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![●|● The Conquest of Makkah… the Greatest Victory ●|●
The Muslims, including the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) were being prevented from visiting the House of Allah for Hajj and Umrah, as the Quraish prevented them in the sixth year after Migration and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) agreed to return back to Madinah after entering into the truce of Hudaybiyyah with them.
And the events that unfolded after the Hudaybiyyah truce led to a drastic and dramatic change in the scale of power play between the Muslims and Quraish in the favour of the Muslims . And as political experts would have it that such truces reached under a breach of power play equilibrium must change whenever the equilibrium changes. But the holy Prophet imbalanced, in honour of his agreement in the truce, maintained and held unto the contents of the Hudaybiyyah truce, knowing convincingly that something was going to occur from the part of the Quraishites that would nullify the truce, as such making it null and void and not binding on the Muslims anymore.
Quraish violates the Truce
The Prophetic vision came to pass as the Bakar clan invaded Khuza'ah in the 8th year after Migration and Quraish aided its ally, the Bakar clan with money and weapon. More than twenty people were killed from Khuza'ah, which happened to be an ally of the Muslims, and they were hurt and killed notwithstanding there seeking refuge in the vicinity of the house of Allah; the Ka'abah.
In view of this glaring violation of the Truce, 'Amru bin Salim Al-Khuza'iy led a delegation of forty men from among his people to the Prophet (peace be upon him), seeking his help. And the Prophet said to him, "You are victorious O Amru bin Salim!". And he (peace be upon him) ordered the Muslims to go out en mass to help the people of Khuza'ah.
The aid given by the Prophet (peace be upon him) to the Khuza'ah tribe and his promise of victory to them have actualized several objectives, which included; that it differentiated between the Muslims upholding their end of a truce and between them living in ignorance of what their uncompromising enemy was plotting against them, because history has proven it that most of the truces reached are nothing but periods of breath-taking during a war or struggle. As it also showed the respect that the Muslims give to their allies, even to the Khuza'ah tribe which had not accepted the faith of Islam at that time. It also displayed that the Muslims take seriously the implementation of the contents of their agreements even if that would cost them going into a war, and that is what opened the door for more Arabian tribes to become allies of the Muslims and not of the insidious and treacherous Quraish, as well as it created a general purview in the Arabian Gulf which dissolved and dismantled all the obstacles laid between Islam and these tribes, causing them to listen to the Qur'an freely and thus embracing the faith of Islam.
Abu Sufyan seeks pardon
Quraish sooner learned that it has committed a strategic error by giving weapons and money in aid to the Bakar tribe and started trying to remedy the already done damage as its head and most influential political leader Abu Sufyan bin Harb embarked on a trip to Madinah seeking for pardon for the grievous mistake and a possible re-entrenchment of the truce.
Abu Sufyan sought the intercession of the most respected among the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) such as Abu Bakar Assiddiq, Umar bin Al-Khattab and Ali bin Abi Talib but to no avail. Ali put it straight to Abu Sufyan saying, "Woe unto you Abu Sufyan! the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has decided on what to do upon which none of us can talk to him (to make him change his mind)". And Abu Sufyan returned to Quraish mission unaccomplished.
Taking into account the element of surprise
Abu Sufyan's failed trip meant nothing but one thing; which is war! The Muslims prepared a huge army whose strength was about 10 thousand fighters and the Prophet (peace be upon him) had considered and maintained utmost secrecy about the preparations and plans of the army in order to accomplish the element of surprise against the unbelievers of Quraish as he takes them unawares. So, he concealed the movement plan of the army from all including Abu Bakar (may Allah be pleased with him).
And in an effort to combine giving almost trust in God and taking necessary steps of readiness, the Prophet (peace be upon him) embarked on a wonderful trick, which helped in concealing the plans for the war. He (peace be upon him) sent a small army comprising of eight men under the command of Abu Qatadah bin Rabi' to a place called "Batn Idim", and the real but unannounced aim and essence of the mission was to deceive the Quraish. And there were also other small units under the command of Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) which were screening and searching all those going in or coming out of Madinah, as well as monitoring those plying the Makkah-Madinah road. By this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was able to keep the information about his army's plans and preparations away from getting to the Quraish.
In the same faith, a great plot to leak information about the Muslims' preparation to the Quraish was uncovered and nipped in the bud. The plot was carried out by a member of the Badr battle named Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah and the woman whom he sent to deliver the message to Quraish was caught before she could do so.
