Quick fix needed


Good effort: National chief coach Stephen van Huizen (right) consoling his players after losing to Australia 3-1 in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup last week. — RONNIE CHIN / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The national hockey team need quick-fix solutions to avoid being the whipping boys at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4-15.

In the recently concluded Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Malaysia finished fourth in a six-team tournament in Ipoh that saw the good and ugly sides of the team in just one week.

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