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Post by Caz on Jan 8, 2019 22:11:37 GMT 8
I hope our fellow OFWs pack the stadium. It would also be nice to have them chant in unison rather than screeching fan girl screams. Maybe “Pilipinas Kong mahal” would be a good start? Casual Filipinos would know that song right away. I thought the crowd was fantastic! One would have thought it was a home match for the Philippines. Chants were simple, "PI-LI-PI-NAS!" and "Az-kals" were what I heard but it sounded like a good football crowd. I could catch the Ultras FIlipinas "Ale-ale-ale-aloo" chant sometimes, but not as loud as the simpler ones.
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 9, 2019 5:29:42 GMT 8
sports.inquirer.net/333718/ It was a debut many years in the making and the Philippines surely left its mark, notwithstanding the result. On a cold Monday night at Al Maktoum Stadium, the Azkals combined their grit and resilience with their tactical genius and work rate for the rest of the continent to see as they went toe-to-toe against a giant in South Korea in their Group C opener. That the Koreans needed a 67th minute strike from Hwang Uijo to finally grab maximum points was a mere footnote to what was a memorable introduction for the Azkals, who showed a spring in their step as chants of Pilipinas reverberated inside the cavernous, newly-refurbished facility throughout the match. “After a game like this, you will be having one teary eye and one which is okay with the result and the performance,” said midfielder Stephan Schrock, the captain for the night as coach Sven Goran Eriksson opted to start Javier Patino in favor of Phil Younghusband. “We are very proud. Korea had a lot of good players, they are composed and much better than the average Asian team. We surprised everyone with the performance tonight. We did very good. We have something to build on.” The Azkals will take a two-hour bus ride to Abu Dhabi late Tuesday as they prepare for their duel with China on Friday. Getting a result against the Chinese is paramount for Eriksson’s side if it wants to advance to the last 16. Few expected the Azkals to stay competitive against a Korean team that regularly plays in the World Cup and only recently stunned former World Cup champion Germany, 2-0. But the Azkals were hardly fazed by the quality and experience of a Korean side, which had established players in Ki Seungyeung of Newcastle United and Lee Chungyoung, formerly of Crystal Palace. The tactical brilliance of the staff led by Eriksson and deputies Scott Cooper and Chris Greatwich allowed the Azkals to cope with the Korean assault for majority of the match. The Azkals defended deep, but they tracked runs off the ball and produced a solid defensive block that hardly allowed the Koreans to break through. On the counter, they proved dangerous with Schrock and Patrick Reichelt threatening on the right and Patino holding up the play to relieve the pressure. It took some tweaks and the introduction of Lee early in the second half for Korea to finally break down the Azkals. Lee, who played four seasons in the Premier League, praised the Azkals for their gallant stand. “Everyone thought Korea will win this game, but we saw in the first half that it was not easy,” said the midfielder. “It was a tough game for us. I’m happy to get a result, but the Philippines is good. They have a good future in this tournament.” The three-man defense anchored by Alvaro Silva put bodies on the line just to deny the Koreans opportunities, while Michael Falkesgaard produced three big saves to keep the Azkals in the match up until the late stages of the match. Patino led the line ferociously and provided the Azkals an attacking outlet when they recover the ball from deep positions, but his finishing let him down particularly in the second half when his tamed effort failed to beat Kim Seunggyu on the Korean goal when the match was still goalless. “We kept it nil nil for a long time,” said Younghusband, who came on in the 88th minute. “The longer it got, the more confidence it gave us. Every player had to work in this team. If you lose concentration or you sleep, South Korea will take advantage.” Still, it was a debut to remember for a Philippine team that struggles to get support for the sport back home. “The feeling is incredible: The whole atmosphere,” said Reichelt. “You can feel that this was all a different stage. And we showed that we belong in this stage.” “I’m happy with the performance; but I’m also sad because we could have gotten something out of it,” said Azkals manager Dan Palami. “But if somebody told us before the game that it was going to be just 1-nil, I would take it anytime against a team like South Korea which is always in the World Cup. It gives us encouragement and motivation to do better in our next games.” The Azkals manager Dan Stephen Palami feels the team is encouraged and more motivated to do well against China in the AFC Asian Cup after a strong performance in a 0-1 loss to South Korea in their Group C opener last Monday night.