What Hatib committed was a great treachery with a well known punishment, but the holy Prophet (peace be upon him) knew that the human weakness could affect some of the Muslims notwithstanding the level or depth of their faith. Because of that, he (peace be upon him) refused Umar's proposal to kill Hatib for his treacherous plot and said, "Are you not informed O Umar, that Allah had seen the people of Badr (members of the army that fought at Badr) and to them: Do whatever you like for I have forgiven you". And the position taken by the Prophet (peace be upon him) is supported by the Qur'an Chapter 60 (Suratul-Mumtahanah) wherein Hatib was described to be a faithful notwithstanding what he committed.
The Prophet's advance for the conquest of Makkah corresponded with the 10th of Ramadhan of the 8th year after Hijrah (Migration). He fasted and all the Muslims fasted along side with him until they reached a place called "Al-KUDAID". There he broke his fast and all the Muslims present with him broke their fasts too, and he did not fast the remaining part of the month until he entered into Makkah.
Allah answered the prayer of His Prophet (peace be upon him) and Quraish had no prior knowledge of the movements of the Muslims nor of their intentions. And during this period the uncle of the Prophet (peace be upon him) Al-'Abbas was migrating with his family from Makkah to Madinah, and he was the one who used to feed the Prophet (peace be upon him) with strategic information about the Quraish and their plans since he the Prophet (peace be upon him) migrated to Madinah.
Abu Sufyan embraces Islam
The leader of Quraish, Abu Sufyan could not maintain his calm nor have rest of mind for long in this precarious situation which was created by the betrayal of his tribe of the truce they had with the Muslims. So, one day, he went out seeking for news and was stunned by the huge army of the Muslims at a place called "Thaniyyatul 'Iqab" near Makkah, and some forces among the Muslim army captured him. Umar had wanted to kill him ut for the intervention of Al-Abbas who interceded for him and made him ride behind him on his mule as they went to see the Prophet the Prophet (peace be upon him) seeking his pardon.
The Prophet the Prophet (peace be upon him) refused to receive Abu Sufyaan at first, but Abu Sufyan insisted saying that, "By Allah, the Prophet (peace be upon him) must allow me to see him or else, I shall hold the hand of this my son and we shall both go wandering inside the desert until we both die of hunger and thirst". When the Prophet the Prophet (peace be upon him) heard about that, his heart softened towards him and he had mercy upon the leader of a tribe that has been adversely affected by the changes of time, and he permitted him to see him the Prophet (peace be upon him). And when the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw him , he said "Woe unto you Abu Sufyan! Is it not time you know and acknowledged that there is no God except Allah?!"
these words from the Prophet (peace be upon him) opened the heart of Abu Sufyan unto the light of Islam , and he said, "Upon my father and mother, what a mild, generous and kinship keeper you are!!! but as regarding this you just mentioned, I still do have reservations in my heat about it". and al-Abbas cut in and retorted at him "Accept Islam and testify that there is no other God beside Allah and that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah, else you would be killed". And Abu Sufyan, upon hearing this accepted Islam there and then.
This event shows the wonderful roles played by various Muslims in guiding people to path of Allah, for the hearts which have been tied and locked up with the locks of disbelief need varying keys with a mix of leniency and harshness, forgiveness and firmness to get them open.
the leader of Quraish, Abu Sufyan kept this prophetic kindness and generosity a secret. And leniency upon the enemy when having power and ability over him is more effective on the hearts in enslaving or owning it. And the prophetic gesture and character broke through the depth of the darkness in the heart of this Quraishite leader after fighting to put a stop to the growth of Islam for over twenty years!
The Psychological War
the prophetic lessons taught upon Abu Sufyan did not just end at this, rather the Prophet (peace be upon him) made him sit in a position wherein he could see the strength of the Muslim army while he parades his great army right in front of his eyes, so as to remove and eliminate all remaining sediments or residues of disbelief from his soul. This moved Abu Sufyan to the extent that Abu Sufyan got up – unconsciously – in a self or individual war in the support of the Muslims among the Quraish, threatening and scaring them about the strength of the Muslim army leaving no stone unturned to stand against and stop any Quraishite attempt to belittle the army.
Some biographic narrations have it that: when Abu Sufyan saw that scenario, he rushed back to his people and shouted to them at the top of his voice; "O people of Quraish! Here is Muhammad, he has come with an army you can never withstand. therefore, anyone who enters into the house of Abu Sufyan shall be safe, and whoever stays within his home locking in his doors shall be safe, and whosoever enters into the premises of the holy Mosque (the Ka'abah) shall be safe".
The holy Prophet (peace be upon him) considered the personality and psychology of this leader and decided to give him some pride in the great conquest while his faith wields stronger in his heart when he said, "whoever enters into the house of Abu Sufyan shall be safe".
The Quraishites became scattered and most of them remained in their homes, while others took refuge in the Mosque, and by that the Muslims' plan to nip in the bud and destroy any perceived opposition from the Quraishites worked, creating at first, what is today referred to "curfew on movement". And this was what prepared the grounds for the total and unchallenged capture and take-over of Makkah by the Muslims.
