NAYPYITAW (25 Aug 2013) – Singapore kept up the chase in Group B of the AFF AYA Bank Under-16 Championship when they sidestepped the Philippines 2-0 in the match that was played this afternoon here at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium.
The win was Singapore’s first following their 1-1 draw against Malaysia two days earlier while the Philippines are facing the exit after conceding their third defeat in a row.
Singapore was all eager at the start of the tie today as they pressed the Philippines hard in search of the early goal. After some sustained pressure, Singapore finally got their first real chance of the game in the 26th minute but Muhammad Hami Syahin Said totally blasted the ball over even though the Philippines defence was off their line.
Two minutes later, Muhammad Amirul Hakim Onn rocked the crossbar with a thunderous effort before Singapore finally broke the deadlock in the 45th minute when Muhammad Zulqarnaen Suzliman broke through for a shot which even though Philippines keeper Michael Asong had a hand, still managed to trickle into goal.
With just one goal to their name, Singapore pushed hard into the second half and after crashing the crossbar two more times, they got the second goal that they were looking for, when Muhammad Syukri Mohd Bashir headed home a failed clearance from Asong.
The Philippines gained a real chance to score their first goal of the competition when they were awarded a penalty in the 82nd minute but unfortunately, Jeremiah Borlongan’s meek attempt failed to beat Singapore custodian Kenji Syed Ali.
“I was expecting a better performance from this team considering that they played in the FAM-Frenz tournament,” said Philippines coach Andres Gonzales. “But with the limited time that we had and also the level of competition, it was just not to be even though we played better against Indonesia than we did against Singapore.”
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"I was expecting a better performance from this team considering that they played in the FAM-Frenz tournament,” said Philippines coach Andres Gonzales. “But with the limited time that we had and also the level of competition, it was just not to be even though we played better against Indonesia than we did against Singapore.”
ReplyDeleteThe coach had no idea what is the level of international competition compared to club based tournament in South East Asia. He should be fired for his incompetent and unpreparedness. His team cannot even find a goal in 3 games and lost by an average of 2- 3 goals which is an indicator of how poor the performance they made.
Oh stuff it please. If you know your football, filipino football, you would know that we shouldnt expect a win against these countries, specially in the youth category. Saying he should be fired is plain stupid and ignorant. Maybe they were unprepared, but is that mainly the coaches fault? No.
DeleteMany football fans who really knows youth football doesn't expect us to win but we didn't expect to be goal less. The fault should be with the coach plain and simple cause he selected players of what he believe could carry the team to new heights but it got a quick downfall since the teams' good performance last year under a different coach.
DeleteHe's only good as a player but not yet ready to become a head coach for a national team be it youth or senior team. He should resign after this and accept his failure cause he's an embarrassment to national pride..
DeleteAnto is a fitness coach and a nutritionist and should not have been tasked to coach a national team. PFF technical committee should evaluate coaches more deligently and instead choose coaches with grassroots experience and not coaches whose players in UP we all know are already good even before being handled by him. His being a player does not qualify him for the position, PFF should have a long term program or have it handled by competent people whose vision is for long term, and not send teams who traims only a month or two before a big competition. There should be an overhaul of the team starting from the coaches, and since the Philippines is an archipelago divided by several islands, the first thing we should do is to solve this problem by, if possible group this players in one location offer them scholarships, accomodation and possibly food also, then we can concentrate on trainings, this i think is the best formula for a successful national team, until then we have ti accept the fact that we will always be clobbered... It is prudent pon coach Anto to resign as coach if he really cares about football or just for himself..
DeleteI agree . They should be in one school with free accommodation, food and complete coaching staff with PT's and nutritionist.
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And when is that going to happen? Never! Stop dreaming guys. Anto has been coaching for a few years, and he is a better coach than the two of you. At least he can teach the players a thing or two about fitness and nutrition, which are also important in the sport.
Wanna blame someone, then blame the PFF. Talk to the guys who hired him.
Then let him handle the fitness and nutrition side, and let a competent coach handle the technical and tacticl side. We should have a division of labor, does he have a track record as a good coach to speak of? Yes he won championships for UP in the UAAP, but also look at his line up of players? Was he the one who trained these boys when they learned their football? His knowledge of football is superficial, only as a player, but coaching and playing are two very different things. We need coaches with a wealth of experience? This should be the criteria in choosing coaches, and not pick coaches who are closest to the pot. Coach Anto, if there is a little pride left in you, you should resign, and admit that approaching training this way is never effective, and instead offer alternative solutions for a more successful grassroots program, which will eventually result in a good and well prepared mational team.
DeleteAs a grassroots coach winning isn't important but if you handle a National Team composed of collective and skillfull players even under sixteen yr. olds then winning really matters and that's what Anto Gonzales is lacking. He's better as an assistant than a head coach because a much bigger stage is shadowing against him and its the AFC U16 next month where we are in group J with powerhouse Japan, Indonesia and little but pacy Vietnamese. So, does he stand a chance? I guess well be humiliated much more than the AFF tournament.
DeleteThe impossible dream. See? mangangamote ang U23 sa SEA games. This is the sign. Dont take football seriously just for recreation...
ReplyDeleteInstead of blaming and shaming it should be accepted that there can be no success at youth level until football is the game of choice of most kids in every barangay in the land.
ReplyDeleteWhy not get fil for even at a young age. Panindigan nio na. Locals only play hoops. Lalong mababaon sa limot azkals pg lgi talo
DeleteAng solusyon para sa magandang grassroots dito ay gumawa ng academies ang mga UFL clubs na mayayaman sa iba ibang lugar dito sa atin at sa mga academies nayon tuturuan ang mga coaches at players at dapat din magpadala ang bawat futbol asosasyon dito sa pinas ng mga scouters doon sa mga academies nayon at mamimili ng pinakamagagaling at dapat mag sponsor ng isang 5 month youth leagues sa buong bansa at higit sa lahat magpadala sila ng mga magagaling na coaches na nagtuturo ng coerver coaching method
ReplyDeleteHow bout not hyping this sport too much. Football just arrived in dec 2010. Lower expctation to lessen bad trip
ReplyDeleteWe aren't hyped because this is a Football blog and we can speak anyway we want about the sport. What do you expect us? Talk about b-ball? Piss off moron..
DeleteBeat indonesia first then u talk football
DeleteOh really? But were talking here more and more Football so you feel more disgusted? idiot!!!
DeleteLowering expectation. Expecting a beating, a decent scoreline when losing is luck.
Deletecoerver coaching method ang dabest sa lahat kaya ipadala niyo dito si alf galustian at robert cooke na sa tingin ko kilala ng younghusbands para turuan ang ating youth national teams ako nga pala si Matthew:-) (13)at magaling ako at natuto sa street futbol sana makasali ako at babaguhin ko. ang inyong pananaw
ReplyDeleteare you a filipino?
ReplyDeleteWhat's all this bollox about nutritionists?
ReplyDeleteMost of the greatest players in the game came from the poorest social backgrounds and wouldn't know what nutrition was if it bit them in the ass. They also became what they are through repeated practise on any spare piece of ground and were already more than adequately skilled before they saw their first qualified coach.
tama ka katulad ko sreet futboler pero magaling walang coach tournament o clubs ako lang Matthew(13)
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