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Post by CVROM on Oct 12, 2011 12:13:05 GMT 8
congratz Azkals
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Post by fadzki on Oct 12, 2011 12:21:12 GMT 8
Watching Nepal last night was like watching the same azkals last year... only the azkals then knew how to defend or park the bus...
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Post by feindouno on Oct 12, 2011 12:25:18 GMT 8
Okay, what did we learn from this match?
-"This match wasn't really a fair gauge since Nepal's not that good a football team"- if anything, we learned that a lineup consisting most of our entire top 11 is a notch above the Nepals and Sri Lankas of this world. We're still a notch below Singapore as it stands.
- Our defense is still prone to overengaging on attack, which could have cost us dearly were the opponent someone with more enterprising ability.
- With Mulders, we can have someone who can control tempo and facilitate the middle of the park. Him combined with Schrock, who's more of a cavalier, is an exciting pairing.
- We're still in trouble if Guirado's gone and we still plan on going with a 4-4-2. Araneta's not good enough. Burkey's decent if we only expect him to be an Emile Heskey-type who'll win his fair share of headers, hold up the ball and lay it off to more dangerous strikers, but otherwise he's nothing special. Misagh IMO needs to impose himself more, but at the same time realize that he can't beat everyone off the dribble at this level.
-It's about time we stop making "we don't have so-and-so tonight", "if only we had so-and-so" as an excuse. Injuries happen IRL. Clubs won't release their players everytime. We have to make do with what we have.
-If we were to maximize the attacking potential of our FBs, we can have Cagara as LB and Schrock at RB, as mentioned earlier. I'm thinking of something resembling Ancelotti's Chelsea's wingless diamond 4-4-2. The lineup I'm envisioning: GK- Etheridge LB- Cagara CB- Gier CB- Borromeo RB- Schrock CDM- Lucena/Jonsson/de Jong LCM- Jonsson/Ott RCM- Lucena/JYH CAM- Mulders ST- PYH ST- Guirado
Cons: - Gier and Borromeo will be left exposed- really exposed. Hence, a TRIPLE pivot where CDM and two CMs drop back. Mulders is left to operate behind the strikers, with the two FBs venturing forward. - Where does this leave Chieffy and JYH? Stamina and durability-wise, I don't mind Chieffy coming off the bench. But JYH- can he play a more central role?
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Post by vimjonk on Oct 12, 2011 12:43:32 GMT 8
^^^
if we can play lopsided, putting in Caligdong, Jonsson and Cagara on the left at the same time, we can try to spin the opponent into oblivion ;D Caligdong playing the channels, Jonsson hugging the touchlines and Cagara frequently bombing upfield. We play hardball on the right and let PYH and Guirado drag their markers away from the left side. This play can make Caligdong hugga-babes wet their pants. LOL...
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Post by fadzki on Oct 12, 2011 12:57:59 GMT 8
Break muna... Malaysian player tackled the ref... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by tabokanon on Oct 12, 2011 12:59:59 GMT 8
Watching Nepal last night was like watching the same azkals last year... only the azkals then knew how to defend or park the bus... I don't think so,.,.last year we were just lucky,.,just parking the bus and wait for miracle but now we have a lot of ball movements and options as an attacking team,.,.and I really agree with coach Calisto of vietnam said,.,.,.,
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Post by strikerbon on Oct 12, 2011 13:52:27 GMT 8
i think there is an international friendly this coming november 11-15. i think 3 friendlies could help them to know more each other and to have more chemistry
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Post by locotes on Oct 12, 2011 13:54:49 GMT 8
@wiking, good idea, if you can find all this data, we can open up a new thread on national team stats that the PFF might even be able to use someday. Too bad we will not take advantage of the FIFA match dates in November to schedule a few more friendlies. I guess they want to concentrate on the SEA games which happens about the same time and we only have one coach. This friendly dates on November will be the same date as the SEA Games? If its a week before they can arrange a friendly for our U23 instead.
