What are they doing?

I don't know what's going on with Fairuzizuan and Zakry's minds. Yesterday's performance is sucks. They were once regarded as one of the top doubles in the world, after winning Indonesian and Singapore opens back to back. They beaten almost all the world's top pairs to obtained the 2 titles, and suddenly they were like on the ninth cloud!

Unfortunately their performance since then is going downwards, which I think is norm for a Malaysian players. This happened to Lee Chong Wei, who fortunately buck up and reignite his enthusiasms and motivation. Koo Kean Keat-Tan Boon Heong faced the similar problem after winning 6 of the 7 tournaments they competed, including Asian Games, GP finals, and of course the All England titles.

Their performance went downwards after all the hypes and praises put on them, and it's all depends on how the individuals feel and face it. Some buck up and moves on, but like Zakry-Fairuzizuan cases, they do not, they started to blame each other, played individually, do not trusted their partner no more etc. This is all the more obvious last night when they played against the Japan's 2nd double pair.

In usual circumstances, I think they would have beaten their opponent quite comfortably. However last night's game was a totally different scenario. They must win their game in order for Malaysia to confirmed the winner point, and with Hafiz Hashim's game rated at 50-50, they felt more than ever the pressure of winning. Subsequently we can see a landsliding performance from both Zakry-Fairuzizuan.

They started to crumbled when they failed to killed off shots, and when shots kept returning to their side of the court. They even don't care about tactics set by coaches, and advises given. They began to played as if they are playing singles. There isn't any understanding nor encouraging words from each other. Worst of all, Fairuzizuan still managed to find time to argue or even tried to have a fight with supporters, who booed them. Is this what Malaysian team left?

My personal point of view is that Zakry-fairuzizuan is not suppose to even be in this team. Based on their past year result, which I think only once qualified for quarter finals, and the rest is either 1st or 2nd rounders. I believe Malaysia still have a lot of other young talents, but unfortunately were not given the chance, even their performance is by far better than this 2 morons.

We cannot expect a player who regularly skip trainings, turned up late for trainings, and heart is not in Badminton no more to carry the burden of winning Malaysia's challenge after 18 long years. Maybe BAM will realise after another 18 years that this pair shouldn't be put on board Malaysian team, and that they would stand a better chance of fielding an inexprience but more motivated young pair!

Maybe we will hear something from the double chief coach, Rexy Mainarky in the coming weeks, and I suspect Rexy will still be in Malaysia's camp come next tournament in somewhere! Speculation has already been flying around that Tan Kim Her is hired to replace Rexy, who went mad at BAM because the apointment of Tan done while he's on holiday back in Indonesia. Since then I hardly see Rexy smile, to be frank. I know there must be something going on within BAM itself!