AFF Cup: Malaysia top contender even without stars - Weiss

• Published date: 23 December 2022
• Publication title: ASEAN Tribune

23 December 2022 (NAM NEWS NETWORK) KUALA LUMPUR- Despite missing the services of several big stars, Malaysia are still the team to look out for in the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation Cup (AFF), said Laos head coach Michael Weiss.

Describing Malaysia as a quality team, Weiss said most of the players in the current squad possess good speed and a few of them are great at dribbling, posing a threat to his side in their second Group B match at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Saturday.

'Well, if you miss all players from Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) and still can fill in players like these, it speaks for the league, professionalism and development from youth up to the top.

'Now Malaysia are getting to be a more and more clear contender for the title. So yes, I think they are a quality team,' he told a pre-match press conference here Friday.

The German-born coach hinted that they might opt to play defensively against Kim Pan Gon's side after suffering a 6-0 drubbing by two-time...