Sunday, November 15, 2009
They complained of lack of support.
They complained that people only support winning teams.
Maybe they should have heard Bryan Robson's words in the post-match conference; The team has to give the fans something to cheer about.
Yes, it is a cycle. The fans provide the support and the team will feel motivated for the games. And when the team win games, more fans will turn up. It is a cycle.
But this can no longer be an excuse for the Singapore National Football Team. For the past few days, the media hyped up the game, and the players appeared in the papers asking for support. 'Rally the fans!' they said.
The fans turned up at the game.
But the players did not turn up.
Passing the ball and running into spaces are the basics of football. When Shahril Ishak got hold of the ball in the second half, he charged forward for a counter attack. But he stopped when he reached the halfway line.
Every single Singapore player were walking.
Shahril had nobody to pass to, he had to pull back and play the ball backwards. Where was the counter attack? There were no communication between players. Nobody bothered to run into space to provide their teammates with choices to pass to. And this is our National Team.
So stop complaining of lack of support. Tonight, you showed that you don't deserve it. Singaporeans who never came to watch football before turned up. A group of young Singaporeans turned up with boards that they made themselves to support the team. This will probably be the first and last time they will do it.
So whose fault is it now? Many sacrificed watching EPL matches just to support and what a disappointing performance
Gan Meng Yeow
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Kudos to the top post found in KR.com . Ridhuan Mohammad now is Raddy's godson and Ridhuan is always running down the flank losing possession frequently. Now, His RMF position can be replaced by quality players like Shi Jiayi, Ahmad Latiff, Mustaqim Manzur, Aliff Shafaein or Mazrezwan Masturi but why he get to play every single match?
Raddy's kinda biased. Return leg on 18th Nov, Raddy should not use the long ball tactic because no striker is willing to take it. Baihakki should play sweeper since he can't really run back to defend hence the 2nd goal for Thailand. Wilko to play AMF instead because his dribbling skills are quality.
My take for formation:
GK: Hassan Sunny
LB: Shaiful Esah
CB: Daniel Bennett
CB: Isa Halim
RB: Baihakki Khaizan
DMF: Mustafic Fahruddin
LMF: Khairul Amri
RMF: Mustaqim Manzur
AMF: John Wilkinson
CF: Agu Casmir
CF: Fazrul Nawaz
Good luck Lions~ I will still be supporting you guys on Wednesday ^^
Posted at:2:38 PM
They complained of lack of support.
They complained that people only support winning teams.
Maybe they should have heard Bryan Robson's words in the post-match conference; The team has to give the fans something to cheer about.
Yes, it is a cycle. The fans provide the support and the team will feel motivated for the games. And when the team win games, more fans will turn up. It is a cycle.
But this can no longer be an excuse for the Singapore National Football Team. For the past few days, the media hyped up the game, and the players appeared in the papers asking for support. 'Rally the fans!' they said.
The fans turned up at the game.
But the players did not turn up.
Passing the ball and running into spaces are the basics of football. When Shahril Ishak got hold of the ball in the second half, he charged forward for a counter attack. But he stopped when he reached the halfway line.
Every single Singapore player were walking.
Shahril had nobody to pass to, he had to pull back and play the ball backwards. Where was the counter attack? There were no communication between players. Nobody bothered to run into space to provide their teammates with choices to pass to. And this is our National Team.
So stop complaining of lack of support. Tonight, you showed that you don't deserve it. Singaporeans who never came to watch football before turned up. A group of young Singaporeans turned up with boards that they made themselves to support the team. This will probably be the first and last time they will do it.
So whose fault is it now? Many sacrificed watching EPL matches just to support and what a disappointing performance
Gan Meng Yeow
----------
Kudos to the top post found in KR.com . Ridhuan Mohammad now is Raddy's godson and Ridhuan is always running down the flank losing possession frequently. Now, His RMF position can be replaced by quality players like Shi Jiayi, Ahmad Latiff, Mustaqim Manzur, Aliff Shafaein or Mazrezwan Masturi but why he get to play every single match?
Raddy's kinda biased. Return leg on 18th Nov, Raddy should not use the long ball tactic because no striker is willing to take it. Baihakki should play sweeper since he can't really run back to defend hence the 2nd goal for Thailand. Wilko to play AMF instead because his dribbling skills are quality.
My take for formation:
GK: Hassan Sunny
LB: Shaiful Esah
CB: Daniel Bennett
CB: Isa Halim
RB: Baihakki Khaizan
DMF: Mustafic Fahruddin
LMF: Khairul Amri
RMF: Mustaqim Manzur
AMF: John Wilkinson
CF: Agu Casmir
CF: Fazrul Nawaz
Good luck Lions~ I will still be supporting you guys on Wednesday ^^
Posted at:2:38 PM
