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Post by rpbenchwarmer on May 30, 2011 18:15:11 GMT 8
PH Azkals plagued by injuriesby Peter Atencio INJURIES continued to sideline players seeking to keep their slot in the Philippine Azkals national football team. Fil-German William Guiridon Espinosa, for one, dislocated his right elbow when he almost fell off the jetski he was riding during a break in training in a beach resort near Mactan. The 29-year-old Espinosa is expected to be sidelined for at least a week. The Azkals are in Cebu as part of their training for their home-and-away World Cup qualifying encounters with Sri Lanka on June 29 in Colomba and on July 3 in Manila. The team’s strength and conditioning coach Joseph Malinay said Espinosa is now recovering, and will need at least a week before he can join the practices again. “He’s okay, but he will have to be sidelined for a while, “ said Malinay. While in Cebu, the Azkals took some time out to conduct a football clinic with selected kids at the Aboitiz Field in Cebu City . The Azkals also met with members of the national under-13 team, which call themselves the Little Azkals. The young players leave for Malaysia today to see action with nine other countries in the Asean Football Confederation Festival of Football. The Azkals had earlier lost another prospective member after returning Fil-British Chad Gould decided to go back to London. Link: www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideSports.htm?f=2011/may/30/sports4.isx&d=2011/may/30
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Post by sheajane80 on May 30, 2011 21:16:16 GMT 8
ayan kasi! kung wa lang ng mga extra-curricular activities eh yung mga delikado pa! pwede naman siyang mag jackstone sa beach o volleyball o sand castles.hehe bat yung delikado pa.
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Post by xyz1000 on Jun 1, 2011 0:38:16 GMT 8
Injuries are a very real part of any national team. That's why the team has to be deep in talent if it's ever going to progress. Cannot count on the same starting 11, or even the same 15 players all the time. The roster has to be deep.
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Post by rpbenchwarmer on Jun 1, 2011 19:48:19 GMT 8
Azkals to face UFL All-Stars in a friendly match SundayBy Cedelf P. Tupas Philippine Daily Inquirer 4:24 am | Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 MANILA—The Philippine national football team gets to gauge its progress in its preparation for the 2014 Fifa World Cup Qualifying when it takes on the United Football League All-Stars on Sunday in a friendly at the University of Makati pitch. It will be the last test match for the Azkals before they leave for Duren, Germany, on June 12 for a two-week training camp as part of their buildup for their first-round qualifying match against Sri Lanka on June 29. Some of the Azkals based abroad are expected to play in the friendly, including starting goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, midfielder Simon Greatwich and defender Jason Sabio, who will join regulars like Aly Borromeo, Anton del Rosario and Chieffy Caligdong. The Azkals return to Manila on Tuesday to resume training at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, after a five-day camp in Cebu. Meanwhile, the UFL title match between Air Force Rider and Global Smartmatic was reset to Wednesday night after rains rendered the UMak pitch unplayable Sunday night. Army Fritz and Macziol IBM and Kaya Cignal battled to a 2-2 stalemate in an ill-tempered match that saw four players ejected, while Loyola Meralco Sparks overwhelmed Green Archers Orient Freight, 5-2. Army locked up third place after increasing its output to 20 points, while Kaya dropped to fifth with 14 points, although it still has a remaining game. The Sparks, who drew four second-half goals from Mark Hartmann to rally from a two-goal deficit, finished the season with 15 points to secure at least a fifth-place finish. Link: sports.inquirer.net/3863/azkals-to-face-ufl-all-stars-in-a-friendly-match-sunday?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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Post by rpbenchwarmer on Jun 1, 2011 19:49:53 GMT 8
PH Azkals to embark in more intensive trainingBy Mars G. Alison Cebu Daily News 8:30 am | Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 Their one-week team bonding here in Cebu City already over, the Philippine Azkals will immediately embark on a more intensive training in preparation for their first round match of the 2014 Asian World Cup (WC) Qualifier against Sri Lanka on June 29 in Sri Lanka and July 3 in Manila. The team will leave for a training in Germany on June 12 and will stay there until the 26th. Azkals team manager Dan Palami said the team’s coaching staff headed by German Michael Hans Weiss will have to come up with a lineup of 25 players soon who will join the training in Germany. Palami said Europe and US-based players who will be joining them in Germany are Angel Aldeguer, Stephen Shrock, Rob Gier and Ray Johnson. Palami revealed that none of the Azkals is yet assured of a slot in the team that will play with Sri Lanka even those who played in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup. He said that each Azkal has to fight for their position which he believes is good. The team manager also said that they are in the process of finalizing the players’ positions and they need a backup for team captain Aly Borromeo and Gier. Palami also confirmed that the inclusion of Cebuano-British Chad Gould to the lineup for the Sri Lanka match is slim. Gould’s return has been derailed by an infected mosquito bite that needed surgery. But Palami said they can still get Gould in the Azkals’ future matches. However, that is not the only problem as Palami said there are already many strikers, a position that Gould plays in. “If maybe we could change him into an attacking midfielder, then we will see,” Palami said. Link: newsinfo.inquirer.net/11083/ph-azkals-to-embark-in-more-intensive-training
