Malaysia coach reveals important information before meeting Vietnam team

Recently, coach Peter Cklamovski announced the list of 38 players summoned to prepare for the match with the Vietnamese team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers taking place on June 10.

Coach Peter Cklamovski announced that he will add more naturalized players before the match against Vietnam (Photo: FAM).

In the first batch, 28 players will join the training camp on May 18. These are players who have finished playing in the Malaysian domestic league. After that, 8 players Syihan Hazmi, Corbin-Ong, Matthew Davies, Shahrul Saad, Junior Eldstal, Afiq Fazail, Romel Morales and Endrick dos Santos will join the team on May 25. The remaining two names who will join the team the latest are Dion Cools and Hector Hevel and will join the team on June 1.

However, the Australian coach stressed that he could add naturalized players before the match against the Vietnamese team. They are expected to complete the procedures for naturalization in Malaysia in the near future.

Coach Peter Cklamovski said: "There is a high possibility that there will be naturalized faces appearing in Malaysia's training camp ahead of the match against the Vietnamese team. The naturalization process is underway and some players will be present.

We are not ready to announce this information at the moment. I can assure you that all players with valid documents will be in the team. It is a matter of time. I hope to be able to announce the good news to the fans in early June."

Malaysia "played all out" when facing the Vietnamese team (Photo: FAM).

Coach Peter Cklamovski affirmed that he does not care whether the Malaysian players are naturalized or native. Instead, they are all Malaysians and fighting for the Malaysian team.

The Australian strategist added: "The important thing is that they are Malaysians. They are hungry to fight and are willing to sacrifice for this country. They shed sweat, blood and tears for the Malaysian flag."

Talking about the Malaysian team gathering in three stages, coach Peter Cklamovski said: "This gathering in stages is very unique. The players who joined the team in stage 1 have had 4 weeks of rest. After that, we will add players who joined the team in stages 2 and 3 to complete the squad."

The match between Vietnam and Malaysia will take place on June 10 at Bukit Jalil Stadium. This is a match that will directly decide the ticket to the 2027 Asian Cup in Group F.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hlv-malaysia-tiet-lo-thong-tin-quan-trong-truoc-khi-gap-tuyen-viet-nam-20250518235336517.htm