Meanwhile, the grand entry of the Prophet (peace be upon him) into Makkah was precedented by some multi-instrumental psychological warfare, which included that:
- The Prophet (peace be upon him) had instructed all members of the army to light a beam of fire, and so there were a total of 10 thousand beams of fire surrounding Makkah all through the night. This ushered in and instilled great fear into the hearts of the Quraishites which cost them their sleep that night out of fear of a possible invasion. this strategy weakened their preparation for any defense the next morning.
- the Prophet (peace be upon him) opened the doors of mercy, pardon and forgiveness to the people of Quraish before entering into Makkah conjuring the grandeur of the Sacred House. And if the victorious could do so, then any resistance would crumble. The books of biography state that the Prophet (peace be upon him) got to know that Sa'ad bin Ubadah, one of the commanders of the Muslim army had said that, "Today is the epic day, and today the sanctity would be raised", so he stripped him of his command and made his son, Qais bin Sa'ad the new commander of the wing or regiment.
- The Muslims had planned to enter Makkah from all its four sides, which would have shattered any perceived Makkan oppositions and would have destroyed the spirits and morale of the opponent, pouring hopelessness into their souls in view of what would have been more of an avoidable suicidal opposition.
The Advance into Makkah without Opposition
The strategic plan laid down by the Prophet (peace be upon him) for entering into Makkah worked out as the Muslim army was met with no opposition of any kind and most of the Quraishite leaders accepted the faith of Islam. But this great victory increased the holy Prophet's humility. He entered into Makkah riding his camel and reciting Suratul Fat-hi (the Chapter of the Conquest). He kept bowing his head in thanks-giving to his Lord. and when he got to the door of the Sacred House (the Ka'abah) he said: (there is no God worthy of worship except Allah Alone without partners, He fulfilled His promise, helped His slave to victory, and single-handedly destroyed the allied forces! Behold, all vengeances or wealth or blood (of the Jahiliyyah, i.e. period of ignorance) are today put under my feet except for the stewardship of the Sacred House and watering the Haaj… behold, and the one killed mistakenly – with such as a cane or whip – for such the blood money/ransom shall be paid in full; a hundred camels, forty of which must be pregnant".
"O people of Quraish, Allah has ended today the pride of Jahiliyyah (the period of ignorance) and its reverence of the ancestors, all mankind are from Adam and Adam is from is from sand". then the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited the verse:
[ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ]
Which can be translated as:
"O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the sight of God is the most righteous. God is All-Knowing, Well-Experienced". (Q49:13)
After that, he (peace be upon him) said: "O people of Quraish! What do you think I will do with you today"? And they replied: "Good! You are a generous brother, son of a generous brother!". The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said: "I shall say to you like what Yusuf (peace be upon him) said to his brothers, 'There is no blame upon you today'. All go your ways for you are all free".
But this general pardon did not stop the execution of some people the Prophet had ordered to be killed even if they hung unto the clothing of the Ka'abah, because they were war criminals. And the second face to this order was to keep the little few that might want to bring about an opposition to the Muslims in a state of perpetual fear for their lives which would stop them from taking any steps. And as part of the awesomeness of Islam is that most of these people later accepted Islam and were very good Muslims. And the Prophet (peace be upon him) had no choice but to accept them as Muslims.
This was how Makkah bowed and submitted to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Word of God filled all of its environs, and the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) reached the Sacred House, kissed the black stone and circumambulated around the Ka'abah with a bow in his hand with which he destroyed the idols of Quraish while repeating:
[وَقُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا ]
Which can be translated as:
"And say, “The truth has come, and falsehood has withered away; for falsehood is bound to wither away.” (Q17:81).
The Helpers fear that the Prophet would desert them
The Ansar (Helpers from Madinah) were worried that the Prophet(peace be upon him) would desert them after conquering his home town Makkah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) got to know of their fear and apprehension and said to them, "God forbid! my livelihood is with you and my death shall be with you." And by that their apprehension was cleared and their burden relieved.
This was how Makkah came into the fold of Islam, and the powers that protected idol worship disappeared which permited the wild spread of the Monotheist faith to spread all over the Arabian peninsula and the entire world.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) remained in Makkah till the end of Ramadhan, sending expeditions to destroy other idols around the peninsular and ushering in more converts into the fold of Islam.
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![DI BALIK TABIR JDT: ALISTAIR EDWARDS, DARI PENYERANG KE PENGARAH SUKAN
Alistair Edwards mempunyai kaitan yang mendalam dengan bolasepak di Asia Tenggara khususnya Malaysia, menyusuri waktu awal penglibatan beliau dalam bolasepak. Dalam episod terkini FourFourTwo, di balik tabir Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), kita akan menceritakan tentang pengarah sukan mereka...
