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Post by xyz1000 on Mar 17, 2012 4:20:03 GMT 8
Anyone who hasn’t had their heart broken cannot be a true football fan. This was a truly heartbreaking game.
Congratulations to the Azkals for making it to the semi-finals. Played well in the games and every time I see them I see progress in the teamwork and skills and togetherness. Congratulations to Coach W for bringing the boys this far into the tournament. His highest achievement as coach.
But….
I’ve always been critical of Coach W and I have to be critical of him again. We were outcoached, pure and simple. Every single coach, except perhaps of N. Korea, would gladly exchange our players for theirs. We have good players who know each other very well by now and play with and against each other in the UFL. Scoring that first goal was great! In the first half, yes. And then park the bus right after? What was the coach thinking? That we’re the Italian National Team? I’ve always been critical of Coach W for not enough defense, but this was going overboard and with no sense of real-time tactics and adjustments.
In the second half the Azkals pretty much stayed on their side and were content to counter attack when the chance came. But the thing is, we were getting so many chances at counters that it would’ve been wiser to move up more – their defense was vulnerable! If you’re getting a lot of good counters, then move it up a little. I can remember Chieffy’s (okay, so he left the ball), Phil’s (should’ve been a yellow for Turkmenistan), Jason’s (should’ve been a goal), and another by Jason from long range. I’m sure there are others. If the team is getting that many chances then move up a little because it means you have the ability to break through their defense and keep possession.
As for parking the bus, this is the first time I’d seen the Azkals play so deep for so long, and it made me very nervous because the Turkmens were getting chances. It showed that the Azkals were not completely confident in this defensive setup, and it finally showed by the errors.
Coach W is getting better, but he is still being outcoached. There were times when the Azkals were so deep in their own territory. The Turkmen, however, weren’t falling for instant attacks and were patient to build up from their side. They passed the ball around so many times with no one attacking them that I thought they were gaining the needed confidence and dictating the tempo of play. A good defensive team would disrupt the passing starting from the middle. The Azkals weren’t that good at it. Many of the attacks went all the way to the box and resulted in many shots and crosses.
Finally, the substitution. I won’t belabor that point here.
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Post by faridoon on Mar 17, 2012 9:51:50 GMT 8
The Azkals will learn from this heart-breaking experience. I'm hoping that next big tournament for Azkals, other Azkals playing in Europe will be available(Schrock,Cagara,Wolf,Lucena) and also young Pinoy based outside the Philippines(Reed, Ingreso, Ramsay) will play for our country..
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Post by katsky on Mar 17, 2012 9:54:26 GMT 8
the red card was when the neil kicked one of the turkmenistan players in the back of their legs just like what rooney did in the england and montenegro match. the kick wasnt strong enough and the player just went for the best actor award. unfortunately for neil, the assistant ref saw it. i think the turkmenistan player did the almost the same thing that irritated neil.
the refs did a ty job officiating. there were couple of tackles that would have warranted a card especially the tackle on phil. that should have been a red card.
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Post by jm99 on Mar 17, 2012 9:58:41 GMT 8
if you here in bicol you can feel free to watch @ my house with all my friends ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) ..everytime the azkals played we all watch there game here in my house with some pair of drinks and foods ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) .. sain sa bicol? address? ;Dhehehe legazpi po;D...
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Post by jvictor on Mar 17, 2012 15:59:57 GMT 8
I think this is not the time for us to win the Cup this year even if we got into the Finals we can never get pass NK. So it is better for them to win the cup this year as it will be easier for us in the 2014 Challenge Cup!
Atleast we now know that we have exciting players in the future. And with UFL getting better and better by the iflux of players we will therefore see more better players in the NT team (Maybe Reichelt?!)
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Post by dingodile5 on Mar 17, 2012 16:47:40 GMT 8
The evidence why he bacame frustrated. ![](http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/426210_316887515037346_100001482990538_847268_1393744494_n.jpg) Hinawakan pa naman ba siya. Wrong fall niya might end his career
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Post by pacificgooner4life on Mar 17, 2012 19:27:54 GMT 8
Beggars can't be choosers, we should still be grateful for that $500K grant from the DFB. Of course they would send us a coach that is a match for our current level of development. Agree with this one. Can we really afford a quality coach. How long has coach W been with the team? What if we replace him? The team would undergo another transition and i dont think that players at there peak would benefit on that. He can still improve the team. Some or most of his tactics are really questionable but it was a real risk. I was really angry when Gener came in and was always on the wrong foot. But if gener just played descent it would have been a correct decision. As for Gener. He should really hang his boots for int competitions. He gave a lot for the azkals for so many years and specially his heroics in the suzuki cup. End of the road and he should just focus in the UFL
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Post by pendong on Mar 17, 2012 20:10:55 GMT 8
I hope our defense (esp. Sacapaño) steps up big time as we will miss Neil in between the sticks.
Go Azkals!
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Post by strikerbon on Mar 17, 2012 20:30:28 GMT 8
hoping to see Phil Younghusband winning the golden boot award.
