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Post by markdelvalle on Feb 15, 2011 15:22:53 GMT 8
What Weis did was incorporating the european long ball system that a lot of teams in Europe are doing. Most likely he wanted to show the rest of the Asian community that "this system is now taking in effect here in Asia, starting with the Philippines". Although I am not a huge fan of the long ball system, I still find it as a very intimidating system where you need to always be on you toes and look who the unmarked person is at the middle or opposite side of the pitch. Hard to say, but most of the Asian football systems continue to gravitate to where the ball is... theres hardly no spacing. What is preferrable is to have a fluid continoum of the game. Control the ball, if you get pressured, pass to the other flank. Doing that will open up opponents defense, and will allow the strikers to have breathing room to attack.
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Post by beho on Feb 15, 2011 15:40:13 GMT 8
I go with answer #2. The Mongolia encounter is just a step in a very long journey. If the goal is to reach the Challenge Cup 2012 tournament proper and doing well there— meaning, the Azkals also have to do well in the qualifiers in Bangladesh (assuming we hurdle Mongolia, of course)— then what they've done in Bacolod was a good exercise. Remember that the team are shifting from a defence-oriented to a more attacking style. Arrogant as it may sound, "practising" the new style against Mongolia was a good call even if it meant not being able to throw Mongolia's defence off-balance and score more goals; because the Azkals will have little opportunity to get comfortable with this system in the latter stages of the campaign. I'm pretty sure that when the Azkals return to camp, one of the first things they'll be doing is review the tapes of the last game and fine-tune themselves, and "practise" again in Ulaanbaatar. Hopefully, in the next stages of the campaign, the Azkals have become comfortable with being on the offence (while not forgetting the old defence-oriented style) and be able to shift tactics as circumstances dictate. Nothing arrogant about that mindset. It's the most wonderful opportunity to try out new things before moving on to more difficult opponents. Difficult to think of a better situation for the new coach. For the second game, I too, will look for shifting tactics but am reserving judgement on Coach W until I see a few more games. It was easy with Coach Mc -- he delivered on a high pressure situation and connected with the right strategy. I'm starting to think that Coach W is looking really long term, because in the end it will take a relatively long time for the team to progress to the next level of good, attacking football from defense and long balls. I'm just impatient! ;Dyeah, i think you're just being impatient, it takes time for a team to gel, give azkals time to adjust to coach weiss type of football. remember that was only the first & only game of the azkals under coach weiss, but i'm optimistic the azkals will play better next month in mongolia ;D |
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Post by rpbenchwarmer on Feb 15, 2011 22:03:58 GMT 8
Azkals get $20,000 to train for Game 2 By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated February 14, 2011 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) will receive $20,000 in assistance from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the Azkals’ away game in Mongolia but that won’t be enough to cover the training camp planned in Ulan Bator one week before the March 15 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying match. PFF president Mariano Araneta said transport alone would cost the 30-man Azkals delegation some $45,000 and this does not include the hotel and other needs yet. Team manager Dan Palami estimated the weeklong stint in Mongolia to be around P4 million. “The plane fare to Mongolia alone is I think $1,500 per person. So kung 30 (people) ang pupunta, that’s already $45,000, so we really need more than $20,000,” said Araneta. The PFF plans to send the Azkals to Mongolia early so as to get them used to the chilly conditions of Ulan Bator. Temperature for the game set at 1 p.m. is expected to be at -10 degrees. “The hosts will only shoulder our stay for three days, so if we’re going to train three to four days more, we also have to pay for our hotel and food,” he said. The $20,000 represents the assistance given by the AFC to visiting teams. Mongolia also received this amount when the Blue Wolves went to Bacolod City for the first leg last Wednesday. Araneta said they will seek assistance from the Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., among others, to augment the PFF’s warchest for this trip. And so as not to incur additional expenditure, Palami said “as soon as the game’s finished, we fly out (of Mongolia) immediately at 12 midnight.” The Azkals drubbed the Blue Wolves, 2-0, in the first leg in Bacolod and the Mongolians need to beat the Pinoys by three goals on their turf next month to salvage the tie and advance to the group stages. Link: www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=657314&publicationSubCategoryId=69
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Post by beho on Feb 17, 2011 13:06:12 GMT 8