Sejak DYAM Brigadier Jeneral Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, Tunku Mahkota Johor mengambil alih pengurusan Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), sebahagian daripada strategi baginda adalah untuk membawa kembali beberapa individu yang telah memainkan peranan penting dalam sejarah bolasepak negeri itu.
Salah seorang yang memainkan peranan tidak lain dan tidak bukan adalah Alistair Edwards.
Penyerang kelahiran Australia, Edwards membantu Johor menjuarai kejuaraan berganda iaitu liga dan Piala Malaysia pada tahun 1991, satu pencapaian yang membuatkan beliau masih dikenali oleh ramai penyokong bolasepak di negara ini.
Edwards kemudiannya meneruskan karier sebagai pemain di Singapura, England, Australia dan tempat lain di Malaysia sebelum meneruskan kerjaya sebagai jurulatih di tanah air beliau.
Beliau turut berjaya dalam kerjaya politiknya di Australia Barat, namun beliau kembali ke Johor ketika menjadi jurulatih untuk kelab Liga A, Perth Glory dimana perjalanan itu telah mengubah trajektori kehidupan beliau.
Bagi melengkapkan segmen FourFourTwo dibalik tabir JDT, kami duduk semeja dengan Edwards untuk sesi temubual. Beliau menjelaskan cerita di sebalik tabir sehingga beliau dilantik sebagai Pengarah Sukan skuad Harimau Selatan dan jawatan ini merupakan satu elemen penting dalam rejim baru DYAM Tunku Mahkota Johor.
FFT: Alistair, terima kasih kerana sudi meluangkan masa anda. Kita mulakan dengan bagaimana anda membuat keputusan untuk menyertai projek JDT ini?
AE: Saya pernah membawa Perth Glory ke Johor untuk perlawanan persahabatan kira-kira tiga tahun yang lalu.
Saya bermain untuk Johor pada tahun '91 dan '92 dan apabila saya datang semula bersama Perth Glory, saya berpeluang untuk mengadap DYAM Tunku Mahkota Johor dan baginda menyatakan bahawa baginda turut mengikuti perkembangan kerjaya saya di Australia sewaktu saya bersama dengan FFA (Persekutuan Bola Sepak Australia) untuk beberapa tahun - sebagai jurulatih dan juga bahagian pentadbiran.
Baginda juga tahu tentang kerjaya politik saya di Australia Barat. Jadi baginda sedia maklum mengenai perjalanan karier saya di sana.
Kemudian apabila baginda dimaklumkan bahawa saya telah kembali ke Malaysia [dengan peranan baru selaku pengarah teknikal di kelab divisyen tiga, Real Mulia 2015] baginda menghubungi saya untuk mengadakan pertemuan.
Baginda menjelaskan tentang projek JDT dan apa yang sedang dilakukan oleh baginda, yang sememangnya sudah saya ketahui bahkan semua orang tahu apa yang telah berlaku dengan JDT.
Baginda bertanya jika saya ingin bekerja sebagai pengarah sukan dan bekerja di sampingnya dalam kelab untuk menguruskan pelbagai perkara berkaitan bolasepak.
Saya terus mengatakan ya dan menerima jawatan itu dalam sekelip mata.
FFT: Bolehkah anda huraikan dengan lebih lanjut lagi tentang projek yang sedang berlaku di JDT?
Pada awal penglibatan baginda, bolasepak Johor mempunyai banyak pecahan kelab dan persatuan. Jadi baginda menyatukannya di bawah satu payung dengan jenama JDT. Satu pasukan bagi seluruh Johor.
Kemudian baginda mencipta JDT II, satu pasukan pelapis, dimana model ini telah digunakan oleh kebanyakan kelab di Eropah - Barcelona, Bayern Munich sebagai contoh. Kami juga mempunyai pasukan-pasukan dari bawah-12 hinggalah ke pasukan utama.
Peranan JDT II adalah untuk membangunkan pemain muda. Kami mempunyai ramai pemain berbakat yang berpotensi dalam skuad itu dan berharap agar mereka berjaya diserapkan kepada pasukan utama satu hari nanti.
Kemudian kami mempunyai akademi untuk tujuan yang sama. Kami mempunyai 67 pemain pada masa ini yang berumur di bawah-12 dan di bawah-15. Ia akan berkembang kepada 80 orang pemain menjelang akhir tahun ini dan mereka di beri kemudahan tempat tinggal, makanan yang secukupnya, kami menjaga mereka, kami mengajar mereka Bahasa Inggeris - ianya adalah akademi yang sepatutnya dimana mereka diajar untuk menjadi orang yang baik, diajar dari segi pemakanan, semua itu. Itu sebahagian daripada apa yang dilakukan di sini.
