Revington sets his sights on final...

SIXTEEN players were named for the World League Semi- finals in Johor Baru on June 29-July 7, with chief coach Paul   Revington setting his sights on playing in the final.
    The top-three from Johor Baru are assured of a spot in the   Netherlands World Cup next year, and the South African is   not willing to take any chances.
   The other two players will be named next Friday, just   before the team moves to Johor Baru on June 24.
    For warm-ups, Malaysia play Argentina on June 25 and   Germany on June 26 before starting their journey in the   World League Semi-finals in Group B with England, Pakistan   and South Africa.
   In Group A are Germany, Argentina, Japan and South   Korea. All eight teams advance to the quarter-finals.
    “Since the top-three are assured of a spot in the World Cup,   we will attempt to go one step higher by targeting to play in   the final in Johor Baru,” said South African Revington.
    However, to achieve that target, Revington must work on   his team’s tendency to collapse in the last five minutes of a   match.
    In the recent South African Tour, Malaysia fared poorly as   they lost 2-1, 3-1 drew 4-4 and lost 3-1. Two of the matches   were lost in the final minutes of the game.
     “It is never a good habit to be considered a team who   concedes late goals – and you have to work extremely hard to   change such a reputation.
   “We went a long way in Azlan Shah Cup (2012) to change   that by scoring two goals against South Korea in the last 4   minutes; managing a 2-1 win in the final minute against New   Zealand; scoring the equalizer against Australia (pool game)   in the final minute; and scoring the equalizer against India in   the final minute too.
    “However, the game against Australia in the final we   conceded two goals in the final three minutes of the first half   and one goal in the final 15 seconds,” lamented Revington.
   Revington said work is in progress to rectify that problem  before he World League starts.
     Nine players are in the running for the two remaining   spots, and among them are Amin Rahim, Firhan Ashaari and  Jivan Mohan.
    Goalkeepers: S. Kumar, Roslan Jamaluddin; Defenders:   Baljit Singh, Razie Rahim, Nabil Fiqri, Shahrun Nabil; Mid  fielders: Shukri Mutalib, Azlan Misron, Chua Boon Huat,   Izwan Firdaus, Izad Hakimi; Strikers: Faizal Saari, Fitri   Saari, Marhan Jalil, Tengku Ahmad Tajudin, Faiz Helmi.