FAS President hints at 'restrictions' for Sundram departure

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V. Sundramoorthy's departure from LionsXII following a successful two-year stint left many fans wondering about the reasons behind the exit and questionining if the move could have been avoided.

FAS President Zainudin Nordin recently spoke of Sundram's exit and reiterated that the coach was keen on pursuing a new challenge.

When pressed on whether there were other deciding factors behind Sundram's exit, besides money and the pursuit of a new challenge, Zainudin revealed that the restrictions he had faced in squad selection had played a part as well.

"I think at the end of the day, the working environment that we have in FAS [is built on a] very strong bond and carmaderie and Sundram knows that," he said.

"Of course there will be constraints and challenges that we face with players not available, injuries, and sometimes the difficulties we may have."

In his two-year tenure with the LionsXII, one of Sundram's biggest bugbear had been the unavailability of players. A slim squad that was frequently decimated by injury lay-offs was further shorn of players due to National Service (NS) call-ups.

Players in NS who had used up their annual leaves to play for the LionsXII were often unable to find release from their active duties. Shakir Hamzah was most infamously found guilty of going AWOL from duties in June, after linking up with the LionsXII for an away game, and was handed a four-day sentence in the detention barracks.

Meanwhile FAS have placed and ad to find the next LionsXII coach.