Dari sana kami juga memulakan program serantau. Di Johor terdapat lapan daerah yang terlibat, tetapi 10 keseluruhannya kerana ada daerah yang memiliki dua wakil.
Kami menubuhkan program akademi di setiap daerah kerana pada masa ini struktur tersebut belum wujud.
FFT: Bagaimana perasaan anda bergaul dengan kerabat diraja?
Ia adalah satu pengalaman yang menarik. Ia merupakan satu keistimewaan untuk bekerja dalam persekitaran ini, tetapi ia juga cukup mencabar. Terdapat begitu banyak perkara yang berlaku - baginda adalah Tunku Mahkota Johor dan terdapat 3.4 juta orang yang menyanjunginya.
Apabila saya bekerja dengan baginda di khalayak ramai, saya hanya berada dibelakang dan kagum dengan penghormatan yang diberikan kepada baginda, betapa baginda begitu disayangi, betapa baginda begitu menyayangi rakyat Johor. Ia adalah satu proses pembelajaran yang berguna buat saya kerana sebagai individu yang datang dari Australia, kami tidak pernah melihat perkara seperti ini.
Secara peribadi, mengenali baginda sebagaimana saya mengenalinya beberapa bulan yang lepas, anda boleh melihat seorang individu yang sangat pintar, mempunyai visi yang jelas, kesetiaan yang kuat kepada negeri dan seseorang yang tahu apa yang mahu dilakukannya.
Dua tahun yang lepas masih lagi dalam peringkat penstrukturan bagi memastikan pemain dapat berlatih dan bermain bersama-sama. Sekarang kami cuba untuk mengembangkannya supaya seluruh negeri ini mempunyai struktur yang sama.
FFT: Dengan latar belakang kejurulatihan anda, adakah keseluruhan gaya dan falsafah bolasepak di semua peringkat JDT merupakan sebahagian daripada tugas anda?
Itu perkara yang pertama. Ia adalah falsafah kelab. Ia adalah satu visi yang berpaksi sepenuhnya dengan cara JDT melihat permainan.
Jadi sesiapa pun yang hadir ke dalamnya akan disasarkan supaya mengikuti falsafah tersebut. Itulah salah satu perbincangan pertama antara baginda dan saya.
Baginda melihat cara pasukan Perth Glory bermain sewaktu kami berada di sini. Baginda mengkaji banyak perkara tentang bolasepak dan telah mengikuti kerjaya saya, sama seperti dengan Mario, dan itulah sebabnya baginda membawa dia ke mari.
Ia adalah padanan yang tepat dengan cara baginda melihat permainan.
FFT: Adakah terdapat satu model kelab yang JDT jadikan sebagai ikutan atau adakah ia lebih kepada menerapkan elemen berbeza mengikut kesesuaian?
Jika anda mengikuti apa yang terjadi kepada JDT ketika ini, ia mengenai pembelajaran yang berterusan. Ia sedikit serupa seperti pendekatan Jepun - jika anda berdiri diam dalam bolasepak, anda akan jatuh dengan lebih cepat.
Baginda pernah meluangkan banyak masa dengan mendiang Johan Cruyff, berbual panjang lebar mengenai falsafahnya. Baginda juga baru-baru ini berangkat ke Eropah dan berbincang bersama ramai orang-orang penting dalam bolasepak, presiden kelab di Sepanyol dan sebagainya.
Kami didatangi oleh orang-orang dari Jepun yang datang ke sini sepanjang masa. Di Jerman, kelab seperti Borussia Dortmund dan Bayern Munich bermain dengan corak yang serupa iaitu 'possession-based football', tetapi Jerman mengabungkan kelasakan dan tahap kecergasan bersama falsafah tersebut.
Jadi ia bukanlah hanya satu negara yang kami cuba ikuti. Anda cuba untuk belajar daripada yang terbaik dan cuba untuk menyerapkannya dengan persekitaran di sini.
Satu perkara tentang pemain Malaysia adalah mereka sangat, sangat teknikal. Mereka boleh bermain. Ramai yang datang ke sini dan membuat kesilapan apabila mengatakan pemain Malaysia tidak mampu untuk membuat itu atau ini kerana pemain tidak cukup bagus. Itu pendapat yang tidak berasas.
Anda boleh melihat cara JDT bermain, menjuarai Piala AFC dimana semua pemain cukup bagus.
Terdapat beberapa pengaruh dari Argentina, Jerman, Belanda, Sepanyol - dan semua diselia oleh individu dari Australia.
FFT: Adakah terdapat dokumen yang menjelaskan mengenai corak permainan dan pendekatan yang digunakan oleh JDT?
