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Post by stellarboy on Mar 20, 2012 11:01:54 GMT 8
I hope we have a complete roster in Suzuki cup with Lucena, Ott, Neil, Cagara, Stephan, Mulder, Wolf and utilize more our young talents like Beloya who is a very good striker and can be a perfect backup striker than Araneta, and Angeles as back up for Stephan or Ott, etc. I also hope we host the Challenge cup, I vote for Panaad. It will be big in Panaad, the people there are very passionate about football and can help our countries tourism. What to improve: 1. Ball control 2. Better passing 3. Much longer and fluid ball possession - ( the ball does not even last 20 seconds on our feet, na aagawan agad tayu or mali pasa ) 4. Better defense especially for the back four 5. And better grassroot level training - so if the Euro base players are not available we will always have available talents ) Weiss is good, But I hope we will still get the services of Mcmenemy for the youth team the U-23 U-21 , etc. I wish for a complete lineup, but given the next edition would still not fall of FIFA match dates, not to mention it'll be a World Cup year, that would take toll on the availability of the Euro-players to come into the tournament, unless circumstances will make them available. On the hosting in Panaad, I'd love to be held there, but let's give chance for the NCR fans to cheer for the team in Rizal, which would hopefully be expanded this year. The tactics you mentioned is easier said than done, but I do trust Coach Weiss on adjusting to the demands from not only the team, but also the fans. No need for McMenemy for now, let's move on already. And we already have the well-decorated Zoran Djordevic to mentor the youth teams.
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Post by strikerbon on Mar 20, 2012 11:27:54 GMT 8
Its time to get Mark Hartmann and his nice long passes to be involved with the NT once again, he could've been a better sub in a few situations in the CC. i agree with you, i don't know why he wasn't included in the Challenge cup roster. i think he is far better than Marwin Angeles. has a good vision and accurate long balls.
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Post by curtlanceunited on Mar 20, 2012 12:10:51 GMT 8
Its time to get Mark Hartmann and his nice long passes to be involved with the NT once again, he could've been a better sub in a few situations in the CC. i agree with you, i don't know why he wasn't included in the Challenge cup roster. i think he is far better than Marwin Angeles. has a good vision and accurate long balls. I have to Disagree. Marwin Angeles is better than Mark H in many ways IMO. Mark H's workrate has always been a liability. I really like how Marwin plays, he always makes things simple in midfield but still very effective. Plus Marwin's got a cool head.
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Post by Wiking on Mar 20, 2012 13:44:58 GMT 8
i agree with you, i don't know why he wasn't included in the Challenge cup roster. i think he is far better than Marwin Angeles. has a good vision and accurate long balls. I have to Disagree. Marwin Angeles is better than Mark H in many ways IMO. Mark H's workrate has always been a liability. I really like how Marwin plays, he always makes things simple in midfield but still very effective. Plus Marwin's got a cool head. BOTH players in the NT would be better than just one of them. There is no doubt Mark has qualities that can help the team.
