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Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:10
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MALAYSIA'S SAFEE ENDS TWO-WEEK STINT AT CARDIFF CITY
CARDIFF CITY (Wales), Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysian superstar striker Safee Sali will return to Malaysia on Tuesday, following an insightful two-week training stint at Cardiff City under the watchful eyes of manager Malky Mackay.
The 27-year-old football hotshot hopes to return to the Welsh club as a player and said the tempo of the game here was "much more intense" than where he plays in Malaysia and for his current Indonesian club Pelita Jaya.
His arrival was highly publicised in local newspaper reports and he was even seen signing a few autographs for fans during Sunday's match between Cardiff City and Leicester City, which he sat in to observe.
“After playing with the reserves and even the first team in training, I have found the game here to be very much quicker. You do not get so much time with the ball. It is a whole new and different level," he said when met at the Cardiff City Stadium.
“The training has gone well and all my team-mates gave me a really warm welcome. Although it has been just two weeks, I have learned since I have been here. God willing, I may return to play here in the near future," he added.
On Mackay, Safee described the manager as "a very honest, kind and nice person" and that he had a pleasant experience working with him, as well as everyone else in the squad.
The weekend match was also attended by Malaysian High Commissioner to Britain Zakaria Sulong and his wife, who participated in the Malaysia Day celebrations observed by the club.
Safee, who has been previously described by Queens Park Rangers boss Neil Warnock as “the David Beckham of Malaysia”, will return to Malaysia on Tuesday to prepare for an international match with Australia next month.
Australia will face Malaysia for the first time in almost 20 years in a friendly in Sydney on Oct 7.
The 27-year-old football hotshot hopes to return to the Welsh club as a player and said the tempo of the game here was "much more intense" than where he plays in Malaysia and for his current Indonesian club Pelita Jaya.
His arrival was highly publicised in local newspaper reports and he was even seen signing a few autographs for fans during Sunday's match between Cardiff City and Leicester City, which he sat in to observe.
“After playing with the reserves and even the first team in training, I have found the game here to be very much quicker. You do not get so much time with the ball. It is a whole new and different level," he said when met at the Cardiff City Stadium.
“The training has gone well and all my team-mates gave me a really warm welcome. Although it has been just two weeks, I have learned since I have been here. God willing, I may return to play here in the near future," he added.
On Mackay, Safee described the manager as "a very honest, kind and nice person" and that he had a pleasant experience working with him, as well as everyone else in the squad.
The weekend match was also attended by Malaysian High Commissioner to Britain Zakaria Sulong and his wife, who participated in the Malaysia Day celebrations observed by the club.
Safee, who has been previously described by Queens Park Rangers boss Neil Warnock as “the David Beckham of Malaysia”, will return to Malaysia on Tuesday to prepare for an international match with Australia next month.
Australia will face Malaysia for the first time in almost 20 years in a friendly in Sydney on Oct 7.
