Desailly eager to coach Malaysia


Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas (right) and former French football team captain Marcel Desailly at a football clinic at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

KUALA LUMPUR: Former France World Cup captain Marcel Desailly is ready and willing to coach the national football team.

On Wednesday, he said it was left to the Football Assocaition of Malaysia (FAM) to make a decision on whether to hire him as their chief coach.

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