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Post by sheajane80 on Jun 2, 2011 0:23:37 GMT 8
Injuries are a very real part of any national team. That's why the team has to be deep in talent if it's ever going to progress. Cannot count on the same starting 11, or even the same 15 players all the time. The roster has to be deep. okay lang naman yung injuries dahil sa laro mismo or training kasi di maiiwasan yun. pero yung injuries na pwede naman sana maiwasan like injuries na galing sa extra-curricular activities eh sayang talaga. buti elbow lang at di sa paa ang injury. kasi paa importante sa soccer. hehe.
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Post by rpbenchwarmer on Jun 2, 2011 19:04:39 GMT 8
2 key players rejoin AzkalsBy FRANCIS SANTIAGO June 2, 2011, 12:20am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine football team preparing for the 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament enters the final week of buildup in the country as two more Filipino-foreign players fly in this week to join the training. Azkals coordinator Patrick Ace Bright said Fil-American Jason Sabio was to plane in Wednesday from the US while Fil-Danish midfielder Jerry Lucena will arrive Saturday from Denmark as the Azkals resume their training today at the Alabang Country Club and the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila. The Azkals took a break Wednesday after a one-week team-bonding session in Cebu. Sabio, who took a leave from his law studies at the University of Alabama in the US to pursue his football dreams, and the 30-year-old Lucena, who played for Denmark in the Under-19 and Under-20 levels, will join other Azkals based abroad like goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, Simon Greatwich and Anton Del Rosaio. The Azkals will leave for Duren, Germany on June 12 for a two-week training camp as part of their preparation for the first-round away match against Sri Lanka on June 29. On Sunday, the Azkals will play the United Football League All-Stars in a friendly match at the University of Makati pitch. Meanwhile, tickets for July 3 home match of the Azkals at Rizal will be available tomorrow through Ticketworld, according to the Philippine Football Federation. PFF said 8,000 general admission seats sold at P200 while the mid-section seats at P300, The 5,000 VIP seats will be divided into two sections and will be sold at P2,000 and P3,000, respectively. Link: www.mb.com.ph/articles/320863/2-key-players-rejoin-azkals
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Post by sheajane80 on Jun 3, 2011 0:28:20 GMT 8
So that others may know Catch the Live telecast of the AZKALS VS UFL All-Stars match on June 5 Sun, 4 p.m. on Studio 23
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Post by bnchzt on Jun 3, 2011 1:09:56 GMT 8
2 key players rejoin AzkalsBy FRANCIS SANTIAGO June 2, 2011, 12:20am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine football team preparing for the 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament enters the final week of buildup in the country as two more Filipino-foreign players fly in this week to join the training. Azkals coordinator Patrick Ace Bright said Fil-American Jason Sabio was to plane in Wednesday from the US while Fil-Danish midfielder Jerry Lucena will arrive Saturday from Denmark as the Azkals resume their training today at the Alabang Country Club and the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila. The Azkals took a break Wednesday after a one-week team-bonding session in Cebu. Sabio, who took a leave from his law studies at the University of Alabama in the US to pursue his football dreams, and the 30-year-old Lucena, who played for Denmark in the Under-19 and Under-20 levels, will join other Azkals based abroad like goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, Simon Greatwich and Anton Del Rosaio. The Azkals will leave for Duren, Germany on June 12 for a two-week training camp as part of their preparation for the first-round away match against Sri Lanka on June 29. On Sunday, the Azkals will play the United Football League All-Stars in a friendly match at the University of Makati pitch. Meanwhile, tickets for July 3 home match of the Azkals at Rizal will be available tomorrow through Ticketworld, according to the Philippine Football Federation. PFF said 8,000 general admission seats sold at P200 while the mid-section seats at P300, The 5,000 VIP seats will be divided into two sections and will be sold at P2,000 and P3,000, respectively. Link: www.mb.com.ph/articles/320863/2-key-players-rejoin-azkals How about Dennis still playing with Randers FC?
