Kuala Lumpur: Harimau Malaya captain Dion Cools admitted that the 2-0 defeat by Tajikistan in the final of the 2023 Merdeka Tournament Tuesday night has cast a cloud of negativity among the players, resulting in a sombre mood in the dressing room.
However, he said the players should not continue to feel disappointed but instead learn from the match to improve their weaknesses as they prepare for the 2026 World Cup/2027 Asian Cup second qualifying round.“It’s a team performance, we lose together, we win together. I think everybody has a negative feeling now... we should not be negative and there are a lot of positive things. I think we dominated the game against a higher-ranked team.
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Meanwhile, Stuart John Wilkin said the team should not dwell too long on the defeat and pick themselves up quickly. “We need to pick ourselves up… I’m sure there’ll be an analysis of the game.We’ll take a look and see the areas that we did well and, of course, the areas where we can improve on. We are looking forward to the coming games,” he said.
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