And the 21-year-old Kuala Lumpur player has now been given the task to hold the Ernst and Young backline together in the third Asian Champion Clubs (ACC) tournament, which begins tomorrow at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium.
Coach K. Dharmaraj said that there were many forwards in the team and they switched Razie to defence because he has had the experience of playing as the last man in Sukma (Malaysia Games) in Terengganu last June.
“He carried out his duties exceptionally well in the MHL. He is a hard working player with good tackling skills and it is one of the reasons why the team have conceded very few goals in the MHL,’’ he said.
Dharmaraj added that they were also impressed with Razie’s ability to stop penalty corners.
“He is the first runner out and he has managed to foil the opponents’ attempts. We need a daring player like him to stop opponents from scoring goals from penalty corners in the ACC,’’ he said.
The other defenders in the team are Mohd Soffian Mohamed, Zulkifli Rejab and Baljit Singh Sarjab.
Ernst and Young are in Group A with the National Juniors and Thai Royal Air Force. Group B comprises Pakistan’s Olympian Village Club, Singapore Recreation Club and Adijon of Uzbekistan.
Dharmaraj said that besides having to marshal the defence, Razie is also the third penalty corner flicker in the team after Zulkifli and Baljit.
Razie said that although he took the role of forward in the national team, he was happy to play in defence for Ernst and Young.
“I have played well in the MHL and I will give my best to help Ernst and Young win the ACC tournament,’’ he said.
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