Azkals get $20,000 to train for Game 2 By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated February 14, 2011 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) will receive $20,000 in assistance from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the Azkals’ away game in Mongolia but that won’t be enough to cover the training camp planned in Ulan Bator one week before the March 15 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying match. PFF president Mariano Araneta said transport alone would cost the 30-man Azkals delegation some $45,000 and this does not include the hotel and other needs yet. Team manager Dan Palami estimated the weeklong stint in Mongolia to be around P4 million. “The plane fare to Mongolia alone is I think $1,500 per person. So kung 30 (people) ang pupunta, that’s already $45,000, so we really need more than $20,000,” said Araneta. The PFF plans to send the Azkals to Mongolia early so as to get them used to the chilly conditions of Ulan Bator. Temperature for the game set at 1 p.m. is expected to be at -10 degrees. “The hosts will only shoulder our stay for three days, so if we’re going to train three to four days more, we also have to pay for our hotel and food,” he said. The $20,000 represents the assistance given by the AFC to visiting teams. Mongolia also received this amount when the Blue Wolves went to Bacolod City for the first leg last Wednesday. Araneta said they will seek assistance from the Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., among others, to augment the PFF’s warchest for this trip. And so as not to incur additional expenditure, Palami said “as soon as the game’s finished, we fly out (of Mongolia) immediately at 12 midnight.” The Azkals drubbed the Blue Wolves, 2-0, in the first leg in Bacolod and the Mongolians need to beat the Pinoys by three goals on their turf next month to salvage the tie and advance to the group stages. Link: www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=657314&publicationSubCategoryId=69 well, at least, hindi na ishoshoulder ni dan palami ang lahat ng gastos, with all the supports coming from MVP , smart etc., i guess this issue would'nt be much of a problem for the pff not to resolve,kayang kaya na asikasuhin to, pag hindi e di we have a new thief sa pff nyan, for sure patay na ulit ang football sa pinas! |
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Post by samhain13 on Feb 17, 2011 13:55:04 GMT 8
For the second game, I too, will look for shifting tactics but am reserving judgement on Coach W until I see a few more games. It was easy with Coach Mc -- he delivered on a high pressure situation and connected with the right strategy. I'm starting to think that Coach W is looking really long term, because in the end it will take a relatively long time for the team to progress to the next level of good, attacking football from defense and long balls. Reserving judgement is a good thing. Although I'd also give credit to Aris Caslib and Des Bulpin if we're talking about previous strategies that worked for the Azkals. The Azkals had been "playing the whole 90-minutes", even before McMenemy arrived. It's just that it all came together last year when the team isolated themselves from all the bad politicking that had been happening. |
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Post by rpbenchwarmer on Feb 17, 2011 17:53:29 GMT 8
Palami confident of Azkals chancesBy Joaquin Henson (The Philippine Star) Updated February 17, 2011 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - National football team manager Dan Palami said yesterday he doubts if Mongolia will score against the Azkals in the rematch of their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup qualifying home-and-away series in Ulan Bator on March 15. “Our defense will take care of their offense,” said Palami during their visit to The STAR. “Our defense is intact and I expect their defense to open up because they’ll be attacking to try to score goals. I think our midfield will be able to control their offense.” Palami said he’s confident that goalkeeper Neil Etheridge will be allowed by his English club Fulham to play in Mongolia. Etheridge, 21, was born in Enfield, a London borough, and traces his Filipino roots to the Dula clan of Tarlac. He joined the Chelsea football academy in 2003 with the Younghusband brothers, James and Phil, also Fil-British players. In 2006, Etheridge was enlisted by Fulham. Two years later, he made his debut with the Philippine team in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano Araneta Jr. said if Etheridge is permitted by Fulham to play only either in Mongolia or the Challenge Cup group stage in Bangladesh, he would suggest skipping the rematch in Ulan Bator. The group stage competitions are set on March 20-31. If the Philippines overcomes Mongolia, it will advance to play Myanmar, Palestine and Bangladesh in Group A of the Challenge Cup. The top two finishers will move on to join six others, the top two placers in three other groups, in the eight-team Challenge Cup finals. Myanmar is the only country ranged against the Philippines from the qualifying stage that has a higher FIFA ranking. Myanmar is No. 149, the Philippines No. 152, Bangladesh No. 157 and Palestine No. 178. If Etheridge is unable to play in Ulan Bator, his place will likely be taken over by reserve goalie Eduard Sacapano, a 30-year-old veteran from the Philippine Army. Palami said only 