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Post by jvictor on Mar 20, 2012 17:39:26 GMT 8
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Post by stellarboy on Mar 20, 2012 17:58:52 GMT 8
Hard-won redemption for Korea DPR(FIFA.com) Tuesday 20 March 2012 Korea DPR may have suffered an early exit in Asian qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, however, the South Africa 2010 finalists, under coach Yun Jong Su, salvaged a measure of pride by retaining the AFC Challenge Cup after edging out Turkmenistan 2-1 in Monday’s final. Victory in Asia's second-tier competition also brings with it qualification for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup where Korea DPR join hosts Australia, reigning champions Japan and Korea Republic at the 16-nation continental showpiece. Featuring largely the same line-up that played in their failed qualifying campaign for Brazil 2014, the Chollima opened their title-defense with a 2-0 defeat of the Philippines, before seeing off inaugural champions Tajikistan by the same scoreline. Yun's side went on to run riot against a disappointing India, putting four unanswered goals past the side whose 2008 triumph secured passage to last year’s AFC Asian Cup. Even a fast-developing Palestine caused few problems in the semi-final, with Pak Kwang-Ryong striking in each half as the Koreans prevailed 2-0 to set up a final re-match with Turkmenistan. Two years ago the central Asians had proved to be a massive test for Korea DPR, who narrowly won the tournament finale only with a penalty shoot-out victory, after the two sides were locked 1-1 after extra time. In what turned out to be a similarly hard-fought game, it was again spot kicks that separated the two teams. Turkmenistan captain Berdy Shamuradov opened the scoring after only two minutes, but Jong Il-Gwan headed home the equaliser for Korea DPR ten minutes from the break to leave the game on a knife-edge. The former Soviet republic missed a golden chance as national goalscoring hero Shamuradov fired a penalty over with six minutes remaining. However, Jang Song-Hyok made no such mistake from the spot three minutes later for the tournament winning goal. Yun cut a relieved figure as he reflected on the hard-fought victory. "I wasn't concerned about the early goal because we had plenty of time to get the equaliser," he said. "After we drew level, I thought the winner would come sooner or later as we dominated the match. I wasn't nervous and I was always confident my players could deliver." A tale of two underdogsKorea DPR’s success aside, the tournament was marked by the emergence of the Philippines and Palestine, both of whom impressed during their respective group campaign by finishing runners-up en route to the semi-finals. In doing so the south-east Asians, under renowned German coach Michael Weiss, took their pool by storm stunning India 2-0 in their second outing, before knocking out Tajikistan 2-1 to book an unexpected place in the last four.
Palestine, for their part, overcame hosts Nepal 2-0 in the opener before holding Turkmenistan to a goalless draw. A 2-0 triumph over Maldives saw them finish the group phase level with Turkmenistan on seven points, only to trail behind on goal difference.
"I think third place is a result we truly deserve." -Philippines coach Michael Weiss
While Palestine struggled against Korea DPR in the semi-final clash, Weiss’ Philippines cause a major scare for Turkmenistan, who needed two late goals to ensure a 2-1 win. Despite the near-miss, the Askals didn’t finish the tournament empty-handed as they downed Palestine 4-3 in the third-place play-off, with forward Phil Younghusband twice on target to earn the tournament’s golden boot award with six goals.
Whipping boys even on the regional stage, the Philippines bronze-medal performance did raise quite a few eyebrows across Asia. For coach Weiss, it was the team's hard work during his past year in charge that paid off. "I think third place is a result we truly deserve," he said. "I should thank my players for their never-say-die attitude and we must also salute our fans across the world for their support. Without them, what we have achieved would have been impossible."www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1602844.html
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Post by royg on Mar 20, 2012 19:40:57 GMT 8
It was the best and historic tournament for Phil NT and the boys made us proud. Looking forward to the next tournament.
Kuddos everyone!
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Post by Wiking on Mar 20, 2012 21:42:42 GMT 8
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Post by royg on Mar 20, 2012 22:31:43 GMT 8
[/img] [/quote] Surprisingly no Etheridge. But 3 Pinoys should be ok!
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Post by cjeagle on Mar 21, 2012 1:53:12 GMT 8
Yeah,
I get to talk to the admin of that website(Football Palestine) all the time on bigsoccer. He is quite impressed by our attackers and said he was going to include several of them on his all star team. Interestingly enough, he only included one Palestinian player. As for why Neil wasn't included, well he had to find space for the other countries too and we already have 3 players in the lineup. Personally my 3 Azkal All Star players are Phil Y, Angel Guirado and Neil Etheridge if I had to choose.
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Post by Wiking on Mar 21, 2012 2:09:18 GMT 8
I wonder if he knows any Arab-Filipino soccer players?
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Post by jvictor on Mar 21, 2012 2:55:49 GMT 8
[/img] [/quote] What is the official from Challenge Cup Allstar XI, there should be one as all tournaments would make 1?
