On Tuesday (16th), the Group E of the Asian Cup is set to begin with the Malaysia team coached by former Hong Kong team soul coach Kim Jong-kwan to face Jordan. Returning to the final week of the Asian Cup after an absence of many years, Coach Kam made a firm statement at the pre-match press conference that qualification for the knockout rounds would be the primary goal, and answered questions from the Hong Kong media generously, while not forgetting to send his best wishes to the Hong Kong team for their outstanding performance in this tournament.
Since their return to the Asian Cup final week in 2007, the Malaysian team has been preparing for the tournament in full swing, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 1 of their 11 matches in the World Cup tournament and friendly matches. Looking back at the preparation process, Kim Jong Koon said: "The past three weeks of intensive training in Malaysia and Doha, during which we naturally encountered a lot of challenges and difficulties, there are also players injured, but in general, the team's recent trend is quite good, which will help to enhance the team's confidence."
"Kim Sir" also revealed that the Malaysian team, which has gained valuable experience from playing against equal opponents such as Jordan, is confident about the first match and sees it as a priority to make it to the Round of 16.