Ya, memang ada. Saya telah ditunjukkan pada peringkat awal, tetapi kami terus berkembang dan telah menambahbaik beberapa perkara tertentu.
Akademi ini masih di peringkat awal dan disebabkan itu kami perlu mendapatkan kepakaran luar dan belajar cara terbaik untuk melaksanakannya. Apabila pemain skuad bawah-12 dan bawah-13 semakin meningkat usia, pasti peralihan ke peringkat berikutnya semakin lancar.
Orang ramai melihat gambar-gambar baginda bersama Cristiano Ronaldo atau sesiapa sahaja, namun baginda sebenarnya menghabiskan banyak masa berbincang bersama kakitangan akademi dan membawa pulang idea kepakaran itu ke sini.
Saya mempunyai satu dokumen daripada Barcelona yang saya pasti tidak dimiliki oleh ramai orang. Dokumen tersebut diberikan kepada baginda secara khusus dan ianya banyak kepada latihan skuad bawah-12 dan serba sedikit mengenai falsafah mereka serta apa yang mereka perlu fokuskan.
Kami juga berkongsi secara lebih mendalam dengan jurulatih kami dan ianya benar-benar menarik.
Semua yang berlaku di JDT datang dari pihak atasan dan DYAM Tunku Mahkota Johor juga turut sama memantau dan melibatkan diri secara terperinci didalam semua aspek. Baginda sering datang ke akademi hanya untuk memastikan kami mengamalkan apa yang perlu kami praktikkan.
FFT: Kami telah bersama anda ke Stadium Larkin dan terdapat ramai orang yang ingin mengambil gambar bersama anda selaku individu yang mempunyai banyak memori berkaitan memenangi trofi pada 20 tahun yang lalu. Apakah pengalaman yang boleh anda kongsikan?
Salah satu pengalaman yang terbaik dalam kerjaya bolasepak saya - dan saya sudah lama berada dalam industri bolasepak- adalah sewaktu saya datang ke sini bersama Perth Glory.
Selepas tamat perlawanan, seluruh penyokong masih setia menunggu. Ketika itu saya berada di bilik persalinan dan pengurusan pasukan kami mengatakan kepada saya "lebih baik anda keluar dan melihat apa yang berlaku"
Saya pergi ke padang dan seluruh stadium menyanyi "Alistair, we love you" selama kira-kira 10 minit. Bagai sukar dipercayai. Mereka memuatnaiknya di YouTube, jadi saya dapat menontonnya kembali melalui laptop saya di rumah.
Baginda masih mengingati detik itu. Sewaktu kami menjuarai piala pada tahun 1991, baginda berada di sana. Ketika itu baginda berumur sembilan tahun.
Apabila saya datang ke sini bersama Perth Glory, baginda berkata kepada saya 'Alistair, bertuah melihat anda kembali ke sini, ketika saya muda saya menampal foto anda di dinding saya'. Itu ayat dari seorang Kerabat Diraja kepada saya. Perkara seperti ini bagai sukar dipercayai buat saya.
Satu perkara yang saya perasan apabila saya kembali ke Johor, semua orang masih ingat hari-hari bersama dahulu dan mereka sukakannya.
Sambutan yang diberi membuatkan saya berasa amat selesa dan gembira seperti berada di tanah air sendiri.
FFT: JDT telah meletakkan penanda aras untuk kelab-kelab lain di Malaysia. Bagaimana anda rasa tanggapan orang luar terhadap kelab ini?
Apabila saya mula-mula kembali ke sini, persepsi saya terhadap kelab ini benar-benar hebat. Ia adalah sebuah tempat dimana pemain selesa bermain dan jurulatih teruja untuk melatih.
Itu adalah pandangan saya dari luaran. saya telah menunjukkan kemudahan dan prasarana JDT kepada ramai kawan-kawan saya yang telah datang dari Australia serta orang dari Valencia, dan mereka semua fikir ianya begitu menakjubkan.
Satu-satunya kebimbangan yang saya lihat adalah kami bergerak dengan sangat pantas. Kemudahan latihan, cara kami bermain, cara kami maju ke hadapan. Saya hanya menunggu negeri lain atau francais seterusnya mengikut jejak langkah kami selepas ini.
Mereka cuba untuk melakukan perkara yang sama, tetapi mereka hanya melihat ia dari sudut pandangan jangka pendek, tentang melaburkan wang.
Ramai orang tidak nampak perkara sebenar yang telah dilakukan oleh DYAM Tunku Mahkota Johor kepada penyokong, memberikan mereka ruang pejabat, membenarkan mereka memulakan perniagaan mereka sendiri, menyediakan mereka dengan perkhidmatan bas dan segala kemudahan lain.