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 12, 2011 14:05:30 GMT 8
locotes and strikerbon I think team management and the coaching staff, wanted to focus on the SEA where they hope to medal so they did not want any undivided attention that would have resulted if they also scheduled a friendly. Anyways, it is not easy to arrange a friendly on such short notice especially since most countries don't know how much we have improved. Most other nations actually schedule their friendlies months or even a year in advance so it would be difficult to do it now.
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Post by stellarboy on Oct 12, 2011 14:42:29 GMT 8
GoalNepal.com Reader Writes An Open Letter To Nepal Coach Graham Roberts
Oct 12, 2011 10:02:58 AM GoalNepal.com reader has written an open letter to Nepal Coach, Graham Roberts after watching Nepal Team suffered 4-0 defeat at the hands of Philippines on Tuesday. Dear Coach, This is what I felt after watching the match. I am not a football player but I am a football enthusiast. Whatever I have mentioned below may not hold true but as a genuine Nepali football Fan, I believe we need improvements in many areas of our way of playing. I'm sure you have already figured out what went wrong yesterday. And maybe you already have things up in your head to raise the standard of our game. But anyways, I had to put forward my opinion, so here they are: (Posted in GoalNepal Facebook Page) 1. Nepalese team is at a disadvantage when it comes to height and physique. So stop playing air balls. It is just pointless and simply ridiculous. 2. Nepalese team lacks pace in their ball movement. I guess this will come with playing more games together as a team. But anyways we need more practice in this area to sharpen our accuracy in ball movement. 3. Nepalese team lacks self confidence and look shaky when playing away games. Most probably due to the lack of exposure. This month long ASEAN tour will definitely help boost the self esteem of the team. 4. Nepalese teams Achilles heels seems to be the shaky defence which seems to be below par and kind of amateurish as of now. The opponents seem to be getting the chances to score more out of our own defensive errors rather than by the quality of their striking capacity. Coach Roberts needs to work with the back four and concentrate on forming them into a solid wall if he wants his Nepalese team to perform as he thinks they should be doing. 5. Nepalese team lacks a genuine striker(s) who can convert opportunities into goals: There is no doubt that we created many half chances in today’s game but it was really disappointing to see that we hardly ever troubled the Philippine goalkeeper. The strikers need some brushing and polishing off if they are to become lethal goal scoring machines that will deliver us out SAFF championship in December. 6. Nepalese team was simply awful in terms of passing the ball and retaining the ball possession: This was one of the major factors which cost us our game. At some point it was looking as if our players were deliberately passing the ball on to the Azkal players, inviting them to try our goal post. 7. Last but not least and most of all, where was our midfield? ? Yes our defending was poor today, but it has also got a lot to do with the mid field not holding their lines and letting the Azkals take control of the centre of the field. It is said that the team which holds the midfield wins the game and we simply didn’t do enough in the midfield. I Hope, Our Nepal team will learn more from this tour and win SAFF Championship in December. Best Regards, Guru Mapa Genuine Nepali Football Fan
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Post by Caz on Oct 12, 2011 18:08:19 GMT 8
Wouldn't the November International Break make Neil available for SEA Games then? But I suppose Palami doesn't want to press Fulham too much. And Neil said in his post game interview last night that his rest-of-the-year plans are pretty much with his club and he's hoping for some play time with the first team. I guess I answered my own question. Haha!
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Post by Wiking on Oct 12, 2011 20:39:48 GMT 8
I just saw the replay, what a thing of beauty. This team arguably is the strongest team we've ever had in the modern era.
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Post by kulaspero15 on Oct 12, 2011 20:52:09 GMT 8
There are no sceptics here. We all support the azkals and the national team. We just want the best for the team. If that means that we think certain decisions needed to be done or mistakes corrected for the benefit of the team, then we should voice it albeit in a respectful(okay vimjonk) and intelligent manner. It is called constructive criticism. That is part and parcel of being a passionate football fan in a democratic society. At the end of the day we will be there for them win or lose. Amen to that!
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Post by rubi on Oct 12, 2011 21:57:56 GMT 8
where can i see the replay? does someone have a link for me plz?
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 13, 2011 0:11:37 GMT 8
Highlights in video section.
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