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Post by FromSulu on Jan 23, 2017 20:41:31 GMT 8
#AsianCup2019 Qualifiers Final Round Group F: Philippines Tajikistan Yemen Nepal
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Post by FromSulu on Jan 23, 2017 20:57:04 GMT 8
The final groups:
Group A: Kyrgyzstan, India, Myanmar, Macau
Group B: North Korea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Malaysia
Group C: Jordan, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Cambodia
Group D: Oman, Palestine, Maldives, Bhutan
Group E: Bahrain, Turkmenistan, Chinese Taipei, Singapore
Group F: Philippines, Tajikistan, Yemen, Nepal
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 23, 2017 21:59:15 GMT 8
#AsianCup2019 Qualifiers Final Round Group F: Philippines Tajikistan Yemen Nepal Decent draw. If we prepare properly, I think we will finally get to play in the Asian Cup for the first time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2017 21:59:59 GMT 8
On paper the Philippines should qualify in the 2019 Asian Cup. Are we confident enough to say: Done deal, slam dunk and no sweat! in other words Ayos Lang!
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 23, 2017 22:23:31 GMT 8
Nothing is guaranteed. If we don't prepare properly, we still can conceivably not make it. Remember Yemen defeated us in the WC qualifiers.
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Post by dingodile5 on Jan 23, 2017 22:55:27 GMT 8
Home matches for Philippines: March 28 vs Nepal Sept 5 vs Yemen March 27 2018 vs Tajikistan Away matches for Philippines: June 13 vs Tajikistan Oct 10 vs Yemen Nov 14 vs Nepal I don't underestimate our opponents: Nepal - they're the AFC Solidarity Cup champion last year. They still have their momentum. Aside from being the champion, they're also undefeated in 2016. Tajikistan - defeated Bangladesh with wide margin in home and away in play-off round. They're also unpredictable as they defeated other strong foes with the likes of Kyrgyzstan. Yemen - they defeated us in our home soil and qualified after defeating Maldives in home and away in play-off round.
I hope they should now start training by February by having friendlies or training camps. I hope they will also schedule friendlies with other nation within the FIFA match dates aside from our qualifier games: 2017 20 - 28 March - Official or Friendly Matches 05 - 13 June - Official or Friendly Matches 28 August - 05 September - Official or Friendly Matches 02 - 10 October - Official or Friendly Matches 06 - 14 November - Official or Friendly Matches 2018 19 - 27 March - Official or Friendly Matches Notes: 1. Yemen might be playing its home games in Doha as their country is still in conflict. 2. It will be beneficial if we will be playing friendlies while in transit to away games like in Middle East before going to Nepal or Tajikistan. 3. The long journey will be a challenge for our players. It might take a toll while they play. 4. Hoping for a decent line-up. All matches are within FIFA match days so there will be no excuse for club commitments unless the player is injured. No excuses if we lose as most of the odds are in our favor. Hope we will have a great line-up and without injuries. 5. I hope they will have a good training and hope PFL will help shape them up. 6. I hope they learned their lesson in 2016 Suzuki Cup. I hope what happened there won't repeat here again. 7. Coach Dooley's contract extension will be at stake here. I hope he will plan his tactics and style properly. HOPING OUR ODDS WILL BE IN OUR FAVOR
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Post by xyz1000 on Jan 24, 2017 8:50:17 GMT 8
This is a good draw. The expectation is for the Azkals to make it through as one of the top two in the group. Anything less will be a massive failure. Nothing should be taken for granted of course, so I hope the team, coaches, and management are preparing to deliver good results.
Yemen -- we've lost to them and it was a bad taste that still lingers. I find it difficult to forgive Coach Dooley for that. Whatever happened with Yemen should not, cannot, happen again. This is a team we should beat every day of the week and twice on Sundays.
There is no excuse for failing to make the next round.
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Post by theunicorn on Jan 24, 2017 9:14:08 GMT 8
Home matches for Philippines: March 28 vs Nepal Sept 5 vs Yemen March 27 2018 vs Tajikistan Away matches for Philippines: June 13 vs Tajikistan Oct 10 vs Yemen Nov 14 vs Nepal I don't underestimate our opponents: Nepal - they're the AFC Solidarity Cup champion last year. They still have their momentum. Aside from being the champion, they're also undefeated in 2016. Tajikistan - defeated Bangladesh with wide margin in home and away in play-off round. They're also unpredictable as they defeated other strong foes with the likes of Kyrgyzstan. Yemen - they defeated us in our home soil and qualified after defeating Maldives in home and away in play-off round.