18 players will travel to Mongolia. A spot in the roster is being held for Danish-born Jerry Lucena, a midfielder with the Danish Division I club AGF Aarhus. If Lucena is issued his Philippine passport, he will join the Azkals in Ulan Bator, said Palami. Lucena, 30, was born in Esbjerg, Denmark, to a Filipino father and a Danish mother. He played for the Danish under-21 selection in 2001. Palami said the full complement of 23 players will fly to Bangladesh if the Azkals make it to the group stage. A possible addition to the lineup for Bangladesh is Filipino-born William Espinosa of Laguna. The striker was raised and learned football in Germany where his surname was legally changed to Gueridon although his passport still carries Espinosa. He was one of four Azkals who scored in a recent practice match against a Korean team, reinforced by two Filipinos, from the Central Philippine University of Iloilo. Azkals coach Michael Weiss confirmed in an e-mail to The Star that “we will stick with the team but will have vacant positions for tryouts.” Weiss said the Azkals start training in Baguio on Monday and are tentatively scheduled to fly to Mongolia on March 8. Araneta said if Mongolia won’t provide a facility for practice, the Azkals might take a side trip to Japan to get used to winter conditions. “If we can’t train in Mongolia one week before the competition, then we’ll request Japan to assist us for the team to train and acclimatize to the cold weather,” he said. Weiss said the immediate goal is for the Azkals to play in the Challenge Cup finals. “We’ll go as far as we can in the Challenge Cup,” he said. “I think we should be able to beat Mongolia and perhaps, finish in the best eight.” The Philippine team will be reconfigured for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Palembang, Indonesia, in November because the age limit is 23. But while the Younghusbands, Aly Borromeo, Ian Araneta and Chieffy Caligdong won’t qualify, there are more than enough eligible players, including Etheridge, Jason de Jong, 20, Simon Greatwich, 21, Mark Drinkuth, 19, Mark Ferrer, 21, David Basa, 21, Manuel Ott, 18, Jerry Barbaso, 22, Gino Pavone, 22 and Christopher Camcam, 16. Palami said unfortunately, Lucena and Espinosa are over the age limit for the SEA Games. Link: www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=658198&publicationSubCategoryId=69
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Post by beho on Feb 17, 2011 18:09:26 GMT 8
Palami confident of Azkals chancesBy Joaquin Henson (The Philippine Star) Updated February 17, 2011 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - National football team manager Dan Palami said yesterday he doubts if Mongolia will score against the Azkals in the rematch of their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup qualifying home-and-away series in Ulan Bator on March 15. “Our defense will take care of their offense,” said Palami during their visit to The STAR. “Our defense is intact and I expect their defense to open up because they’ll be attacking to try to score goals. I think our midfield will be able to control their offense.” Palami said he’s confident that goalkeeper Neil Etheridge will be allowed by his English club Fulham to play in Mongolia. Etheridge, 21, was born in Enfield, a London borough, and traces his Filipino roots to the Dula clan of Tarlac. He joined the Chelsea football academy in 2003 with the Younghusband brothers, James and Phil, also Fil-British players. In 2006, Etheridge was enlisted by Fulham. Two years later, he made his debut with the Philippine team in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano Araneta Jr. said if Etheridge is permitted by Fulham to play only either in Mongolia or the Challenge Cup group stage in Bangladesh, he would suggest skipping the rematch in Ulan Bator. The group stage competitions are set on March 20-31. If the Philippines overcomes Mongolia, it will advance to play Myanmar, Palestine and Bangladesh in Group A of the Challenge Cup. The top two finishers will move on to join six others, the top two placers in three other groups, in the eight-team Challenge Cup finals. Myanmar is the only country ranged against the Philippines from the qualifying stage that has a higher FIFA ranking. Myanmar is No. 149, the Philippines No. 152, Bangladesh No. 157 and Palestine No. 178. If Etheridge is unable to play in Ulan Bator, his place will likely be taken over by reserve goalie Eduard Sacapano, a 30-year-old veteran from the Philippine Army. Palami said only 18 players will travel to Mongolia. A spot in the roster is being held for Danish-born Jerry Lucena, a midfielder with the Danish Division I club AGF Aarhus. If Lucena is issued his Philippine passport, he will join the Azkals in Ulan Bator, said Palami. Lucena, 30, was born in Esbjerg, Denmark, to a Filipino father and a Danish mother. He played for the Danish under-21 selection in 2001. Palami said the full complement of 23 players will fly to Bangladesh if the Azkals make it to the group stage. A possible addition to the lineup for Bangladesh is Filipino-born William Espinosa of Laguna. The striker was raised and learned football in Germany where his surname was legally changed to Gueridon although his passport still carries Espinosa. He was one of four Azkals who scored in a recent practice match against a Korean team, reinforced by two Filipinos, from