A PROMISING recruit and two standout goalkeepers join key players from the Azkals’ Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup squad as the Philippines begins its buildup for the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup.
The Philippine Football Federation on Monday revealed the national men’s football team roster, arguably the best lineup assembled for the Azkals ahead of the qualifiers that kick off on Friday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Filipino-Spanish striker Javier Patiño is the newest addition to the squad, while goalkeepers Neil Etheridge and Roland Muller rejoin the holdovers from the team that made a second straight semifinal finish Suzuki Cup tournament last November.
Fellow overseas-based booters Dennis Cagara, Rob Gier, Angel and Juani Guirado, Jerry Lucena, and Paul Mulders are back for another tour of duty as they link up with Marwin Angeles, Chieffy Caligdong, Jeffrey Christiaens, Jason de Jong, Chris Greatwich, Carli de Murga, Patrick Reichelt, Ed Sacapaño, and James and Phil Younghusband.
OJ Porteria, who scored the winner in the Azkals’ 1-0 decision against Myanmar in their only international friendly so far this year held last month, Misagh Bahadoran, and Matthew Uy are the other new faces in the 23-man team.
Azkals coach Michael Weiss believes he has a more potent offensive squad that will be grouped with Turkmenistan, Cambodia, and Brunei in the March 22 to 26 meet.
“We have to take the steering wheel more in our hands rather than being too much on the defensive and sitting too deep. I think this is a good opportunity to move forward, but without underestimating the opponents,” the German mentor said.
Caligdong, however, stressed the importance of cohesion more than anything.
“Hindi natin kailangan yung mga good players. Kailangan natin yung good team. So kailangan dito yung teamwork at yung communication sa loob ng pitch,” The Azkals skipper said.
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Nagsalita nanaman si Caligdingdongbulok. So ayon sa kanya, hindi natin kailangan sila Schrock, Lucena, atbp. Ulol!!
ReplyDeleteFeeling ata niya hindi siya makalaro dahil nandiyan yung mga magagaling na players. Sana nga hindi na siya gamitin! Napaka overrated niya!!
Captain Obvious din si Caligding. But para magkaroon ng good team you need good players to begin with. And that is what we have now. Magiging good team din tayo if he does not see action kasi wala siyang IQ sa loob at hindi siya makabasa ng laro.
DeleteBahala walang system basta andoon lang yung mga gwapo at beloved supersars nyo. Kayong bulok. Parang sino magaling agsalita
Delete@Anonymous 18 March 2013 13:55
DeleteEngot ka gago!! Sinong may sabi na walang systema!?! Katulad ng sinabi ni Anonymous 18 March 2013 13:46, kailangan yung mga good players para magkaroon ng good team!! Pero yung nga, engot ka. Mga engot na katulad mo, hindi nakakaintindi ng ganon!
Talagang overrated si Caligdingdong!! Na-offend ka pa kahit halatang weak link siya sa team! hahaha!
Ahaha kung weak siya paano nalang kaya ikaw? At least hindi siya nagmumura ng tao sa publiko. Ikaw, klarong klaro walang competency wala pang character.
DeleteBa't galit na galit kayo kay Chieffy? Pure blooded Filipino sya at pangalawa ito kay Phil Younghusband as leading scorers sa Azkals. Selos ba kayo sa success nya?
ReplyDeleteako di galit kay chieffy in fact magaling syang player imho. pero yung sinabi nya na di natin kailangan sina schrock, lucena etc mali yon.
ReplyDeletenakakaduda ang intention nya sa pahayag na yan. ang dating sa mga fans eh takot sya na di makapaglaro or limited minutes lang ang maibigay sa kanya.
dapat kapakanan ng team ang mas mahalaga kaysa personal na interes.