A QUARANTINE-BASED centralised training is seen as ideal in preparing the national football team for international assignments amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
This method will enable the national trainees to have close-contact training sessions.
However, "quarantine training" could face resistance from M-League teams who will start non-contact training from June 15.
Clubs need their players at the training ground to prepare for the Super League and Premier League, which are expected to restart in September.
Close-contact training will only be allowed if the government gives the green light to restart football competitions in the country.
As for the national team, Tan Cheng Hoe's men will be involved in pre-World Cup matches in October, followed by the AFF Cup in November.
Malaysia will play the United Arab Emirates away on Oct 8 and Vietnam five days later in Kuala Lumpur in the pre-World Cup.
Last month, FAM disclosed that the first centralised training for Harimau Malaya will start on Sept 28.
"Of course, clubs will be against releasing players outside the Fifa window.
"A short training camp would be good but this is something which every stakeholder will have to endorse.
"Anyway, I am relieved that all M-League teams can restart training. Even though it's non-contact training, it is a good start," said Cheng Hoe.
He hopes the M-League will not be cancelled this year.
"The players need quality matches to regain their confidence and momentum. It will also benefit the national team.
"If the league is cancelled then I will have to come up with a specific programme for the national trainees ahead of our international matches.
"Vietnam have restarted their league while clubs in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates have begun training. These teams are in our pre-World Cup group, so we need to get things going soon."
Malaysia have not played a match since the 2-0 win over Indonesia in a pre-World Cup match in Bukit Jalil on Nov 19 last year.
If not for the Covid-19 pandemic, which has upended sporting calendars, Malaysia would have already played at least five matches in the opening six months of the year.
"Any coach would be worried if their team had not played international matches for a long time.
"It is tough to really explain how much this 'forced' break has affected my team's momentum and confidence.
"But as coach, I will have to come up with something to get the trainees ready.
"The team had good momentum last year because of the chemistry and good understanding among players.
"I hope they would not lose these characteristics when we restart our international campaign," he added.