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 9, 2019 5:42:04 GMT 8
It sounds like the Azkals are planning to play a different style against China "Eriksson, whose side allowed Korea to control possession 80% of the match, said he would want to see the Azkals work in that department. “I think we played one of the best (teams) in this tournament tonight, and we created chances against them, so that gives us hope for the next two games in this group that we can do something even better,” the 70-year-old Swedish tactician said. “I want to see that we dominate and keep the ball better against China. We created some good chances (against Korea Republic), and I’m sure we can do that against China as well, but we must keep the ball a little more than today.” news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/...ter-loss-azkals-confidence-went-up-says-coach
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Post by leoisiah on Jan 9, 2019 7:51:18 GMT 8
I hope our fellow OFWs pack the stadium. It would also be nice to have them chant in unison rather than screeching fan girl screams. Maybe “Pilipinas Kong mahal” would be a good start? Casual Filipinos would know that song right away. They we're chanting "Pilipinas". I was surprised to hear those chants, as it seems that there are more Pinoys than Koreans in the stadium. The "Pilipinas" chant should be our national chant, that should be used across all sports our country participates. On a side note, I watched the game on an Arab livestream and I can't help but notice the commentators pronounce Schröck's surname as Shrek lol.
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Post by pilferpatchy on Jan 9, 2019 8:14:17 GMT 8
I hope our fellow OFWs pack the stadium. It would also be nice to have them chant in unison rather than screeching fan girl screams. Maybe “Pilipinas Kong mahal” would be a good start? Casual Filipinos would know that song right away. They we're chanting "Pilipinas". I was surprised to hear those chants, as it seems that there are more Pinoys than Koreans in the stadium. The "Pilipinas" chant should be our national chant, that should be used across all sports our country participates. On a side note, I watched the game on an Arab livestream and I can't help but notice the commentators pronounce Schröck's surname as Shrek lol. The umlaut /ö/ in Schröck's name is pronounced as in the /u/ in Ilocano pronunciation of ube. In Deutsch, it really sounds like Shrek but pronounced with your lips rounded. But yeah, it's good that we mispronounce his name here. We've had a lot of tiringly childish 'Oldwife/Oldhusband' comments from our ASEAN neighbors.
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Post by boybato on Jan 9, 2019 12:19:04 GMT 8
I like all these Cinderella stories happening in AC but all these upsets are not good to Philippines chance of going to the next round as one of the best 3rd placer. I think they should real give China a go.
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Post by cypher210 on Jan 9, 2019 12:59:08 GMT 8
I think 2nd place in the group stages is very possible
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Post by jpmanahan on Jan 10, 2019 4:28:10 GMT 8
There is no chance we will be losing 8-1 again to these guys, right?
