AZKALS’ team manager Dan Palami told reporters on Tuesday that there’s life for the Philippine Azkals whether they made it through the second round of the World Cup qualifiers or not.
The Azkals need to pull off a near impossible 4-0 win against Kuwait’s Al Azraqs if the team is to enter the third round of the World Cup qualifying games. The two teams will clash for the second time tomorrow 7 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
“We should not worry since the team is in developing process,” Palami told reporters during the weekly Philippine Sports Writing Association forum. “It’s a great experience that we played against Kuwait.”
Palami said that in case the Azkals failed to enter the third round of the World Cup qualifiers, their fans could still watch them compete in other international tournaments like the Long Teng Cup in Taiwan this September, the Four Nations Cup, which is to be held in Manila this year and the Challenge Cup slated March next year.
In addition, there’s also the 26th Southeast Asian Games on November 11 to 25 in Indonesia where some of the Azkals would play as members of the national football contingent.
“In terms of football development, we already achieve a lot this year particularly reaching the second round of the World Cup qualifiers,” said Palami.
Azkals’ German coach Hans Michael Weiss for his part emphasized that the team needs more international exposures to improve their level of skill.
“Kuwait’s players’ well-mapped-out positions and strategies made it difficult for us to defend. It would take another couple of years for us to reach such a level. Next year, we will challenge India and North Korea and preparations will be needed to be made earlier,” Weiss said
When asked to comment on what he would do should a miracle happen and the Azkals pulled off a 4-0 win against Kuwait, Palami said, “I’ll be the happiest team manager in the world.”
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Puro Palami nanaman!! Tangina!!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have to win 4-0. To advance we need to win by 4 goals and that can be 5-1, etc. But obviously that's just not gonna happen! We're getting knocked out, everybody including Palami should just deal with it!!
White flag already? the game hasn't started yet .
ReplyDeleteMaybe he does not believe but ... we believe!
ReplyDelete"White flag already? the game hasn't started yet."
ReplyDelete"Maybe he does not believe but ... we believe!"
This is just it.... too many deluded people and Palami was/is a major contributing factor to this! He creates some BS campaign of "we believe" as if they're actually going to be able to qualify for the World Cup and there are people who actually follow. It's ridiculous to say the least!!
Do you people actually think we're gonna win? Let alone a win by 4 goals!?!? That's right, FOUR GOALS!!!! It's just not gonna happen!
hilig mo mag react jan magaling ka ba? will u just shut up!!!!! malamang ndi ka pilipino...buti nga c palami may ginagawa.
ReplyDeletekaw ba meron?
"malamang ndi ka pilipino"
ReplyDeleteHaha! Bobo mo! Mga katulad mo, ganyan kaagad ang mga reply. "Di ka Pilipino", di ka ganito, di ka ganyan. Halatang walang utak eh! Do you honestly think I'd be wasting my time here if I wasn't Filipino?!? Engot ka gago!
"buti nga c palami may ginagawa. kaw ba meron?"
Isa pang mga ka bobohan na mga arguement... Sinasabihan na, "may ginagawa ka ba". Talagang walang utak, tuloy walang originality!! So why you just shut up!!! Dumb shit!!
itong taong to galit na galit kay palami. puro nigatibo ang sinasabi. siguro nasagasa-an to ni palami
ReplyDeletejust win 3-0 and knock them out in penalty shoot out. Of course this will not happen and to be realistic the campaign is over. But we must play first, who knows.......if we had our best squad in Kuwait and tomorrow in Manila there were and would be better chances.....I remember a game when a team lost 3-0 abroad, and was behind at half time 3-1, nobody gave a f++k on them.......but they succeeded in the end by winning 7-3 !!..shooting six goals in the 2nd half.....this was no nonsense match it was in the European UEFA cup!...and strong teams!!
ReplyDelete"There are No Winners if there are no Losers"
ReplyDeleteComplimentary ang dalawang yan ... subukan niyo kayang maglaro na walang kalaban ...
As to Mr. Dan Palami , he is just doing his job as a Businessperson . the technical and tactical aspect of the game should really be answered by Mr. Weiss. Pero baka naman mas available si Mr. Palami kasi busy si Mr. Weiss in training , well it does not matter basta para sa Football ang topic okay lang.
No fighting here , all have their own opinions, respeto na lang.
Watch the Game
Hype is always good. The dangerous part in the Philippines is because a lot of the fans are new to the game. They can be misinformed. But its always to root for your team even if you know its gonna be a tough climb. Crazier things have happened. We'll just see. But if we lose, we just need to get rid of the high expectations and put things in perspective. There is still a game to play so people can keep on rooting until its over. And I understand all the examples of teams making a comeback, but to play devil's advocate here, most of the teams mentioned are UEFA teams. Philippine booters are not even on that level. Lets be fans but at the same time let's be realistic.
