Tierney has played 17 matches, scoring 6 goals for U22/U23 Malaysia. He is the best scorer for U22 Malaysia at SEA Games 33. This midfielder of Scottish origin is also a regular in the national team, playing 6 matches and scoring 1 goal.
In the context of bringing a weak squad to Thailand, Malaysia certainly has high expectations for Tierney, one of the 6 rare players of U22 Malaysia who are on the roster of Super League teams (national championship).
Initially, Sabah said they would let the 22-year-old midfielder join the U22 team. In the current period, the Malaysian national championship is not playing so the teams are resting. Through that, they have the conditions to release the player for the team to participate in the 33rd SEA Games.
However, in a recent unexpected development, Tierney's home team has changed their mind. After surprisingly beating Selangor in the National Cup, Sabah announced that they will keep Fergus Tierney. The reason is because on December 14, they will play the National Cup final. Sabah said that the match schedule was suddenly changed so they were forced to change their decision.
“This plan was unexpected so after discussing with coach Jean-Paul, we had to choose to keep Fergus Tierney,” said the club's president, John Wid.
According to the plan, U22 Malaysia will meet U22 Vietnam on December 11. This can be considered the battle to decide the ticket to continue in Group B of the men's football SEA Games 33. The two matches are very close together, so the chance of Tierney playing for Sabah and then returning to serve the national team is very small.
However, it is unlikely that Malaysia will convince Sabah to change its decision because the 33rd SEA Games is not a FIFA event so the clubs have reasons not to give in.
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Source: https://tienphong.vn/malaysia-gap-bat-loi-lon-u22-viet-nam-nhan-tin-cuc-vui-truoc-ngay-dai-chien-tai-sea-games-33-post1801644.tpo
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