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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 13:08:10 GMT 8
cantfall where's that kid Sabio by the way?
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Post by cjeagle on Mar 7, 2014 13:32:30 GMT 8
Sabio went back to law school to finish his degree.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 13:45:46 GMT 8
back to bama?
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Post by cjeagle on Mar 7, 2014 14:01:35 GMT 8
Yes.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 14:10:36 GMT 8
Probably 50 lbs. overweight on gumbo and fried chicken breakfasts.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 14:29:13 GMT 8
butchok cantfall I think Coach Dooley's going to push the envelope on Gier. He doesnt look up to snuff fitness wise but I gather he is up to it on the tactical side of the house. Besides that Im also of the impression that if the coach have come up with the "spine" of the Azkals, that I have no doubt he is one of them. You would want at least one guy at the back that totally gets your intent as a coach in all the scenarios and can communicate across the pitch. Gier is battle-tested. Tough enough? Smart! He is looked up to as a spiritual leader too, I heard. Im thinking Dooley's hinted this to him but will he pick up and step up to the plate and get it on with serious prep on endurance quick and in a hurry? That's part of Coach Dooley's coaching beauty, motivation and direction. Really doesnt take much for me to understand Coach Dooley's approach. Ive seen this kind of a team build up. Pretty exciting. He already has a workable list of who he wants for the Maldives "excursion". I think it would be kinda risking it too much if he's still bouncing names and players around based on their time table. But knowing Dooley I think he'll come up with so many novel ideas from here to kick off in terms of challenging the players to give it their all for the spots. Their will be a healthy sprinkling of head-scratching decisions in the line ups that we shall see in the next friendlies here soon. These things I believe also provide abundant doses of good tension and stress, mix of elements that foster bonding just because of the environment of hard work and competition for a common direction. Also, the resultant advantage for Coach Dooley is the DEPTH of his team that's going to reveal itself at the peak of this "journey".
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 14:45:41 GMT 8
Anyone have any scouting intel on the opposition teams especially Turkmenistan? Be nice to get them out here so we can "analyze" and tear it apart.
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Post by kroner on Mar 8, 2014 13:11:40 GMT 8
Filipino booters impress German mentor MANILA, Philippines–Having won the World Cup in 1974 as a player for Germany and managed five national teams, veteran coach Berti Vogts knows a potentially strong squad when he sees one. And he believes the Philippines, which narrowly lost, 0-1, to his Azerbaijan side in a friendly in Dubai Wednesday night, can be a force in the continent in the future. Despite fielding his first stringers, most of which played a major role in decent performances against European powerhouses Russia and Portugal in World Cup Qualifying, Vogts’ side only managed a tight win against the Azkals, who were ranked more than 30 places than his team in the Fifa rankings. Under Dooley, the Azkals are flashing a much improved passing game, showing more composure and confidence on the ball—a far cry from previous performances that saw them play long balls. “The Philippine team impressed me very well,” the 67-year-old Vogts told the Inquirer after the match at Al Shabab Stadium in Dubai. “I understand the system and I know it was a good game from them. The movement is good, the movement is good without the ball. Maybe in the future they could qualify for the Asian Cup.” Vogts praised new Azkals coach Thomas Dooley, whom he said he knows “very well” from the German Bundesliga and the United States national team. Facing a Germany side coached by Vogts in 1993, Dooley, who skippered the United States, scored twice for the Americans in a 3-4 loss. “He’s a good player and now a good coach and he’s trying to mix Asian style football and European football,” Vogts said. This early, Vogts believes the Philippines is capable of beating Kyrgyzstan—a possible opponent in the AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives in May. Azerbaijan played Kyrgyzstan to a scoreless draw in a friendly in November last year. “(If they play), I think the favorite is the Philippines,” said Vogts. The Azkals won’t play Kyrgyzstan unless both teams reach the knockout round. The Philippines is grouped with Afghanistan, Laos and Turkmenistan, while the other bracket is made up of Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Maldives and Myanmar. m.inquirer.net/sports/?id=147061
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2014 13:33:16 GMT 8
Thank you, kroner, sir! Music to thy ears.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 11:43:43 GMT 8
alternative CBs? that's why I miss Sabio, Borromeo and even Carli... I hope that Gier/Guirado, same with Del Rosario and Aguinaldo can make us really proud at Maldives. BTW... Gier's Organization of our defense is very vital as we had seen in their game against Malaysia... I think so too. Gier has "tactical awareness" and can really communicate. He's anchored before in so many games. If Coach Cooley Dooley needs somebody back there that can sort of "quarterback" the whole show, I think Gier is his boy, that is, if Gier gets himself in a 110% physical condition. The two kind of have similar personalities I think in the area of carrying a team and composure and demeanor -- Thomas Dooley and Rob Gier. I think there is chemistry and mutual respect there.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 11:49:31 GMT 8
Dooley Sound Bites: “The reason I wanted to come here was that I saw they didn’t play soccer, they played a kick-and-rush style game, I want to play differently. With these players we can play a better style, they’re all good. With these players we can play a better style, they’re all good." “We want a team that can play nicely, that people can get behind. It is similar to the U.S., there are so many nationalities coming in so there is a similarity there. We have guys from Mexico, Germany, South Africa - all over the place. Football is different. Can you play? Then come here, we need you."
