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Club more important than country?

ATIQUE ANAM from Kathmandu
The Bangladesh team have hit a wrong corner at the wrong time. When the players needed to be fully fit and focused, they have started to wear out. But whether it is an impact of their injuries or a lack of personal motivation is the question many people are asking. Many answers have been mooted with some pointing to the upcoming transfer season and the fear of missing out due to injury as the reason for the lack of effort from the players.
The transfer season was scheduled to start on August 16, but was later deferred to August 24. Most of the national team players have received 'token money' from the clubs they are expected to join next season, but the big chunk of the payment remains to be paid later. The fear of losing that money in case of a serious injury might put the players off from giving their best effort, people close to the players are speculating.
One official inside the team bluntly said: "There is a serious lack of personal motivation. They are not risking injuries ahead of the transfer season."
The day after Bangladesh's match against Nepal, an Indian journalist asked: "That number 7 player (Zahid Hossain) is so good usually, but what happened to him yesterday? He was way off-colour."
But it was not only Zahid, some of the more experienced players in the side looked short of motivation and failed to give their best effort. The team doctor is also wonder-
ing why the injuries to Mamunul Islam and Sohel Rana are taking so much time to heal. "We have checked their (Mamunul Islam and Sohel Rana) medical reports and there is no fracture on their knees. These injuries don't take long to heal, but I can't understand why their pain is still there," said team doctor Imran Ali.
Bangladesh Football Federation's (BFF) vice-president and National Team Committee chairman Kazi Nabil Ahmed, who is in Kathmandu to watch the team's matches, said the coach had expressed his dissatisfaction over the performance of some of the players. "I talked with the coach after the Nepal match. He did not name any names, but said he was disappointed with the performance of three to four players."
Bangladesh skipper Mamunul Islam, who is still recovering from a knee injury he received on August 21 during a practice match for the national team, laughed off the suggestion. "You can’t do anything about injuries. But when on the field, we try to give our best," said Mamunul, who had also said that the coach tried to have him on the field till the last moment against Nepal, but that he was not feeling up to it.
Whether or not these injuries and the effort of the players are what they look like, BFF can make sure the players give their all, by ensuring their long-term medical treatments in case some of them get injured during the camp. It has hardly been done in the past, but it is a case which needs serious addressing.