Mereka tidak nampak bagaimana sewaktu kami mengadakan majlis kecil di kediamannya, baginda memasak barbeku dan terdapat 15-20 penyokong dari Boys Of Straits ada di sana. Baginda sendiri memasakkan sosej.
Tidak sukar untuk melabur wang bagi menandatangani seorang pemain luar yang akan memberikan anda peluang untuk bergambar. Berdasarkan pandangan saya, itulah apa yang dilakukan oleh pesaing kami.
Namun begitu saya tetap menunggu hari di mana seseorang akan melaburkan wang ke dalam projek infrastruktur dan memulakan sebuah akademi serta membina asas sepertimana yang kami cuba lakukan di sini.
Ramai dari Jepun, Singapura, Australia, Eropah sedang mencari peluang untuk mewujudkan hubungan dengan kami.
Kami tidak mahu memandang ke bawah dan orang lain terlalu jauh di belakang.
Ia perlu berlaku. Ianya penting untuk negara.
Layari http://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/inside-jdt-alistair-edwards-striker-sporting-director?page=0%2C1#Gp8ZzyRMevM7wOmi.99
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INSIDE JDT: ALISTAIR EDWARDS, FROM STRIKER TO SPORTING DIRECTOR
Alistair Edwards has a long affinity with football in Southeast Asia and particularly Malaysia, dating back to his playing days. In the latest episode in FourFourTwo's inside look at Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), we spoke to their sporting director...
Ever since Tunku Ismail Idris Ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, the Crown Prince of Johor, took over the running of Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), part of his strategy has been to bring back some of the people that played key roles in the long history of football in his state.
Few people personify that more than Alistair Edwards.
An Australian-born striker, Edwards helped Johor to a famous league and Malaysia Cup double back in 1991, a feat for which he is still widely recognised in the country.
Edwards then continued his playing career in Singapore, England, Australia and elsewhere in Malaysia before moving into coaching at various levels back in his homeland.
He also enjoyed a successful political career in Western Australia, but it was a trip back to Johor while coaching A-League club Perth Glory that would alter the trajectory of his life.
As part of FourFourTwo’s inside look at JDT, we sat down with Edwards for a chat. He explains the back story that resulted in him becoming the Southern Tigers’ new Sporting Director and a key element in the Crown Prince’s new regime.
FFT: Alistair, thank you for your time. Let’s start with how you ended up coming on board with this new JDT project?
AE: I brought Perth Glory here for a friendly game in Johor about three years ago.
I played for Johor in ‘91 and ’92 and when I came back with Perth Glory I spoke to His Royal Highness and he told me he’d been following my career in Australia when I was with the FFA (Football Federation of Australia) for a number of years – coaching, administration.
He also knew about my political career in Western Australia. So he’d been following what I had been up to.
Later when he found out I was back in Malaysia [in a new role as technical director at third-tier club Real Mulia 2015] he contacted me again and wanted to have a meeting.
He explained the project and what he was doing, which I knew about anyway, because everyone knows what’s happening with JDT.
He asked if I’d like to come along as the sporting director and work alongside him on all football-related matters with the club.
It took me about a split second to say yes.
Could you tell us some more in your words about the project that is taking place here at JDT?
When His Royal Highness got involved, Johor football was very factionalised. So he brought it all under one umbrella with the JDT brand. One team for the whole of Johor.
Then he created JDT II, which is similar to a lot of the models they use in Europe – Barcelona, Bayern Munich for example. We’ve got teams all the way from under-12s through to the first team.
JDT II is there to develop the younger players coming through. We’ve got some wonderful talent in that squad and the hope is for them to one day progress to the first team.
Then you’ve got the academy underneath that. We’ve got 67 players at the moment at under-12s and under-15s. That’ll expand to 80 by the end of the year and they stay on site at apartments, we feed them, we look after them, they have English lessons – it’s a proper academy, teaching them to be good people, teaching them nutrition, all of that. That’s part of the business.
From there we’re also starting a regional programme. In Johor there are eight districts, but 10 in total because some of them have two.
We’re setting up academy programmes in each of those states because at the moment the structure isn’t there.
FFT: How have you found it being around royalty?
It’s a wonderful experience. It’s a privilege to be working within that environment, but it’s also challenging in a way. There are so many things going on – he is the Crown Prince of Johor, there are 3.4 million people that adore him.
When I’m working with him in public I just sit back in awe about the respect, how much he’s loved, how much he loves the Johorean people. It’s a learning experience for me because coming from Australia, we don’t see this kind of thing.
On a personal level getting to know him as I have the last few months, you can see a person who is very intelligent, has a clear vision, such a strong love for the state and someone who knows what he wants.
The last two years have been on the structural part of it to make sure the players have an ability to train together and play together. Now we’re trying to expand it so the whole state has a structure.
FFT: With your coaching background, is overall style and philosophy at all levels of JDT part of your job?