I hope they should now start training by February by having friendlies or training camps. I hope they will also schedule friendlies with other nation within the FIFA match dates aside from our qualifier games: 2017 20 - 28 March - Official or Friendly Matches 05 - 13 June - Official or Friendly Matches 28 August - 05 September - Official or Friendly Matches 02 - 10 October - Official or Friendly Matches 06 - 14 November - Official or Friendly Matches 2018 19 - 27 March - Official or Friendly Matches Notes: 1. Yemen might be playing its home games in Doha as their country is still in conflict. 2. It will be beneficial if we will be playing friendlies while in transit to away games like in Middle East before going to Nepal or Tajikistan. 3. The long journey will be a challenge for our players. It might take a toll while they play. 4. Hoping for a decent line-up. All matches are within FIFA match days so there will be no excuse for club commitments unless the player is injured. No excuses if we lose as most of the odds are in our favor. Hope we will have a great line-up and without injuries. 5. I hope they will have a good training and hope PFL will help shape them up. 6. I hope they learned their lesson in 2016 Suzuki Cup. I hope what happened there won't repeat here again. 7. Coach Dooley's contract extension will be at stake here. I hope he will plan his tactics and style properly. HOPING OUR ODDS WILL BE IN OUR FAVOR Well said, dunno why fans on FB saying this is an easy group. Actually, I kinda feel uneasy with this group. Seems a close group really, race to top 2 is unpredictable. Nothing is in the bag yet. PFL should also do their schedule with this qualification matches in mind. It will be a win-win situation for both PFL clubs, the MNT and PH football in general if we qualify to the tournament proper. Godspeed to all of us!
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Post by dingodile5 on Jan 24, 2017 10:58:03 GMT 8
The grouping was thru FIFA rankings but take a look at ELO ratings. (as of January 2017)
151 - Tajikistan 154 - Philippines 160 - Yemen 194 - Nepal
Still feeling uneasy with our group. I hope they won't be overconfident with our group opponents. Too much overconfidence might get a repeat of our loss with Yemen in our home soil before. Hope they had their lessons from 2016 Suzuki Cup shortcomings and painful results.
Hoping for a complete line-up. No more excuses if we didn't qualify to the AFC Asian Cup final round.
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Post by delver on Jan 24, 2017 11:20:53 GMT 8
With the right mindset and players we can win these games. The Filipino football fans are here to support!
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Post by stingray11214 on Jan 24, 2017 15:26:29 GMT 8
I think people need to remember that for the Suzuki Cup we had ALL UFL players. Not a single player from abroad. That was a pretty decent finish we had. As I said in another post, NOBODY was stopping Thailand. They are going to have the Foreign-based players for these qualifiers. It will be a much better team. We SHOULD sweep at home. If we beat Tajikistan in Dushanbe on June 13, book the tickets.
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Post by strikerbon on Jan 24, 2017 21:16:57 GMT 8
this is the most acceptable seeding we had after a long while. gotta say that our chance to advance is much higher than the previous tourneys we played.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 0:10:54 GMT 8
Here's my problem with ranking. Top ranked teams have the added stress and pressure to win, while a lower ranked team gets that added adrenalin and determination to win and prove everybody was wrong. Example. Suzuki Cup 2016, Philippines ranked top team before the tournament, and lost, not even in the knock-out stage. Thailand won the Cup. Euro Cup 2016, Belgium ranked top team worldwide before the tournament, and lost to Wales in knock-out stage. Portugal won the Cup.
i.e. top ranking could be a curse.
The Philippines is again top team in Group F. Two teams advances, so who in this group is "so hungry and so motivated" as to cause us the problem? Tajikistan and Yemen?
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Post by xyz1000 on Jan 25, 2017 8:30:35 GMT 8
Here's my problem with ranking. Top ranked teams have the added stress and pressure to win, while a lower ranked team gets that added adrenalin and determination to win and prove everybody was wrong. Example. Suzuki Cup 2016, Philippines ranked top team before the tournament, and lost, not even in the knock-out stage. Thailand won the Cup. Euro Cup 2016, Belgium ranked top team worldwide before the tournament, and lost to Wales in knock-out stage. Portugal won the Cup. i.e. top ranking could be a curse. The Philippines is again top team in Group F. Two teams advances, so who in this group is "so hungry and so motivated" as to cause us the problem? Tajikistan and Yemen? Let's be serious here. Who would you rather have the Azkals play against? Yemen or North Korea? Yemen or Jordan? Yemen or Kyrgyzstan? I like this draw. If the Azkals cannot beat Yemen and Nepal, they certainly won't be able to beat any of the teams from the highest ranked pot.
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Post by xyz1000 on Jan 25, 2017 8:45:23 GMT 8
What's critical for success for the Azkals is to have all their best players. And that means having Etheridge and Patino. They are at the top of their game in their respective leagues. I believe it was their absence that was the difference in the team failing to advance from the group stage in the Suzuki Cup. We have a good team and a larger pool of players to choose from to play at this high level. We need that extra firepower, however, to take it to the next level. The Suzuki Cup was a reminder that we're not consistently at that high level.
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