MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong told reporters after Barisan Nasional's Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan was declared the winner of the Rantau by-election Saturday night that the "total football" strategy used by the opposition had worked well to enable them to score a hat-trick in the latest Rantau by-election.

He said it's important for BN members to move about together as a team to meet voters during their election campaign.