“I said to the guys I really just want players who can play, who want the ball, someone who’s confident and wants to touch the ball.
“We need to be successful, to get sponsors and to get a national league for people to look up to, that’s my goal. We want to grow in the next five years to a point that people can turn around and say, ‘wow, look what happened in the last five years in that country."
“Mistakes aren’t a big deal – unless you are making them all the time – but in general if the ball is your friend then we’re looking for you.”
“We want an identity like the basketball team,” he explains. “I want aggressive, quick, combination type of game, they are quick players and technically pretty good – they need to be 100 per cent fit – but if we can put all of that together we can have our own identity."“We don’t have six-foot-four centre backs, we have small quick guys who can play. That’s how I’d like to play and if that became the identity of the Philippines then that would be great." “Basketball is No1 but really how many kids can play basketball professionally? Most of the players aren’t taller than six foot. In soccer you don’t need that, Messi is no taller than five foot six.
“The people need to realise that, that if you take this ball and play with it enough you can become a superstar and support your family and your friends.
“If we can get that in the mindset of the players and implant that dream then we are Brazil. This is something that with the mentality they have, the heart that they have, the passion that they have, I think there is a great future.”
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Post by kroner on Mar 9, 2014 19:31:55 GMT 8
'Dawn of new era' as manager Dan Palami marvels at Azkals' improved playing style Karlo Sacamos 03-08-14 05:25 pm Philippine men's football team manager Dan Palami himself can attest to the different style of play by the Azkals then and now. EVEN this early, Philippine men’s football team manager Dan Palami can already see how far the Azkals have come under new coach Thomas Dooley. Barely a month into his appointment as national coach, the former US World Cup captain has already instilled an attractive system that was evident in two recent friendlies against formidable European side Azerbaijan and full-strength Southeast Asian neighbor Malaysia. Asked to compare the style of play then and now, Palami saw the difference. “That’s the word: there’s a style of play,” Palami said. “There must’ve been (before), but it was not as discernable as it is right now.” “It is clearer now,” he added of the fresh style of the Azkals, who sometimes relied on sheer talent and resiliency alone in the past. “This time, it’s not just fighting hard, but also fighting smart.” Dooley took over the coaching reins from Michael Weiss. The Azkals failed to score a single goal in both friendlies -- a draw against Malaysia and a 0-1 loss to Azerbaijan, but the results hardly reflected the marked improvement in the team’s passing game. Still, the development was not lost on Palami. “Even with six sessions (including the friendlies), we have been able to achieve good results and what’s important is that we can actually see the players respond to how the coach would want them to play.” “Credit to the coach, who is able to impart the way he wants the players to play, and as well as the players, who are up to the challenge,” added Palami, who is looking forward to the near future as the Azkals continue to prepare for the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in May. “It might sound too poetic, but it’s the dawn of a new era,” beamed the man behind the renaissance of Philippine football. “I think it’s an era that is exciting and I think it will be a successful one for the Azkals in the next few months.” “The key is to have more sessions together,” the 43-year-old team manager added. It’s the reason why the Filipino booters press their buildup next month when they embark on their next international training camp in Qatar, where the Azkals face Nepal in a friendly on April 11 and Qatari club team Al-Ahli three days later. The Azkals will have another Middle East camp in Bahrain in the middle of May, not to mention local training sessions before going to Maldives for the Challenge Cup. m.spin.ph/sports/football/news/dawn-of-new-era-as-manager-dan-palami-marvels-at-azkals-improved-playing-style-v02
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 2:59:47 GMT 8
"Dawn of a new era", that's not even poetic! You such a dork, Dan Palami. Dawn of a new era, as in age of aquarious? Hippie dork!
A cool less-"promde" way to say it would have been: "So you bet, it's the crack of dawn for us finally".
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 4:00:45 GMT 8
Here's Coach Dooley on what others say about the Azkals being the favorites for the AFC Challenge Cup:
“There are no favourites in the Challenge Cup,when you go into the DFB Cup [German Cup] and play against a fourth-division side in the first round, if you don’t take it seriously you’re out."
“Colombia were one of the favourites in the ‘94 World Cup and we [the USA] beat them 2-1. Whatever they say about rankings, you have to take it serious from the first minute of preparation and play like we did against those guys [Azerbaijan] tonight."
“We want to play against bigger teams [like Azerbaijan] that’s our goal, but do we think we are favourites [for the AFC Challenge Cup]? We have to show we want to win, and can win, from scoring goals. Only then will we see how far we can go.”
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Post by tipo on Mar 10, 2014 20:57:33 GMT 8
Dan Palami, the man behind the Filipino footballing renaissancePalami targets AFC Asian Cup qualification to maintain the game’s rise
full article here: gulfnews.com
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