Safee Sali jaring ‘banyak’ gol bersama Cardiff

SAFEE Sali semakin menunjukkan bisa di Cardiff City apabila terus meledak gol pada hari ketiga sesi latihan di pusat latihan kelab tersebut, semalam.

Bukan sekadar satu atau dua jaringan, sebaliknya penyerang prolifik negara itu meledak banyak gol pada latihan di atas padang besar dan mudah melepasi kawalan pertahanan utama Bluebirds berulang kali tanpa banyak masalah.

Pengurus peribadi pemain itu, Zakaria Ab.Rahim mendedahkan gaya permainan Safee mula menarik perhatian jurulatih Cardiff, Malky Mackay, yang mahu dia menyertai setiap sesi latihan pasukan itu.

“Mackay cukup tertarik dengan gaya permainan dan kekuatan fizikal yang ada pada Safee dan banyak kali meminta Safee bermain ketika sesi permainan padang.

“Safee memberitahu dia sudah melakukan banyak jaringan, sehingga tidak ingat jumlah yang dijaringkan. Dia mampu mengatasi kawalan pertahanan Cardiff,” katanya ketika dihubungi, semalam.

Bertambah menggembirakan, Zakaria memberitahu kecederaan belakang lutut Safee semakin pulih.

Safee Sali menjalani latihan percubaan bersama Cardiff City, kelab yang dimiliki oleh usahawan Malaysia, Tan Sri Vincent Tan dan Datuk Chan Tien Ghee sehingga 27 September ini.

Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay impressed by Malaysian Beckham Safee Sali

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay today described the Malaysian David Beckham Safee Sali as a ‘nice lad’ but fears the Bluebirds maybe hamstrung by bureaucracy when it comes to signing him.

The club’s Scottish manager confirmed that Sali will be with the Bluebirds for two weeks and is currently two days into that stay, saying: “He’s only been with us for a couple of days and from what I can see, he’s a nice lad.

“He’s a stocky striker and he comes with a track record so I’m happy to have a look at him.”

Explaining how he found out about the 27-year-old who has scored 110 times in 138 appearances for a range of clubs, Mackay said: ““The owners spoke to the recruitment department and I said ‘let’s have a look at this lad.’

“A couple of teams in the Premier League have tapped into the Asian market and if it’s going to help Cardiff City, I’m up for it.”

But Mackay spoke of his concerns that strict FA work permit laws may hamper the chances of getting a work permit for the Malaysian, whose country is currently ranked 146th in the world.

Mackay said: “We are hamstrung in the UK by work permits and criteria to get players into the country.

“Park Ji Sung at Manchester United couldn’t sign until he’d played for PSV Eindhoven in Holland for a couple of years.

“Most Asian players have to go through Europe and get bought by British from Europe, so we’re not on a level playing field.” — walesonline.co.uk