That is the stance of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), completely different from Germany. The Bundesliga (Germany) kicked off on May 16 but German coach Joachim Loew was not allowed to return to the stadium, in an effort to limit the maximum number of players allowed to participate in one match, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unlike his colleagues, Malaysian coach Tan Cheng Hoe and his assistants are still on the field to monitor and select players to prepare for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. According to the schedule, the Malaysian team will have 3 more matches against the UAE, Vietnam and Thailand. Mr. Park's opponent on the coaching bench still has a lot of work to do if he wants to take Malaysia off the top of the table in Vietnam.
That is not a problem, coach Tan Cheng How has the right to come watch the matches, as long as he strictly follows the quarantine procedures. Some countries have limitations on travel with their own standards and sometimes make it more complicated than everything, FAM Stuart Ramalingam told the News Straits Times.
The Malaysian tournament has held for 4 rounds, then was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected that next September, the tournament will return and there will be changes in the competition format. The teams will only play 1 round to calculate ranking points instead of 2 rounds. It is expected that the matches will take place on closed fields for 1 month. After that, FAM will spend the rest of the year giving Tan Cheng Hoe's Malaysia team international missions, with the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the 2020 AFF Cup.
