WHY IS SUZUKI CUP A NON STARTER?

This post is in respond to a reader who felt that the Suzuki Cup that Malaysia
won recently was 'significant' where I say otherwise.

In any sport, the ULTIMATE aim for an athlete is participating in the pinnacle
tournament, so in this instance, every footballer (everywhere in the world)
must have this dream of playing in a World Cup!
Get it?
Then of course, not every player could get the chance of playing in
the world cup but at least if players try their level best, they definitely become
better players. So if not the world cup then maybe the European Cup or the
Asian Cup.

Just look at Nicol David a World Champion in squash many times over and
she can retire today with her head high up as she had reached the pinnacle.

So Malaysians winning the Suzuki Cup was nothing really to shout about
if you'll to consider the millions that the government had dumped in, the
decline standard in years. Just winning a Suzuki Cup doesn't warrant any
big rewards or Datukship for the football players or coaches.

What is Suzuki Cup compare to the World Cup or for that matter the Asian
Cup? We should be rubbing shoulders with players from South Korea, Japan
or China becoz we were at one time more superior to South Korea or Japan
as far as soccer in Malaysia is concerned. Go and ask Santokh Singh or Soh
Chin Aun.

Yes, Malaysia won the Suzuki Cup but let's move on. No fanfare or blowing
our own trumpets becos we still have a long long way to go.

DAMMIT! I reckon we are 15-20 years behind time before we're able to catch
up with the likes of South Korea.