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Post by peterdpaperboy on Mar 25, 2013 6:43:48 GMT 8
www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/absolute-embarrassment-azkals-unhappy-with-rizal-memorial-pitch-conditions
Philippine national men’s football coach Hans Michael Weiss hopes the country can have more high-quality football pitches after the Azkals endured the wet pitch of the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in their 8-0 demolition of Cambodia Sunday night. The match was suspended for almost an hour after referees decided to stop the match temporarily at the 65th minute due to heavy rains. As the action resumed, Weiss said that he had to change his strategy due to the playing conditions. “We have to change tactics. We have to make more passing and possession-style of play,” he said. Weiss added that he was not happy about the delay of the match, adding he hopes that the incident could pave the way for the country to have a better stadium in the future. “The Philippines have to think this clearly. It’s an absolute embarrassment,” Weiss said. “These players (coming from Europe) would eventually think, ‘Why (play here)?’” Azkals star midfielder Stephan Schrock was also disappointed about the condition of the pitch. “It was different than the last time I played,” Schrock said. “I was a bit disappointed to the pitch. It was not what I expected.” Against Turkmenistan on Tuesday, Schrock hopes that the conditions will be better. “Let’s see how this pitch is prepared on Tuesday,” Schrock said.
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Post by random on Mar 25, 2013 14:14:56 GMT 8
Saan napunta yung ginagastos ng La Salle at yung expensive ticket prices???
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Post by donabritz on Mar 25, 2013 21:34:14 GMT 8
tsk tsk...
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Post by cjeagle on Mar 26, 2013 4:40:24 GMT 8
To those who complain a lot about field conditions in the Philippines during their match against Cambodia, especially from our very diplomatic Coach Weiss, i just want to point out the various conditions the matches have been played in here in CONCACAF. Aside from a game being played last Friday by the US against Costa Rica in a WC qualifier in Colorado, in the middle of a snowstorm that was ankle deep and practically obscured the sidelines, they have also played in conditions that an observer described as waterlogged fields, mud pits and de facto water polo venues in the Caribbean and Central America. Guatemala for instance prefer to play their home games in the middle of a jungle where they can get high humidity and nearly oven hot conditions. Other teams especially in South America aside from less than ideal field conditions, play their home games in highly elevated fields that would be dangerous to the health of players who are not used to it. All in the name of homecourt advantage. I hope the staff at RMS and PSC learn their lesson from this game and improve conditions in our national stadium, but in the end, our pampered players and coaches from Europe should understand that this is typical of conditions in fields outside their continent and just suck it up.
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Post by boyfootball655 on Mar 29, 2013 22:30:08 GMT 8
IMO, it really was an embarrassment because this has been consistent with the Rizal Memorial pitch. There have always been plans of turning it into an artificial pitch but it never materialized. Another problem was the crowd, the last time the Rizal crowd was 100% jampacked and enthusiastic was during the WC Qualifier against Kuwait. I think the PFF has to try the Visayas pitches like the CCSC and the Pana-ad more often because the playing field is satisfactory if not great and the Visayan fans never fail to fill the stadiums and they always give off a great football atmosphere to be in.
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Post by jyapjoco on Mar 30, 2013 13:36:58 GMT 8
totally agree.
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Post by narko on Mar 30, 2013 14:57:11 GMT 8
Correct. I think the context behind the disappointment expressed by some of the Azkals and Coach Weiss was that the PFF and the organizing committee had proven that they were able to do a good job in the past. It begs the question why they can't achieve on a consistent basis the standard they achieved in previous occasions? There is big talk of a strong commitment to further the growth and development of football in the Philippines so the inability to maintain high standards that were set and achieved in the past does tend to raise questions about that commitment.
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Post by cjeagle on Mar 30, 2013 15:15:03 GMT 8
Unfortunately the ningas cogon mentality still prevails over there from what I understand. It is just plain negligence. Last year, I seem to remember seeing them play in a pretty heavy downpour, in a very nice green well kept field and there was no flooding. It looks like the management at RMS simply forgot to clear their drains as well as let others overuse the field, which should not have been the case so close to an international tournament.
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Post by slayermoonlight on Mar 31, 2013 2:03:06 GMT 8
Bingo! Thats what makes us embarrasing: ningas congon. RMS pitch was great last 2 year then turned just turned into a ricefield. For goodness sake, can't PFF even sustain something good? Again as said earlier.. zeo consistency.
This is just a reflection on how Philippines makes "long term plans" for football. Shheeeeshhhh.....
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