

4. I hate that fucking vuvuzelas!

5. South Africa is not capable enough to hold such a big tournament. They will go bankrupt within 5 years.

6. Mourinho said, Champions League is bigger than World Cup. I guess he is right, but maybe "bigger" is not the correct word. I would say "better". Champions League is better. Not just in term of the quality of the players, but also the referees, the commentators, even the camera shots! Champions League is way better. Don't believe me? Tune in to channel 806, and watch the highlight please. And then you compare it with EPL highlights, and after that you tell me.

7. Ahh I missed the 2006 World Cup. As far as I can remember, it was the best ever held. So many quality players, tactics, good teams, legends, and great goals.

8. I think FIFA's decision to organize 3 friendly matches before the tournament is stupid. We almost lost Drogba and Arjen Robben because of it. We already lost so many star players even before the friendly matches, and it is a big risk to organize even a single friendly match before the tournament, what more three!

What makes a winning team? DEFENSE!!

And the last night game prove the theory is right, defensive playing will make a team wins. Greece has proved it, Italy had, and now US.

Spain surely has a very strong attacking side, but when it faced a very strong defense, the attackers seems became useless. Plus, their defenders were so fragile, one counter attack will surely pay.

One thing for sure, if you want to play it defensive, you need to have a great mental strength. Being attack all the time, only a team with great mental strength can withstand it.

Weekend Football Update

It was an exciting weekend, with EPL is near to end, and Malaysian football scenario also is heating up, especially after that incident in Kota Bharu.

Kelantan vs Selangor
The truth is, I don't give a fuck on who's gonna win the cup. I'm boycotting every single game that involves FAM, as long as Sultan Ahmad Shah is the president, I'm not going to watch any. I think FAM has been a little bit big headed lately. Every single player and coach were not allowed to make any statement without any permission from the board. What the fuck is that? You must ask your mummy for permission to take a piss? Fucking rediculous I might say.

But still, I felt a little bit dissappointed with what happen at KB. Most of them were Malays btw. Halim Napi should never be allowed to play. This is like what? His third suspension?

Manure vs Spurs
I always hate Spurs. Not only because it was the arch rival of Arsenal, but also because you cannot rely anything on them. Leading two goals before the half time, but then down to 5 - 2 before the game ended. Five fucking goals in 45 minutes. What the fuck la Spurs.

Newcastle
A must win for them for the game to come. Unfortunately for them, the next week will be against Liverpool. Sorry to say Magpies, I'd rather see you at the bottom of the league than seeing Manure retain the cup again. So a must win for Liverpool too.

And this week will be more exciting, with the champion's league semi final is coming up. Adiós!

Guus Hiddink Is The Best Coach In The World?

So Chelsea won 2-1 against Wigan last night. No I'm not a fan of Chelshit, that's why I call it "Chelshit", not "Love Chels" or whatever. And I'm not gonna talk about Chelshit too. Who in the world would ever listen to somebody talk about shit anyway?

But me gonna talk about Guus Hiddink, their current manager at the moment.

I believe he is a great coach. Clubs and national level, he is great at both of it. Just look at his impressive resume. He brought Holland to the semi of World Cup 98, barely lost to Brazil on penalty shootouts. I was a very beautiful game, I witnessed it, and it was one of the best game I ever watched.

Perhaps he was most remembered in 2002, where he leaded South Korea to the World Cup 2002 semi final. But if you ask me again, I say it was much because of luck, but still an impressive achievement you can be proud of.

In 2006, he took over Australia National team for only 6 months before the big tournament, the team nearly eliminated during the qualifying, but somehow he manage to save it and brought the Aussies to the World Cup for the first time after 32 years. They even scored their first goal, and manage to proceed to the 2nd round for the first time in their history.

And then, in 2008, he brought Russia to as far as semi final in Euro 2008, although in the early campaign, the team looked quite fragile especially after their lost to Israel by 1-2. He is the responsible person for the rise of Russian stars like Pavlyuchenko and Andrei Arshavin.

And now, he is the caretaker of team Chelsea.. erm I mean Chelshit. The first 2 games looks good, with a win against Juventus and Wigan.

Okay enough of his history already. The main question is, is he really the greatest football coach in the world at the moment? Is he?

The answer is, I don't think so. Wait until he be the head coach of Malaysia, only then he will know the real world of amateur football. Wait, doesn't Malaysia's football goes professional already? Who the fuck cares, they played like a sissy girl anyway.

And wait until he can take Malaysia to the World Cup, only then I will hail him as the best coach in the world. Until then, we will wait.

But maybe we will die waiting.

Surat Terbuka Kepada Presiden FAM

Kepada:
Presiden
Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM)
KDYMM Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al- Musta’in Billah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’adzam Shah
Ampun Tuanku beribu-ribu ampun sembah patik harap diampun.

Adapun patik yang pacal dan hina ini ingin menyuarakan pandangan patik barang sepatah dua kata tentang prestasi skuad negara kita yang begitu mengecewakan semenjak akhir-akhir ini.

