PERCEPTION vs PREDICTION - Malaysian Hockey Launches Smelly Farts again...

Food intolerance is a very common cause of bad odor flatulence. Typical conditions that can cause smelly flatulence include lactose and gluten intolerance. 

In both of these conditions, the body's inability to break down lactose or gluten causes smelly gas to build up and eventually be released. This is the current scenario in Malaysian Hockey...

Q: Why do farts smell? A: For the benefit of people who are hearing impaired! Lucky I'm not...hope others after reading this article would understand it!

The Smelly Farts launched from Bukit Jalil:

• Women Team to be Asia No 1 in 2026 & Qualify to 2028 LA Olympics
• To win the Asian Champions Trophy 2020
• To qualify for 2021 Men's & Women's Junior World Cup via Jnr Asia Cup
• To Win Gold in 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games
• Top 3 in Asia Cup & to qualify to 2023 World Cup in India
• Top 10 in 3 years due to Canada only 100 points difference
• To qualify to 2024 Paris Olympics 

Firstly, please read and understand the below facts and then read on my predictions.

Real Scenario at Asia Level:

Teams like India are thinking about finishing podium at Tokyo Olympic and ranked 5th in World Hockey. Why? They won the 2016 Junior World Cup and their pool of talent is immeasurable. Then their Project Squads that plays in yearly Sultan Johor Cup is very impressive and carries outstanding quality International players. Their countless domestic age group competitions and the youth indian hockey players plays non stop as their yearly calendar is well occupied.

Then comes Japan, due to hosting Tokyo Olympics, the government & JHA invested well in their Junior Development program since 2016/2021 Junior World Cup cycle and now paying dividend in their success. They will do well in the next 2022 Asian Games due to the spill over of Tokyo Olympics preparation & exposure.

Pakistan & Korea will remain as dark horses of the tournament as their plan is always based on ad-hoc mode with lack of funding without proper long-term plans.

But you need to remember that China is hosting the next 2022 Asian Games, they may be a force and put a spanner in the work for us. Take this into consideration too.

The below Predictions are done based on current information/processes of World Hockey requirements and looking at policies decision and reviewing all key domestic components of hockey plus the quality of knowledge of Bearers, I came out with this details unless I will be wrong if they start to think outside the box and accepting facts but I doubt it:

2020 Asian Champions Trophy

MHC says Champion

I say maximum a Silver/Bronze Medal - only Continental Rankings

2020/21 Junior Asia Cup

Jnr Men

MHC say to qualify

I say very slim chance as distorted program but they should qualify 

Jnr Women

MHC to qualify to 2021 JWC

I say NO

2021 Asia Cup - act as 2023 WC Qualifiers with Top 3 with India 

MHC will say Finals & qualify to 2023 World Cup

I say we would qualify due to 16 teams WC and thanks to FIH/AHF providing 3 direct slots for Asia due to Covid19 situation.

Women will be out of World Cup.

2021 & 2023 Jnr World Cup

Jnr Men

MHC would say top 10

I say out of top 10, maybe the best 12th

Jnr Women - no chance due to bad periodization plan

2022 Commonwealth Games

Men

MHC will say Medal

I say maximum Semis without Medal

Women

MHC will say Top 6

I say maximum 7/8 placing

2022 Asian Games

Men

MHC say to win Gold

I say No Gold

Women

MHC say Semis and Medal

I say max top 5

2023 India World Cup

MHC would say Top 8

I say maximum 11/12th position pending grouping announcement

2024 Paris Olympics

MHC says we will qualify

I say NO

Top 10 in World Rankings

MHC said in 3 years as previously said Top 8 in 2018 but failed miserably.

I say we will drift from 11th to 13th after Tokyo Olympics and tough to break into top 10 with current team.

From 2020 till 2022 - Malaysian Men will only play matches at Importance Level from 1 to 6 as missed out on Tokyo Olympics. When in 2023 Men's World Cup, then Malaysian Team will play event level 10, which is 3 years away, therefore, MHC must be aware of this predicaments and plan accordingly. 

As for Women team is in the similar position and forever they will play events from level 1-6 unless they qualify to Olympics or World Cup, which is tough to achieve it.

Only condition to be in top 10, we have to win 2022 Asian Games;into QF stage in 2023 World Cup, play in FIH Pro League and finish top 4, winning many test matches with top 8 teams. But currently, no chance to get  high quality official matches due to busy schedule of top 10 teams - Tokyo Olympics and Pro League with Continental Championship. 

Only Championship available is Sultan Azlan Shah Cup & Continental Championships, FIH Nation Cup (postponed) with some official test matches. That's all and is insufficient to be Top 10 in 3 years. Why shooting your feet again. So playing with teams with Pakistan, Japan, Korea and China will benefit them more than us except against India above ranked than Malaysia.

So the decision makers must be well educated with this new world ranking model based on algorithm.

I concur with Roelant Oltmans saying that we will never win Gold in 2022 Asian Games and no to qualify to 2024 Paris Olympics. Agreed - We do not have a good international quality team to qualify & play in Olympics. This is the facts.

But I disagree with Oltmans is when he was appointed after the failure to win the 2018 Asian Games, he should have said that we would not qualify to Tokyo Olympics but I do not blame him as Bearers were in very desperate mode to qualify as they have promised the Nation that they will quit if failed to Tokyo Olympics but U-Turned.  Due to lack in knowledge and limitation in international hockey processes they decided to engage him at all cost but failed. 

Gentle Reminder - never allow players to dictate who should Coach them, and custodian is repeating this again and is a very dangerous & suicidal approach. Also never take domestic achievements as a criteria for naming National Coaches as our MHL is in pathetic stage and has lost its key objectives. 

As of today, cosmetic changes again, address the real issue - produce international players not National players. Go back to ground zero and start building all over again but no, still launching smelly farts and lying to public. Not good enough just say not good lah and what are you all doing to achieve it. That's all! 

What was Stephen Hawkins last words? System failure...And now stop blaming Terry/Oltmans & other 7 Consultants again but who made the decision should be accountable. All above are true and fair prediction for the term of Bearers till 2024. Don't say I didn't warn you all as I did for the last 5 years...