Young Malaysian Tam gets five
minutes of action against Red Devils
26 July 20120
SHANGHAI: Shanghai Shenhua coach
Sergio Batista gave young Malaysian Tam Sheang Tsung five minutes of playing
time in the 1-0 loss to English Premier League giants Manchester United in a
friendly here yesterday.
The Argentine coach rested star strikers Nicolas
Anelka and Didier Drogba and fielded a young team against the Red Devils.
United new boy Shinji Kagawa scored the only
goal of the match in the 68th minute after receiving a pass from Bebe.
The 17-year-old Sheang Tsung spent most of the
time defending at right midfield.
He made only one successful pass
and let United’s Robbie Brady get past him as Shenhua were forced to defend
deep in their half throughout the second-half.
Sheang Tsung was born in Tokyo but still holds
a Malaysian passport. He had stints with Japanese sides Yokohama FC, Sagan Tosu
JC and Mito HollyHock, Brazilian club San Bernado FC and English side Cardiff
City.
He joined Shenhua on May 24 after attending a
six-month trial with the Chinese Super League side.
Another report regarding Tam
Sheang Tsung
Malaysian teen eyes Chinese Super
League debut
11 May 2012
SHANGHAI: Malaysian football
prodigy Tam Sheang Tsung has scored by becoming the first player below 20 to be
promoted to the first team of Shanghai Shenhua Football Club.
This was after a five-month
training stint and trial at the club, which saw him being drafted into the
first team of 44 players, which includes Nicolas Anelka, who last played for
Chelsea.
The 17-year-old left winger, who
was born in Tokyo but still holds a Malaysian passport, will now have to fight
for a place in the starting line-up to become the first Malaysian to play in
the Chinese Super League.
Tam was introduced to the team by
Anelka, who is the player-coach of the club, at a press conference at Shenhua's
training base here yesterday.
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba
has also been linked to Shenhua but is likely to stay on with English
Premiership side Chelsea.
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