That’s the first thing. It’s a club philosophy. It’s a vision that is fully entrenched in the way JDT sees the game.
So anyone that comes into it is targeted so they follow through with that philosophy. That’s one of the first discussions that His Royal Highness and I had.
He saw when we brought Perth Glory here the way the team played. He studies a lot of football and had followed my career, same as with Mario, and that’s why he brought him here.
It matches precisely the way that he sees the game.
FFT: Is there one particular model the club is following or is it more about adopting different elements that suit?
If you follow what’s happening with JDT, it’s about continuous learning. It’s a bit like the Japanese approach – if you’re standing still in football, you’re going to fall away very quickly.
His Royal Highness had a lot of time with the late Johan Cruyff, speaking with him for hours and hours about his philosophy. He recently went to Europe and spoke to a lot of the top people, club presidents in Spain and the like.
We’ve got people from Japan coming here all the time. In Germany, the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich play a similar brand of possession-based football, but the Germans mix the aggression and the fitness levels with that philosophy.
So it’s not one country we’re trying to pinpoint. You try to learn from the best and try to adapt it to our own environment here.
The one thing about the Malaysian players is they’re very, very technical. They can play the game. People come here and make the mistake that we can’t do this or that because the players aren’t good enough. That’s a load of rubbish.
You can see the way JDT play, winning the AFC Cup, the players are good enough.
There’s some Argentine influence, German, Dutch, Spanish – all overseen by an Aussie.
FFT: Is there an actual document that states the required JDT playing style and approach?
Yes there is. I was shown that in the early stages, but we’re continually evolving and adding certain things.
The academy is only in its infancy so that’s why we’re getting the foreign expertise and learning the best way to implement it. When those under-12s and under-13s get older, it will be a seamless transition.
People see the photos of His Royal Highness with Cristiano Ronaldo or whatever, but he spends a lot of time talking to the academy staff and bringing information back.
I’ve got a document from Barcelona that I’m sure a lot of people wouldn’t have. His Royal Highness got it given to him specifically and it’s a lot to do with exercises for the under-12s and a bit about their philosophy and what they concentrate on.
We share that internally with our coaches and it’s really fascinating.
Everything that happens at JDT flows down from the top and the Crown Prince is very, very hands on. He often comes down to the academy just to make sure we’re practising what we preach.
FFT: We went to Larkin Stadium with you and there were people wanting photos taken with you who have memories of those trophies won 25 years ago. What has that experience been like for you?
One of the best experiences of my football career - and I’ve been around a bit - was when I came back here with Perth Glory.
After the game, the whole crowd stayed back. I was in the changing room and management from our team said ‘you better come out and see this’.
I went onto the field and the whole stadium was singing ‘Alistair, we love you’ (see below). They sung it for about 10 minutes. It was unbelievable. They put it on YouTube, so I’ve got that on my laptop at home.
His Royal Highness remembers. When we won those trophies in ‘91, he was there. He was nine years old.
When I came here with Perth Glory, he said to me ‘Alistair it’s great to see you back here, when I was young I had your photo on the wall’. This is royalty saying this to me. Those kinds of thing are pretty surreal.
One thing I have noticed is when I come back to Johor, everyone remembers those days and they love it.
You feel like you’re coming home to a certain extent.
FFT: JDT are setting a benchmark for other clubs in Malaysia. How do you feel the club is perceived from the outside?
When I first came back in, my perception of the club was absolutely fantastic. It’s the kind of place that players want to play and coaches want to coach at.
That was my view from the outside. A lot of my friends are coming out from Australia and I showed them around, I’ve shown people from Valencia, and they all think it’s amazing.
The only concern that I see is we’re progressing at a really quick rate. The training facilities, the way we’re playing, the way we’re moving forward. I’m just waiting for the next state or franchise to follow suit.
They try to follow suit, but they only look at it from a short-term point of view, pouring money in.
A lot of people don’t see the stuff HRH does with the fans, giving them office space, allowing them to start their own business, providing them with buses and everything else.
They don’t see things like when we have small events at his house, he’s cooking the barbecue and there are 15-20 people from the Boys of Straits there. He’s cooking the sausages.
It’s easy to invest money into signing a foreigner who is going to give you a photo opportunity. That’s what it appears to me that a lot of our competitors are doing.
But I’m waiting for the day where someone puts that money into infrastructure and starts an academy and builds a foundation like we’re trying to do here.
People from Japan, Singapore, Australia, Europe are looking to establish relationships with us.
We don’t want to be looking down and everyone is too far behind.
It needs to happen. It’s important for the country.
Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/inside-jdt-alistair-edwards-striker-sporting-director?page=0%2C1#Gp8ZzyRMevM7wOmi.99
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