the Central Philippine University of Iloilo. Azkals coach Michael Weiss confirmed in an e-mail to The Star that “we will stick with the team but will have vacant positions for tryouts.” Weiss said the Azkals start training in Baguio on Monday and are tentatively scheduled to fly to Mongolia on March 8. Araneta said if Mongolia won’t provide a facility for practice, the Azkals might take a side trip to Japan to get used to winter conditions. “If we can’t train in Mongolia one week before the competition, then we’ll request Japan to assist us for the team to train and acclimatize to the cold weather,” he said. Weiss said the immediate goal is for the Azkals to play in the Challenge Cup finals. “We’ll go as far as we can in the Challenge Cup,” he said. “I think we should be able to beat Mongolia and perhaps, finish in the best eight.” The Philippine team will be reconfigured for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Palembang, Indonesia, in November because the age limit is 23. But while the Younghusbands, Aly Borromeo, Ian Araneta and Chieffy Caligdong won’t qualify, there are more than enough eligible players, including Etheridge, Jason de Jong, 20, Simon Greatwich, 21, Mark Drinkuth, 19, Mark Ferrer, 21, David Basa, 21, Manuel Ott, 18, Jerry Barbaso, 22, Gino Pavone, 22 and Christopher Camcam, 16. Palami said unfortunately, Lucena and Espinosa are over the age limit for the SEA Games. Link: www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=658198&publicationSubCategoryId=69 ;Dit's a wise decsion for neil etheridge not to play in the rematch in mongolia so that he could play in the Challenge Cup group stage ,in Bangladesh ,judging by the first game of the azkals vs. mongolia, i think edward sacapano is capable of getting the job done for the azkals in mongolia, the game vs. bangladesh is the game that neil should'nt miss. ;D |
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Post by cjeagle on Feb 17, 2011 21:32:58 GMT 8
Why not call up Ronald Muller and see what he can do? Another option on the bench for important games like the WC qualifiers in case Neil would be injured or be unavailable is important.
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Post by beho on Feb 17, 2011 23:06:16 GMT 8
Why not call up Ronald Muller and see what he can do? Another option on the bench for important games like the WC qualifiers in case Neil would be injured or be unavailable is important. yeah, not a bad idea! |
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Post by logic09 on Feb 18, 2011 0:56:15 GMT 8
--definitely i am one of those Azkals supporters walking along the street after the game while waving and cheering to Mongolia players on the bus , i even got a video of them waving back to the crowd. indeed Filipinos has great core values ;Dshare mo naman video, if you don't mind ;D - beho, as promised bro., |
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Post by beho on Feb 18, 2011 9:58:01 GMT 8
;Dshare mo naman video, if you don't mind ;D - beho, as promised bro., ;Dsalamat!!! ;D |
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Post by rpbenchwarmer on Feb 18, 2011 16:32:29 GMT 8
Winter is Azkals' worst enemyBy Joaquin Henson (The Philippine Star) Updated February 18, 2011 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines – National football team skipper Aly Borromeo said the other day he’s more worried about the freezing conditions than the Blue Wolves when the Azkals play the closer of their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup qualifying home-and-away series in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on March 15. Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano Araneta Jr. is worried, too, and that’s why he’s arranging for the Azkals to train for a week in winter weather at the J-Village, a training camp in Fukushima, north of Tokyo, before proceeding to Ulan Bator. Araneta said Mizuno will outfit the Azkals with thermal uniforms, anticipating the temperature to drop to -2 degrees Celsius even as the match is scheduled at 1 p.m. when the climate is least chilling. He said the weather forecast is a temperature range of -2 to -11 for most of March. “We’ll be prepared,” said Araneta. “We’ll bring gloves, thermal wear, scarves and even bonnets. We’ve never played under these conditions before. We’re eager to find out how the weather will affect our speed and agility.” The Azkals open training camp with German coach Michael Weiss in Baguio on Monday. Araneta said if Mongolia won’t provide a practice facility a week before the match, the team will leave for Japan on March 6 then travel to Ulan Bator on March 12. Team manager Dan Palami is circulating an information kit on Mongolia to forewarn the Azkals of what to expect, specifically weather conditions. Mongolia and the Philippines fall within the same time zone but their climates are like night and day. Palami said the match will be played in a stadium with a capacity of about 2,500, a far cry from the 80,000 fans who jeered the Azkals in two Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup semifinal matches in Jakarta last December. He added that ABS-CBN intends to air the Mongolia contest live on Philippine TV. Borromeo, 27, said the Azkals won’t play Mongolia defensively like the Blue Wolves in the opener at Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City last Feb. 9. “We won’t