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Post by dingodile5 on Mar 21, 2012 8:50:31 GMT 8
Azkals grow in stature with AFC finishBy Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated March 21, 2012 12:00 AM Comments (3) View comments Photo is loading... The Philippine Azkals, headed by team manager Dan Palami (center) and ace striker Phil Younghusband (with trophy), hold a press conference upon arrival at the NAIA-3 yesterday following their historic third place finish in the AFC Challenge Cup in Nepal. RUDY SANTOS | Zoom CEBU, Philippines – The Philippine Azkals and a third place finish in a major international tournament – two things that normally wouldn’t go together. But the recent AFC Challenge Cup in Kathmandu, Nepal showed the Azkals that they could do it. Even with strong rivals like eventual back-to-back titlist North Korea and former champions India and Tajikistan standing their way. “I think the third place reflects what we’ve already seen in (pre-Challenge Cup training camp in Dubai) – a wonderful group growing together, showing a never-give-up attitude,” said Azkals coach Michael Weiss during the team’s layover at the VIP Room of the Mactan Cebu International Airport. The history-making Azkals are on a high after winning the bronze medal in the Challenge Cup via a pulsating 4-3 conquest of Palestine Monday. It’s now the biggest achievement for the Phl football team in recent memory. “We more than deserve the third place,” said Weiss. “We had some difficult things to overcome and some difficult times to overcome but we’ve managed it in a wonderful way.” The feat, according to Phil Younghusband, will naturally tag along higher expectations from the overachieving team as it moves forward to the next battles. “Having played against the strong teams and go to another level, people will now expect us to get the results. Expectations will be high now when we go into the (AFF) Suzuki Cup in December. Anything less than qualification to the semis, will be a huge, huge disappointment,” said Younghusband. He added that as players, “we also want to go a step further knowing we have the ability and potential to do it.” After receiving their bronze medals at the Dashrath Stadium, the Azkals immediately left chilly Kathmandu on board DragonAir that stopped over in Dhaka en route to Hong Kong. They switched to Cathay Airways on the way to the Queen City of the South, where they whiled away four hours before eventually leaving for Manila on board Cebu Pacific. Some played a game of cards during the lull. Others checked out their emails and social media accounts. Some seized the opportunity to get a massage and others took a can or two of beer. Along the way, they entertained some Cebuano fans who congratulated them for their magical run in the Challenge Cup. The celebration is just about to start. Weiss said the Azkals will take a break and resume twice-a-week sessions by mid-April. Their next immediate campaign will be a series of friendlies with possibly ASEAN rivals like Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia during the Fifa match days in June that the Philippine Football Federation is arranging. And finally, there’s the AFF Suzuki Cup – the tournament that started it all for the Azkals – later in the year. The Azkals will try to duplicate, if not surpass, the semis finish in 2010, their best performance prior to the milestone Challenge Cup bronze. “It’s great to have achieved success in such a strong level and I think that will give us confidence going to the Suzuki Cup,” said Younghusband, who on personal note achieved an added laurel in winning the tourney’s Golden Boot award. But the Azkals are fully aware they are still a work-in-progress. “It takes time. The more we got to play at a high level (like the Challenge Cup, the better we’ll get,” Younghusband said. “(The Challenge Cup) showed us we still have big areas of improvement, especially defense. Offensively, we scored many goals, we had many options even (we’re) if not cohesive yet. But we have the individual skills which can be transformed into goals,” Weiss said. The Azkals scored a total of nine goals throughout the Challenge Cup, with Younghusband accounting for a tournament-best six. www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=789321&publicationSubCategoryId=69&keyword=sp_football
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Post by wenden96 on Mar 21, 2012 13:31:00 GMT 8
5. And better grassroot level training - so if the Euro base players are not available we will always have available talents )
This is the one that I think that the PFF should consider atleast we have 2 years to prepare, some of the players are in the twilight of their career for international event, and majority of the foreign base are slowly getting well known in the football world what if they will be offers from other international football clubs, and that is a world cup year......so we need to beef up the training of the next NT player.
And off course congrats to the azkals, third place is a big thing........the international friendlies for a a few months paid off...what if they were together for 6 months???
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Post by Wiking on Mar 21, 2012 14:27:54 GMT 8
Wenden if you look at it, we do have locals who could inherit positions in the Azkals someday. We have the likes of Barbaso and Leonora on defense, Valmayor, Clarino, Doctora, the Angeles bros, to name a few on offense/midfield. If you will take the PURE Pinoy argument, Sabio, Angelo Verheye, OJ Poteria, Beloya(?) are not "half" anything except they grew up in a different environment, so we are closer than you might think We will get there in Gods good time I think...
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