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Post by akosiabab on Mar 17, 2012 21:03:17 GMT 8
lets give coach weiss another chance nag iimproved na tayo the boys are already comportable with coach weiss. importante po yan sa team. nag iimproved na talaga ang UFL . si rufo9 ng cf madrid will be on loan sa stallions FC hoping this season or next season lets see sa march 24. cya yung naka goal nung friendly before at sponsor ngayon ng stallions fc is gatorade
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Post by Wiking on Mar 17, 2012 21:44:24 GMT 8
24Hrs later, I can finally go back to Usapang Football, such a crushing loss I had to get away for a bit.
I'm surprised at what I'm about to say but I'm not blaming Weiss for this one. Sure he put in Gener(he shoulda brought del Ro, but I don't really know the issue) but seriously, when a team loses, arguably its 2nd, 3rd, 4th best players in James Yh, Jason S. & Angel(in whatever order you want), things ARE gonna get iffy.
Wanting the team to perform as well as when they were fully intact is just too much to ask I think(though I think if we had a higher quality coach we might have done better). But it is what it is and we are progressing. The bright spot was the teams resolute will to do their best and Phils dominating play.
I'm confident we can pull off a third place finish.
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Post by pacificgooner4life on Mar 17, 2012 22:05:34 GMT 8
lets give coach weiss another chance nag iimproved na tayo the boys are already comportable with coach weiss. importante po yan sa team. nag iimproved na talaga ang UFL . si rufo9 ng cf madrid will be on loan sa stallions FC hoping this season or next season lets see sa march 24. cya yung naka goal nung friendly before at sponsor ngayon ng stallions fc is gatorade any link on the possible loan move bro? if its true it will be a big step up for the ufl. really getting interesting.
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Post by stellarboy on Mar 17, 2012 22:07:52 GMT 8
Sacapano set to grab opportunitySaturday, 17 March 2012 20:04 Kathmandu: Eduardo Sacapano is relishing the chance to represent the Philippines in the final match of their 2012 AFC Challenge Cup campaign, with the Philippines Army keeper set to replace the suspended Neil Etheridge for Monday's third-place play-off against Palestine. Etheridge ended an impressive tournament on a low note when he was sent off in stoppage-time of the Azkals 2-1 semi-final defeat to Turkmenistan following an off-the-ball incident with goal scorer Gahryman Chonkayev. "It's a great opportunity to play in the third-place match," said Sacapano, who will be making his first international appearance since the Philippines' 2-1 loss to Mongolia in an AFC Challenge Cup pre-qualifier in Ulan Bator last year. "Neil has been doing a really good job in the tournament and I have been learning a lot from him," Sacapano said of the Philippines number one, who is understudy to Australia international Mark Schwarzer at English Premier League side Fulham. Etheridge was arguably the keeper of the tournament until his moment of folly in the semi-final, saving a penalty against defending champions DPR Korea and keeping a clean sheet against 2008 winners India in the Group Stage. "It was very unprofessional so I have to take responsibility for my actions," Etheridge said reflecting on his altercation with Chonkayev. "Obviously my unprofessionalism at the end of the game was unlike me. It was the heat of the moment and I probably deserved what I received. "It will be disappointing to watch it from the side-lines, but I will give the boys my full support and attention on Monday. And I will learn from my mistakes." www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-challenge-cup/38378-sacapano-set-to-grab-opportunity
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Post by Striker_Manager_and_Owner on Mar 17, 2012 22:26:55 GMT 8
First of all I do not think that it is coach weiss' fault that we lost! We lose a game and you jump on the bandwagon of blaming him? Didn't you watch the same game I did? Wasn't he shouting all the time,"SAVE POWER!" Meaning save energy to counter attack and defend deep?
The players' performance was commendable. They fought till the end, but they defended poorly in the second half. That is not a coach's fault. It never is. You either get back and fill the gaps or you don't. Our back four were too far away from each other and when that happens, through balls can penetrate the defense. But the first goal was on a defensive error. An errant attempt to control with the chest meant that Turkmenistan got the ball very very deep into our half. And all the player had to do was shoot.
Second goal was from defensive tentativeness. Not the coach's fault. His gameplan was an Italian kind of game, where you hope to get the first goal and defend from there on. We weren't really bringing numbers into the opponent's half. If you really watch it, we weren't scored on by a brilliant move, rather 2 defensive lapses.
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Post by Wiking on Mar 17, 2012 22:27:22 GMT 8
lets give coach weiss another chance nag iimproved na tayo the boys are already comportable with coach weiss. importante po yan sa team. nag iimproved na talaga ang UFL . si rufo9 ng cf madrid will be on loan sa stallions FC hoping this season or next season lets see sa march 24. cya yung naka goal nung friendly before at sponsor ngayon ng stallions fc is gatorade any link on the possible loan move bro? if its true it will be a big step up for the ufl. really getting interesting. For info you may check CFIM's facebook page. There are still small issues to be resolved though things are changing very fast. A friend of mine has actually been in contact with Rufo for about a month now and the kid is really interested not just in the UFL but by the country itself. I can almost see this guy marrying a Filipina and settling in the Phlippines. Btw, my friend intro'ed me to him via social media, be warned Rufo: no hablar ingles For rankings this is what will happen A draw and win for us here will take PHI to 147 overtaking Indonesia. A lose will make us tie with Indonesia. Not quite. You are assuming no other team will move up or down. Depending on the result of our last game our rankings would be from 151 to 143. football-rankings.info
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