ReplyDeleteits always good to root*
ReplyDeleteok lang to say your opinion and i agree. huwag lang bastosan or tatawagin yung isa na bobo or gago. obviously, hindi edukado ang taong ito or duwag siguro at dito lang cya nagiging matapang kasi anonymous cya, ha ha
ReplyDeleteNagtataka pa ba kayo na ugali ng Pinoy? Kahit si Pacman nga sinasabihan na matatalo. Ganyan talaga ang iba sa atin wlang bilib sa sariling atin. Kaya nga marami sa atin nilalait sa ibang bansa kasi tayo mismo hindi nag susuportahan. Tingnan nyo ang mga karatig bansa natin mga Insik, Hapon, At iba pa. Kahit kontra nila malalakas todo todong suporta pa rin pinapakita nila sa mga manlalaro nila hindi tulad sa atin utak isda. Kung ayaw nyo magsuporta sa Azkals cge dun kayo sa Kuwait mag support kayo dun at mag cheer sa kalaban total mga Pilipina natin ginagahasa lang naman ng taga ibang bansa di nyo ba yan iniisip? Magising kayo sa katotohanan na tayo tayo lang ang dapat magtulongan at magkampihan. Try nyo pumunta sa ibang bansa ng malaman nyo kung gaano tayo minamaliit nila. Ultimong resto nga lang pupuntahan mo may diskriminasyon pa. Kelan pa kaya kayo susuporta sa sariling atin? Kung wla na ang Pinas sa mapa at nasasakop na tayo ng ibang lahi?
ReplyDeleteIto lang masasabi ko sa inyo may mukha ba kayong maihaharap sa ibang lahi kung lagi na lang tayo minamaliit at pinagtatawanan? Gusto nyo ba palaging sinasabihan ng mga dayuhan na mga lampa at talonan ang mga Pinoy? Yung mga OFW natin nilalait at sinasabihan ng kung ano ano dahil tayo mismo hindi nag kakampihan. Tingan nyo dati ang image ng NT laging sinasabi ng teams ng SEA na "Philippines are weaklings we can even score 10-0" Maganda ba pakinggan yan? Masaya ba kayo na yan ang nasa utak ng mga taga Asya? Siguro naman kung hindi kayo bilib sa NT natin at kontento na kayo na nilalait na lang lagi at ginaganyan. Pero since last year unting unti nag iba ang pananaw nila sa atin, somehow may pinakita tayo sa kanila na hindi tayo basta bastang nilalampaso. Tayo ay lumalaban at lalaban hanggang sa huli.
ReplyDeleteSa SEA, Vietnam loss to Qatar by 3 goals - Nil, at the 2nd leg qualifier. Indonesia got an away draw with Turkmenistan. Sa Thailand, 1st leg pa lang, nanalo sila 1-0 vs. Palestine.
ReplyDeleteSo di naman na lalayo ang performance ng Pinas compare to its neighbors. At mga coaches from Europe din so 3 Germans, 1 Dutch. Pero dating coach ng Thailand si Bryan Robson, used to play for ManU.
So for Pilipinas keep on Going!!! Don9
Lol at a lot of you, theres nothing to hope 'cause the game hasn't started yet. Rather than putting down your fellow PHL NT fans here by saying we have no chance, try to look at it we still have 90 mins of pambawi. Isn't that what we call another chance.
ReplyDeletemasaya na ako pag manalo tayo ng 1-0 or 2-1. Wow pag pumasok tayo sa 3rd round.
ReplyDeletepara sa mga baguhan sa football, medyo magkalapit ang ranking ng wales saka kuwait. ryan giggs saka gareth bale taga wales, isipin niyo nalang yun.
intindihin niyo rin naman kung bakit "face palm" ang reaction ng ibang fans sa "we believe" na slogan, instant win kagad ang hanap eh.
Improvement ng azkals ang gusto ng moderate side, consistent performance muna sa sea, tapos sa asia then sa world cup. bakit tayo a-asa sa "we believe" kung kaya naman na tuloy tuloy yung improvement sa long term. Hopefully by 2050, kaya na natin humarap sa top dogs ng asia.
kita-kita nalang sa white section ng rizal mga anons.
All i can say is STFU to everyone and lets enjoy the game on thursday. Ok guys and girls? Lets enjoy the game. Btw, Weiss has spoken out about the criticism about the late subs. According to him the team wouldve lost 8-0 if he made early subs. I didnt know he was a psychic. LOL
ReplyDeletePS. Im still going to enjoy the game.
I guess all of us knew our NT team chances but we believe slogan and AZKALS fans thinking positive so to give boost the spirit of our players... kong sabi noon isa kanina na "But obviously that's just not gonna happen! We're getting knocked out, everybody including Palami should just deal with it!!" itoy bigkas ng isang DUWAG, ang pilipinos matatapang kahit alam na may talo sa laban gaya ng atin mga bayani noon na lumaban sa bala at kanyon dala lang ay tabak at itak....
ReplyDeleteBayaan niyo na lang ang Blogger na yan , i bet he will watch the game today , maybe he will be one of the live audience...
ReplyDeleteHindi naman dapat lahat kampi sa Azkals eh... at least he is watching Football.
Everybody has a point here, but sometimes crudely and roughly said.
ReplyDeleteLets just hope Both team will keep up a good fight , for all football fans.