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 10, 2019 7:01:02 GMT 8
I was reading the posts from the Korean forum on bigsoccer and they were impressed by how many times Patino was able to shred the Korean defence by himself making their defence look bad while playing a lower ranked side. They initially were predicting scores of 4-0 and 6-0 so they were surprised we conceded only one goal. The Philippines employed the correct scheme, basically parking the bus and employing a counterattacking system which nearly got them a point. The 0-1 result is respectable and should give the Philippines confidence moving forward. It is definitely better than Thailand's 1-4 result against lower ranked(compared to S Korea) India which resulted in Coach Rajevac getting fired after just one game. One of the comments by a S Korean fan, chook90 in the S Korea forum: "What if Neil Etherage was playing?"Got the spelling of Neil's surname wrong, but the question was legitimate. and reply by Seol Korea: "Given how bad we were at the final third, game would've ended 0-0." Falkesgaard played well though making key saves and keeping our side a chance. Other comments "In my opinion, philippines is the strongest opposition for us in this group stage." "Well I watched their(China) game agaisnt KGZ, they were really lucky. Not much of a threat compare to Philippines." If Etheridge was in goal, the score would have been 2-0. Falkesgaard made some save 1v1. Secondly, I wish people would stop thinking that Neil is the second coming of Yashin, Banks, Zoff or Sepp Maier. He is a decent goalkeeper who is doing well for himself in the English Premiership. He would have never appeared for England. But, he has done well for himself careerwise with the Azkals. He should be proud of what he has done here, as should we all. That said, Michael Falkesgaard has made himself the undisputed "first-choice" 'keeper for the Azkals. I will go this far: Someone in the Danish Football Association (DBU) is probably wondering what did they give away. Falkesgaard would have probably been capped by Denmark if they did not think so low of him after his ACL injury. BTW, the first goal was not savable. Those things said, the Azkals played out of their minds defensively. But, that cannot last forever. When you are on the back foot 80% of the time, mistakes are going to be made. The more they are on the back foot, the more goals will be scored. China LITERALLY got the match handed to them. Kygyzstan had the Chinese by the nuts, and Kyrgyz 'keeper Batiash promptly pulled the Kyrgyz' hands off China's nuts and castrated Kyrgyzstan instead. The Kyrgyz should NEVER have lost, or even drawn, that match. I am also surprised that PYH came in so late in a match of such importance. Is SGE transitioning to a point that PYH will no longer feature? Does he have little confidence in PYH? I just am very surprised that PYH got so little playing time. Regarding Thailand: We managed to have a scoreless draw in the Suzuki Cup in November. But, it is unbelievable how far Thailand has crashed. We are talking about an India side that could not even beat GUAM on the road. An India side that finished in LAST PLACE in their group BEHIND GUAM! India absolutely shredded Thailand's defense. The War Elephants have apparently threw in the towel after canning their Gaffer, because it is going to be nearly impossible for Thailand to come back from an ass-kicking like that. I don't feel any pity for the thrashing that Thailand has received. Their teams have been notorious for refusing to lend our players for us, particularly Patino, in the Suzuki Cup and other tournaments. I consider it karma for them if they fail to win a single game in the Asian Cup.
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Post by Caz on Jan 10, 2019 20:30:51 GMT 8
Thailand lead Bahrain 1-0 right now. At 73 minutes now.
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Post by Caz on Jan 10, 2019 21:38:52 GMT 8
Awwww
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Post by cilantro on Jan 10, 2019 22:30:36 GMT 8
are there any viewing "parties" in the alabang area? or maybe even in paranaque
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 11, 2019 12:08:20 GMT 8
Sven Goran Eriksson and Michael Falkesgaard speak before the game against China Pre-match Press Conference for Philippines vs. China Michael Falkesgaard Of course having a head coach and striker having played experience in the Chinese Super League is something the players and the team have a great knowledge to learn from them about China and its players. Being given advice and using it for our advantage is something we need to do for tomorrow. I think on the pitch its about the game, it's not about where you're from. some of our players are not born in the Philippines but they have the heart of being filipino. we're gonna see on the pitch tomorrow who's gonna win. Of course there's a lot of Filipinoes here in the UAE and the team have been working a lot for the support we have gotten here. Maraming salamat sa supporta to all our kababayans. It means alot for us and I hope to see them tomorrow and can give us the support tomorrow. Sven-Goran Eriksson I've been together with