YOURSAY | ‘Those who really love the game should come and be given the authority to run it.’

Danish shuttlers trained with Misbun, Jalani

Anonymous #40538199: Previously, the Japanese hired a Malaysian coach, and they took the Thomas Cup.

This time, the Danes trained with Malaysian coaches, and they took the Thomas Cup. Malaysians definitely perform well when they are not subject to the ‘cari makan’ culture.

Kadir Sulong: Many foreign coaches have left the Malaysian squad disappointed with the attitude of our players and the interference of Malaysian officials. There is too much of badminton politics.

In the old days there were many badminton clubs with lots of inter-club competition, which produced district, state and national players. Today, it is all about a selected few who are in the good books of the officials.

A lot more competition should be held at district level. This means those who love the game should be involved. The district officers or the menteris besar should keep away from the game.

In most other countries, ministers are not seen to give away the prizes. But in Malaysia, that is not the case, everything is politics.

Oscar Kilo: Malaysian coach trains Danish players, while Danish coach trains Malaysian players. It's all part of the game.

Anonymous_1372741039: Let's not deprive the thunder of Denmark coming up tops in the Thomas Cup and I heartily congratulate the Danes for their resolve and competitive spirit. Let no one take away the credit due to them.

They fought their hearts out and their determination prevailed after all the years of ending up as losers. Congratulations to the Danes and do keep it up.

Headhunter: One can't help but notice that the Danes are always very committed and disciplined players, on or off the court.

You can see that they want to win when on the court. And their confidence level is high even when they know they may lose a game.

And as this case had shown, they are even willing to get outside help to polish their skills without batting an eyelid or feeling any resentment. Try doing that to a Malaysian team and you know what the official reaction would be.

Malaysian sportsmen and officials never seem to understand that apart from their skills, they need that little extra to inspire them to be champions.

Nicol David is lucky that she opted for a foreign coach right from the start of her professional career.

Ib: For a country that rejects meritocracy, any sport controlled by the national body will obviously suffer lacklustre performance. It is as simple as that.

For this country to progress, the people must choose leaders who believe in meritocracy. Political parties that are race-based are the seeds of our problems.

Hmmmmmmmm: Many countries perform well because of their dedication and strict discipline. Their national bodies do not tolerate any indiscipline in any of the players, no matter how good they are.

Just look at how Japan dealt with their best player Kento Momota (and Kenichi Tago). They were willing to suspend Momota at the expense of their defence of the Thomas Cup and later the Olympics.

Similarly, South Korea was willing to suspend their champion swimmer from the coming Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of doping even though he has already served the sentence imposed by the international swimming body.

In Malaysia, I just cannot see the Badminton Association of Malaysia or BAM (or any other sports associations for that matter) suspend Lee Chong Wei if he were to commit any such infringements.

Heck, they can't even discipline Koo Kien Kiat. He seems to be allegedly gaining more weight with each tournament.

The Mask: I think that is a rather misleading headline. I am sure the Danes will have something to say about this.

Kuasa Rakyat: Yes, training for two weeks could in fact be just a couple of sessions or even some discussions for some pointers. It can hardly be considered as ‘Danish shuttlers trained with Misbun, Jalani’.

I am quite embarrassed, actually. Misbun and Jalani Sidek should also be embarrassed by the headline.

To be truthful, initially I was so proud when I read the title/headline. Tan Kim Her coaching in India, Izuan Ibrahim in Japan, Rashid Sidek in Indonesia and now Misbun and Jalani in Denmark. Malaysia ‘memang boleh’. I was however wondering when did Misbun and Jalani go to Denmark?

But when I read the details, my pride turned into embarrassment. I thought they were coaching the Danish team for two years but alas it was for two weeks and that, I am sure, were just giving some useful pointers. Yes, pride turned into embarrassment.

Anonymous_1388029052: The correct headline should be ‘Danish shuttlers here to train Malaysian coaches’.

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