Tuanku,

Adapun patik berpendapat, Tuanku lah yang sepatutnya bertanggungjawab terhadap prestasi skuad kebangsaan kita yg tidak memberangsangkan langsung sejak akhir-akhir ini. Ini boleh la kita ibaratkan seperti seorang ketua yang sedang mengetuai sebuah kapal, pincang kemudinya, porak perandalah kapalnya.

Sesungguhnya sebagai rakyat marhaen, patik tidak menafikan tentang sumbangan Tuanku dalam memartabatkan lagi sukan bolasepak di negara kita ini. Dibawah pimpinan Tuanku, sukan bolasepak telah diberikan satu nafas baru. FAM akhirnya memiliki kewangan yang kukuh, memiliki bangunan sendiri, Tuanku jugalah yang memperkenalkan liga semi-pro dan seterusnya liga profesional kedalam kancah bolasepak negara.

Sembah patik harap diampun, Tuanku,

Bagaimanapun, dizaman ini apa yang ingin rakyat lihat adalah keputusan. Jika dilihat dari prestasi skuad negara sejak Tuanku memegang teraju 25 tahun dahulu, tiada apa yg dapat dibanggakan. Prestasi skuad negara yang terbaik diarena antarabangsa barangkali ketika kita menjuarai Sukan SEA 1989. Kemudian, tiada apalagi yang boleh dibanggakan. Yang terbaik, barangkali muncul naib juara Piala Tiger 1996, dan kemudian 2 kali pencapaian tempat ketiga dalam kejohanan yang sama.

Dan baru-baru ini, skuad negara kita kalah lagi ditangan UAE dalam pusingan kelayakan Piala Asia 2011. Sementara pasukan - pasukan jiran kita mencatatkan keputusan yang memberangsangkan (Indonesia 0 - 0 Australia, Thailand 0 - 0 Iran, Singapura 2 - 1 Jordan), kita pula dibelasah 0 - 5 ditempat sendiri. Ranking kita di Asia Tenggara sudah jatuh dibawah Vietnam, dan Myanmar juga sudah mampu bersaing dengan negara kita sekarang. Menurut Ranking FIFA setakat Disember 2008, Malaysia kini berada di ranking 158 daripada 208 anggota. Bermakna hanya 50 negara sahaja yang berada dibawah kita. Myanmar juga berada di ranking ke-156! Sebagai perbandingan, Thailand berada diranking ke-124, Singapura (135), Vietnam (138) dan Indonesia (144). Berani lagi kita menggelar Korea Selatan sebagai musuh tradisi!

Sepuluh jari disusun, Tuanku,

Ditambah lagi dengan kehangatan Liga-M yang semakin suram, tiada kemeriahan lagi yang dapat dirasakan, apabila purata kehadiran penyokong ke stadium dibawah 5000 satu perlawanan. Kehangatan suasana pertandingan seperti 20 tahun lalu tidak dapat lagi dinikmati. Belum pula diungkit dengan kemelut kewangan yang dihadapi oleh persatuan bolasepak negeri, dan juga masalah pemain tidak dibayar gaji.

Tuanku,

Sebagai seorang rakyat Malaysia, tidak teringinkah Tuanku melihat skuad negara kita beraksi di Piala Dunia? Melihat pemain skuad negara kita berarak masuk di padang, kemudian lagu Negaraku dinyanyikan, melihat rakyat, tanpa mengira bangsa dan agama, bersatu memberikan sokongan padu kepada para pemain? Tidak inginkah Tuanku melihat, rakyat jelata dengan penuh bangga menyarung jersi negara dengan nama pemain terpapar di belakang? Tidak inginkah Tuanku, melihat pemain kita beraksi dipersada antarabangsa?

Sesungguhnya Tuanku, Tuanku sudah mencuba selama 25 tahun, dan tidak dapat memberikan hasil yang diharapkan. Seperti yang patik telah katakan di awal surat ini, rakyat mengharapkan hasil dan keputusan, dan pada hemat patik, Tuanku tidak dapat memberikan hasilnya.

Oleh itu, patik menggesa supaya Tuanku meletakkan jawatan selaku presiden dan kesemua ahli jawatankuasa eksekutif FAM melakukan perkara yang sama demi memikul tanggungjawab terhadap prestasi skuad negara sekarang ini. Sudah tiba masanya untuk orang lain pula merencanakan masa depan skuad negara dan FAM.

Raja Adil Raja Disembah, Raja Zalim Raja Disanggah

Menulis Untuk Bolasepak Negara

Ampun Tuanku

Yang benar,

Do they still have the chances?

Despite Arsenal win over Man U last night, I still doubt they will retain the league cup this season. I wrote off their chances of winning the title after they lost 1 -2 to Stoke City 2 weeks ago. Already lost 3 games before the mid of the season, 2 of them were against newly promoted team, and still games against Liverpool and Chelsea to meet, only a miracle could save them to the title race. Or a bookie.

And I read in some forums, fans started to piss off to Arsene Wenger. His policy not to spend buying star players, his tactical style of play, and based on the Gunners performance for the past 4 seasons, definitely the fan would not be happy. Something has to be done, or Wenger's ass could be on fire, especially if the did not win any title, again.