Those magic words: National football coach Tan Cheng Hoe (left) having a chat with Brendan Gan during training.
SEPANG: Three special words – believe in yourself – uttered by national coach Tan Cheng Hoe were enough to galvanise midfielder Brendan Gan and company to give their best under adversity during Malaysia’s 2022 World Cup-2023 Asia Cup Group G qualifying match against Indonesia on Thursday.
Rattled by the hostile atmosphere in the first-half at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, the Malaysian players were looking for answers to overcome a 1-2 deficit in the second-half.
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