"Talking about a revolution, we need to pursue the highest standards," coach Peter Cklamovski said when announcing the list of the Malaysian team a few days ago. The Australian coach took office in January 2025 and at his first training session, he called for reform of Malaysian football.
"Looking at our opponents Vietnam and Thailand, they play at a higher tempo, their national championship matches have more ball time and a higher level," the head coach of the Malaysian team commented.
Coach Peter Cklamovski
The 46-year-old coach frankly criticized the quality of the Malaysian league (M-League): "The truth is that we need to improve. Everyone knows the league can be better. This is not just my opinion but also has evidence. Looking at the data of Asian football, Malaysia is at a low level. The rolling time of the matches is too short, which means the matches are not attractive and a bit slow."
Coach Cklamovski signed a contract with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) at the end of December 2024 and started work in early January. His task is to help the Malaysian team qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup, which means finishing above the Vietnamese team. Malaysia is considered the main opponent of coach Kim Sang-sik and his team in the group.
After 3 months of observing the Malaysian National Championship, coach Cklamovski has not made any new discoveries about the team's personnel. The list of "Harimau Malaya" in the March 2025 training session caused a lot of controversy when some veteran faces who were not in good form were still called up.
"Coaches don't have much choice when young players are not given a chance. This is disappointing. Coaches have to rely on veteran players at a time when the national team needs to give young talents a chance in the international arena," expert Sadek Mustaffa commented on the New Straits Times.
The new additions to the Malaysian squad list recently are all naturalized players. Vietnam’s opponents in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers have called up 11 naturalized players of European and Brazilian origin for the March 2025 matches.
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