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Post by cjeagle on Jun 3, 2011 2:22:01 GMT 8
Acc. to Filipino football, Jerry Lucena is nursing an achilles injury which prevented him from playing the last few games of his club's season:
Jerry Lucena`s team AGF Aarhus was promoted to the Danish Superliga. Jerry has not been playing in last matches because of a problem with his achilles.
He will not be be going to training camp in Germany except for maybe a few days to visit the team. The club`s medical team will decide after Summer break on June 22 if he is is fit to play matches for Philippines against Sri Lanka.
Stiften
Even though the Manila Bulletin said that he will be arriving in Manila soon, he might not be fully recovered or fit enough to play so stay tuned.
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Post by bnchzt on Jun 3, 2011 3:25:04 GMT 8
Acc. to Filipino football, Jerry Lucena is nursing an achilles injury which prevented him from playing the last few games of his club's season: Jerry Lucena`s team AGF Aarhus was promoted to the Danish Superliga. Jerry has not been playing in last matches because of a problem with his achilles. He will not be be going to training camp in Germany except for maybe a few days to visit the team. The club`s medical team will decide after Summer break on June 22 if he is is fit to play matches for Philippines against Sri Lanka. Stiften Even though the Manila Bulletin said that he will be arriving in Manila soon, he might not be fully recovered or fit enough to play so stay tuned. thats too bad. I hope we have good quality fullback for Sri Lanka home and away games. I hope Schrock , Gier, Chris Greatwich or Cagara is available if Lucena cant play the first match. get well soon Jerry! And cj do you have any info of Paul Mulders? according to his message he will be here in the Philippines this week.
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Post by cjeagle on Jun 3, 2011 4:20:27 GMT 8
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Acc. to his facebook account, he will be coming sometime this week. He probably won't be available for the SriLanka game as he still has to get his passport in order.
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Post by cjeagle on Jun 4, 2011 0:53:33 GMT 8
Paul's Facebook account: Paul Mulders Arrived in Manila safely. Met the team and coach - they are all nice. Going to get Razon halo-halo tomorrow to cool off. Paul Mulders Training on first day of arrival straight out of the plane
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Post by bnchzt on Jun 4, 2011 1:46:48 GMT 8
thanks for the info
good news for the Azkals. Hopefully he will be able to play if not in Colombo, In Manila home game against SRI LANKA.
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Post by bnchzt on Jun 5, 2011 8:24:54 GMT 8
Azkals near peak form for duel with Sri Lanka MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Azkals still have their work cut out in the last three weeks in order to get in perfect game shape for their Fifa World Cup Asian Qualifiers matchup with Sri Lanka. “(We’re at) 60 percent (right now),” coach Michael Weiss said when asked to measure how the Azkals are in their buildup for the first leg in Colombo on June 29 and the second leg at Rizal Memorial on July 3. Part of it, he explained, has to do with the fact that the team is not yet complete. “Many key players (are still) missing (in our practices) like Aly (Borromeo), (Dennis) Cagara, (Stefan) Schrock, (Jerry) Lucena, (Angel) Aldeguer,” the German mentor said after the Azkals’ practice at the Rizal pitch. Co-skipper Borromeo attended to a wake in the family while the Fil-foreign booters are based in Europe and will hook up with the rest of the Phl XI in their training camp in Germany from June 12-26. It’s in Germany where Weiss expects the Azkals to reach their peak in terms of physical and mental conditioning as well as team cohesion. “They’ll all come to the camp in Germany, the whole team will be together in Germany,” said Weiss, whose crew is looking at playing five tuneup matches with German clubs during the two-week camp. Weiss had previously lamented the Azkals’ lack of total focus on training due to other commitments. But now, he said he’s seen improvement in this aspect, it’s just that most of them are tired from playing too many games for their respective clubs. “It’s better, but still we have games going on and not all players can fully concentrate. But this is the situation, there are several leagues here and we have to accept that,” he said. www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=693178&publicationSubCategoryId=69&keyword=sp_football
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