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Post by xyz1000 on Nov 13, 2015 19:23:58 GMT 8
Jet lag will always be a "problem," if one can call it that. We've always had it and will always have it moving forward. That's what it is when many of our players are from out of the country. But we've had good results.
Lack of practice games may be an explanation. Lack of preparation may be a better description if that's the case. And there's plenty of blame to spread around for that. Start from the top.
End of the UFL so players are rusty? Again, lack of preparation to check and adjust.
No reasonable explanation for the result.
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Post by cornellius on Nov 13, 2015 20:05:18 GMT 8
The primary reason why we lost is the lack of preparation. PFF knew how important this game is but what have they done? No friendly and not even a tune up game with ufl players or maybe we can assemble a team b to help prepare our A team. If we will continue to rely on our players based on Europe, we will continue to have this kind of problem. Hope PFF can start rebuilding a core team by starting with the next Suzuki Cup. Im sure Coach TD can still have a competitive team from ufl. Come on, how many X azkals play in the ufl? De Jong, Christeans, JYH, S. Greatwich, Burkey, and lets give our young players like Porteria, Villanueva, Daniels more playing time. I just hope Palami will able to convince player like ingreso and other young prospect to play in ufl.
Hoping that we could still make it to ASIAN cup and lets use this set back to better prepare for Suzuki cup
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Post by rhk111 on Nov 13, 2015 20:50:53 GMT 8
For the next matches, we could get practice games from UFL Clubs. Better yet if we can get foreign clubs from nearby countries, particularly Thailand or South Korea, or maybe even Japan.
The only problem there is if the team loses to these clubs there will bound to be concerns, but for me the most important part is that it helps our team prepare well for actual competitions ...
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Post by cjeagle on Nov 14, 2015 3:26:39 GMT 8
Yes I agree they should have won this game, but you also have to consider the fact that the team hasn't had time to practice with each other. The players based abroad just planed in from half way around the world a few days prior to this game and the local players have not been playing since the UFL season finished 2 months ago. There were no friendlies scheduled for the past few months so except for a few days of practice prior to this game, their preparation has been pretty limited. They just didn't looked as sharp as they did a few months ago. As for Dooley, he should have called up the local based players together and trained them on a regular basis to keep them fit and as sharp as possible and talked to Dan about playing friendlies with clubs from neighboring regions.
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Post by rhk111 on Nov 18, 2015 19:06:19 GMT 8
Lost and FoundNovember 17, 2015 7:59 pm ROMY P. MARIÑAS Something is wrong when the other team scores and yours don’t despite having at least two opportunities to slam one or two into the back of the net. Or so said Azkals coach Thomas Dooley said after his wards were stunned by unfancied Yemen, 1-0, in a November 12 FIFA qualifier at the Rizal Memorial Stadium for the World Cup in Russia in 2018. The problem is that Dooley said he does not know what is “missing.” Well, even if the unexpected loss to the Yemeni eleven had already eliminated the Philippines from the third round of the qualifiers and the World Cup itself, the German-American coach of the country’s national men’s football team still has to play two more matches before he and his charges can officially bow out of the hunt for the Jules Rimet trophy—an away game against Uzbekistan and a clash at home against North Korea, with both ties to be held next year. He has at least three months to think things over and search for what he thinks is there but he just can’t find it yet before he and the Azkals jet to Tashkent and meet the team from Pyongyang in Manila. Dooley was just being tactful with the Azkals when he said the team was poor in “finishing” or putting a period to a shot at goal. Unlike Team Yemen that the Azkals clobbered 2-0 in September in Qatar, Team Philippines has not really played together as a squad whose members fully give their time, literally, to the cause. Dooley himself said the visitors had been together “two months,” whereas majority of the Azkals are scattered all over Europe and only suit up for the country for a scheduled friendly or International. (Article intentionally cut, to read more go to: www.manilatimes.net/lost-and-found/229731/)
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Post by rhk111 on Nov 18, 2015 19:30:32 GMT 8
BY RYAN FENIX Philippines' World Cup Hopes Take Another Hit With Yemen LossThe Philippines' hopes of progression to the next round of AFC 2018 World Cup qualifying all but ended Thursday night as they slumped to an embarrassing 1-0 home defeat to Yemen. An 83rd-minute goal from substitute Ahmed Al Sarori condemned the Philippines to their second straight loss. The home side were punished for their inability to convert chances, and the in-form Ebrahim Ali Ayash performed well in the Yemen goal. Here are three thoughts from the Manila defeat. 1. Azkals got what they deservedPainful as it is to admit, this was a game that Philippines deserved to lose. Coach Thomas Dooley described it as "a game that we have to win," yet the Azkals came out flat in the first half, playing with a deplorable lack of urgency which is required in games of this magnitude. The second half saw a more spirited side take the field, with the team creating more chances to break the deadlock. However, Yemen remained stalwart and a late goal was just reward for their efforts. Dooley readily admitted to his team's shortcomings. "In the first half, we dropped too deep," he said. "The combinations on the field were not there." Make no bones about it, the manner of the defeat raises a lot of questions. The players and the coaching staff must take a good look at themselves and take full responsibility for the defeat. (Article intentionally cut, to read more go to: www.espnfc.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/2710439/fenix-azkals-hopes-take-another-hit)
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Post by rhk111 on Nov 18, 2015 19:34:03 GMT 8
Biantan: 'Blind’ Referee Costs Azkals WCup Dream Saturday, November 14, 2015 By JACK BIANTAN THE Philippine Azkals World Cup dreams is in tatters as they suffered a heart breaking 0-1 loss to Yemen in the Group H of the Asian World Cup qualifying tournament in Russia recently. It was an entertaining and action packed match that madecme awake for more than 90 minutes. Usually, I am already in my bed by 830 p.m. and if I try watching TV at 8 p.m. I would already dose off after few minutes. But the Azkals-Yemen pumped my adrenaline. Deep inside me I was cursing my mother-in-law when she moved the channel to her beloved teleserye during halftime and injury pauses. But what broke my heart was the goal that the referee did not give to the Azkals in the middle of the second hand. I could forgive the referee for that goal because the goalmouth area was so crowded during that time that he did not see the entire ball crossing Yemen’s goal line. I could not even identify the goal scorer and how the goal was scored, but a TV review clearly see that ball crossing the goal line. The referee’s decision is always final and since he did not blow the whistle to signal a goal, then there was no goal. A goal for the Azkals could have changed the outcome of the match and could have paved the way for more goals. But luck was not on the Azkals side as substitute midfielder Ahmed Al-Sarori scored the winning goal in the 83nd minute to erase the Filipinos hope of advancing to the next round. Al-Sarori and Yemen goalkeeper Mohammed Ebrahim Ali Ayash have now become heroes for the civil war ravaged Yemen. Al-Sarori’s goal and Ali Ayash brave defending have lifted the spirits of their countrymen. (Article intentionally cut, to read more go to: www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/sports/2015/11/14/biantan-blind-referee-costs-azkals-wcup-dream-441561)
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