Former footballer and coach Lim Chan Yew joins Timesport: On the Beat to unpack Harimau Malaya’s 3-0 and 5-1 wins over Laos and what they really mean for Malaysian football.

In this candid chat, Chan Yew explains why results don’t tell the full story, how the seven-player suspension exposed Malaysia’s lack of depth, and why the nation’s rise depends on developing players with both “size and brains"