the team since November and we had the Suzuki Cup and we did okay. The players did very well, now its a bigger gap now and the game is very important. We lost to Korea, but we still played very well. We're excited for the next game and the experience is a little bit different. We're not number one in the FIFA rankings, but it's a gamble for football to grow. FOotball will be important in the Philippines. With the players, it's very good, we have many good football players with education from abroad. It's a good team, I like the challenge very much, I look forward for the match tomorrow. FIrst of all, I hope we don't lose 8-1, we will give china a good match, we will stand up to them. With the players, I don't really know how it works and I never try to learn it but as long as players has a Philippine passport, and if they don't play for another country, they are available to play for the Philippines. Good or bad, I think it's good. Maybe, a little, but when the match begins tomorrow, it's up to the players. Of course I know some of the players especiaslly Shanghai SIPG, I don't know if they're going to start, I know the other players from Evergrande, I remember playing against them. Today, with all the videos, the scouts travelling around the world, there are no secrets, everyone knows how players play. We have seen China playing many games, a little advantage, yes. I know Lippi very well. I met him outside before coming in, we have faced many times before. But tomorrow, we are not friends. It's nice to see him I know him since the 1980s I don't know how many matches we have played in Italy and China. He's a good coach, a very good coach and I respect him. I wish him all the best for tomorrow. It's good to see him. theprawnsandwichbrigade.blogspot.com/2019/01/sven-goran-eriksson-and-michael.html
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 11, 2019 12:09:04 GMT 8
10 January 2019 Preview - Group C: Philippines v China PR Abu Dhabi: Friendship will take a backseat when Marcello Lippi and Sven-Goran Eriksson lock horns in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 on Friday. It is a friendship that started in the 1980s but China PR head coach Lippi and his Philippines counterpart Eriksson are both on a mission to ensure their teams enjoy a successful AFC Asian Cup. China PR are on a better footing, coming from behind to defeat Kyrgyz Republic 2-1 on Matchday One while The Azkals were unfortunate to suffer a 1-0 defeat after a plucky display against Korea Republic. Eriksson said Lippi was a good friend with whom he has played numerous matches against - in Italy and China PR, in a friendship that has seen many get-togethers. "I respect him and he is a good friend but tomorrow at 5.30pm, our friendship will have to take a backseat for a while. I wish him well but not for tomorrow," said Eriksson, who has been tasked by the Philippines to ensure their maiden appearance in the AFC Asian Cup Finals is one to remember. China PR will be tough opponents, especially as the last meeting between the two sides ended in an 8-1 win for the two-time AFC Asian Cup runners-up. "I hope we don't lose 8-1 this time as that would be a disaster. We won't lose 8-1 because I am sure that we will give China PR a very good fight. "The players are very excited about the match, especially after our performance against Korea Republic. This is a chance for them to prove themselves again. "This generation of players have so much promise and I am sure that in 10 years, football will enjoy more importance in the Philippines," added Eriksson. The former England manager's stint ends after the AFC Asian Cup and Eriksson said he has enjoyed his tenure. "It is a short stint but I liked the challenge. The players have been great and we have a job to do and we will do it." Having coached Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League, Eriksson has insight on the China team but the Swede said it won't be much of an advantage. "Yes, I know Chinese football and I know three of the players in the squad but in today's game, there are no secrets. Lippi will know about us and we will know about China PR." Lippi, who is also set to leave at the end of the AFC Asian Cup, said he is looking forward to facing an Eriksson-led Philippines. "We have known each other since I was with Juventus and it will be great to face another team led by him. It will be a challenge but I believe in my team and we are confident of getting the job done. "Three more points will seal our place in the knockout stage and the players are determined to improve on their performance against Kyrgyz Republic." Good news for China PR is that striker Wu Lei is likely to shrug off the injury he is nursing as Lippi urged his players to play with the intensity they showed in the second half against Kyrgyz Republic. "Philippines play a European style of football as they are very physical and strong. We have to match their style of play and I have been emphasising this to the players." www.the-afc.com/asiancup/news/preview-group-c-philippines-v-china-pr
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Post by miron on Jan 11, 2019 21:46:34 GMT 8
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