park the bus like they did against us,” said Borromeo. “We can’t let them set the pace. We’ll try to get off fast and look to score. If we score once, they’ll need to get four goals to beat us on aggregate. We’ll put the pressure on them.” Borromeo referred to Mongolia’s defensive strategy when the Azkals won, 2-0, in the first match. The Blue Wolves concentrated on clogging the penalty box in a “sacrifice” ploy to avoid a deluge of Filipino goals. Mongolia’s offense was virtually carried by only striker Ganbaatar Tugsbayar. As a result of Mongolia’s “parking” strategy, the Azkals booted in only two goals of 32 attempts. Palami estimated that the Philippines controlled 80 percent of total possessions. In Mongolia, the Blue Wolves are expected to play aggressively on offense. “Aly and our defenders should be able to handle their offense in Mongolia,” said Palami. “They’ll have to open up their defense and be more offense-minded because they’ll need to beat us by three goals to win on aggregate. That means we’ll have more scoring opportunities.” Borromeo said he expects Weiss to employ more offensive tactics now that the German has become more acquainted with the Filipinos’ tendencies. Weiss was credited for making “wise” decisions in the first Mongolia match, including the reinstatement of Chieffy Caligdong as starter, shifting players around the field to keep the Mongolian defense guessing and subbing little-known Jason Sabio for Anton del Rosario late in the second half. “Coach knows the game,” said Borromeo. “And he’s gotten to know us. He’s spoken with us one-on-one and in groups. He knows what we’re capable of doing and not doing. He listens to suggestions but in the end, it’s his call and we follow what he tells us. When he brought in Jason, some of us wondered why he was subbing a defender for another defender. But it was a great move. Mongolia didn’t know anything about Jason. It was Jason who slipped out of the defense to penetrate the box and assist Phil (Younghusband) for the second goal.” Borromeo said fullback Roel Gener, a Barotac Nuevo defender from the Philippine Army, was moved around in at least four different positions by Weiss to confuse the Blue Wolves. Gener, 36, said the Azkals were prepared to play even 180 minutes if necessary to put on a convincing performance before over 20,000 hometown fans. Borromeo, Gener, reserve midfielder Nestorio Margarse and pool-of-30 tryout survivor Ricardo Becite were accompanied by Araneta, Palami and AFF vice president Johnny Romualdez on a visit to The Philippine STAR office in Port Area the other day. Margarse, who was listed as one of seven reserves but didn’t play at Panaad, described Mongolia as a physical team but said the Filipinos can play physical, too. Becite was named to the Azkals’ pool-of-30 after tryouts but didn’t make the cut for the 23-man lineup. He said he’ll keep working hard at practice to prove he’s got what it takes to crack the final roster. Link: www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=658487&publicationSubCategoryId=69While playing in Mongolia seemed a disadvantage for Caligdong, Fil-British Phil Younghusband, a former Chelsea reserve in England who has vast experience playing in cold condition, sees it otherwise. “We have played many matches in Europe, in the cold. And I think it’s a lot easier playing under that condition. In the heat you sweat a lot… I’d rather play in the cold,” Younghusband, 23, said in a recent interview. “With the Fil-Foreigners that we have in the team, the weather might be on our side after all,” Younghusband, who scored the other goal in the Azkals’ latest win, said. Quoted from: www.mb.com.ph/articles/304860/cold-or-not-azkals-ready-vs-mongolians
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Post by beho on Feb 18, 2011 18:56:42 GMT 8
;Dp. younghusband can be heard saying that it'sbetter to play in the cold than hot ,means good news for the azkals , there'll be no problem concerning the fil-euros regarding the cold weather, the pff is setting their training in baguio, that would be more beneficial for the homegrown players for them to get used to playing in that cold condition(even if baguio's climate is a far cry from mongolia , at least it is the coldest place here , that could slightly mimic mongolia) & the training in japan one week before the actual game in mongolia that the pff is scheduling for the azkals would play a vital role in helping the azkals to acclimatized to the pitch during the actual game(unlike before,there's a lack of pff support), here you can see the effort of the pff now during these kinds of situations , hopefully sana tlga tuloy tuloy nato! & hopefully the azkals would deliver come gametime . ;D
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Post by samhain13 on Feb 18, 2011 19:07:04 GMT 8
"Araneta said Mizuno will outfit the Azkals with thermal uniforms..."
Seriously guys, those of you who have been following the team for a long time, have you ever imagined the Azkals in thermal gear? ;D
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Post by beho on Feb 18, 2011 19:10:28 GMT 8
"Araneta said Mizuno will outfit the Azkals with thermal uniforms..." Seriously guys, those of you who have been following the team for a long time, have you ever imagined the Azkals in thermal gear? ;D ;Dnot in my wildest dreams! ;D |
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