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Post by cjeagle on Jun 6, 2011 0:39:12 GMT 8
From filipinofootball. No subs listed unfortunately.
Azkals 3-4 UFL All Stars FT
Goals : Dagroh 2 goals(UFL) , Mark Hartmann (UFL) , El Habbib (UFL)Caligdong (Azkals), S.Greatwich (Azkals) and Ian Araneta (Azkals)
UFL All-Stars XI: Mercado, Kama, El Habbib, Bermejo, Pasilan, Dagroh, Gonzales, M. Hartmann, Borril, Tresor, D. Hartmann
Azkals : Etheridge, Del Rosario, Borromeo, Sabio, Gener, James YH, Greatwich, Caligdong, Phil YH, Bahadoran & Barsales
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Post by royg on Jun 6, 2011 0:42:38 GMT 8
So starting XI: GK: Etheridge Defenders: Borromeo, Del Rosario, Gener, Sabio Midfielder: J YH, Caligdong, S. Greatwich Strikers: Bahadoran, Bersales, P YH.
not sure with positions though...
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Post by cjeagle on Jun 6, 2011 1:10:15 GMT 8
sports.inquirer.net/4367/azkals-fall-to-ufl-all-star-4-3-in-friendly-matchReality check: UFL side stuns Azkals By Cedelf P. Tupas Philippine Daily Inquirer 9:08 pm | Sunday, June 5th, 2011 4 Share4 Photo by Fritz Dalida MANILA— A friendly match against hastily formed UFL All-Star team turned out to be a cold reality check for the Philippine Azkals. An injury-time goal by Sudanese striker Izo El-Habbib lifted the All-Stars to a thrilling 4-3 upset over the Azkals on Sunday night in a friendly match played before a crowd of 10,000 at the University of Makati pitch. The Azkals, after taking the lead through Chieffy Caligdong’s 10th minute opener, needed to muster two equalizing goals until El-Habbib, who plays for Global Smartmatic, struck a thunderous shot from a tight angle to break the nationals’ hearts. Eric Dagroh, Kaya Cignal’s Ivorian striker, scored twice and Mark Hartmann, the prolific Fil-British attacker for the Loyola Meralco Sparks, added another goal for the UFL All-Stars, who thoroughly exposed gaps on the Azkals defense. “I’m a little disappointed,” said Azkals coach Michael Weiss. “Its an indication that we have to improve. We lost a match that we shouldn’t have lost.” The Azkals are preparing for the 2014 Fifa World Cup Qualifying first-round home-and-away against Sri Lanka on June 29 and July 3. Simon Greatwich equalized for the Azkals with a follow up on James Younghusband’s saved header in the 62nd minute, before substitute Ian Araneta tied the match for the last time in the 84th minute by heading home a cross from Caligdong. Azkals skipper Aly Borromeo and Jason Sabio—paired up at central defense for the first time since the 3-0 win over Bangladesh in the AFC Challenge Cup—committed costly errors that Dagroh was quick to pounce on. Borromeo was dispossesed by El-Habbib at a dangerous area and Dagroh turned Sabio for a cool finish in the 41st minute, evening the match at 1-1 at halftime. Hartmann’s curling free kick from just outside the box sailed into the top corner to give UFL a 2-1 lead, after Sabio, hobbled by a shin injury, fouled Dagroh. Another missed clearance by Borromeo handed Dagroh another opening in the 75th minute and the Ivorian made no mistake slotting the ball past Etheridge. “Some players in the defensive line didn’t have their best day,” Weiss said. “It may sound ridiculous but I think we clearly dominated the match.” The match, a season-ending showcase of the league, also turned out to be a tribute for retiring national player Yanti Barsales, who captained the Azkals in the first 15 minutes, before he was substituted by newcomer Nathaniel Burkey, a Fil-Am striker. The Philippine Team that won against then defending champion Malaysia in the Southeast Asian Games in 1991 was also honored at half-time.
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Post by narko on Jun 6, 2011 1:45:26 GMT 8
Saw the game live earlier. I kind of felt that the Azkals didn't start the game with the intensity and spirit that has been the hallmark of their rise. Whether this was complacency, lack of focus or were under instructions to take things easy as it's early days in their preparations (or a combination of all three), I hope that gets sorted out when it really matters, match day.
Just some of my thoughts and questions on the game:
Why was JYH playing central midfield with Greatwich? Neither are natural holding mids, this may partly explain the really good game Hartmann had. To be fair to Hartmann, he played really well but I'd like to see how he would have dealt facing a natural defensive midfielder.
I hope this central mid pairing was due to lack of options and not an experiment, it clearly didn't work. There was not enough bite and control in the midfield for the Azkals, and a number of times both JYH and Greatwich would push up at the same time. This left a gap between the Azkal defense and offense, which UFL All-Stars exploited in their transition from defense to attack. This pairing kind of left the defense a bit exposed on several occasions.
Azkals finishing was bad, they had a few chances they could have made count. UFL All Stars had fewer shots at goal, but they took their chances well. Kudos to them, a deserved win.
Burkey didn't impress much, Ian was more productive in the shorter time that he was on the pitch.
At least one of the UFL goals was from a defender's mistake (flashback to Mongolia away game), they should work harder on stamping out that weakness.
I wonder if Coach Weiss was just using the game to assess the subs and new players? Was playing JYH in central midfield done to accommodate Misagh on the wing so Weiss could see what he could do? Same could be said for Burkey, he was kept on longer that I thought necessary given the way he was playing. He subbed out Greatwich instead for Ian.
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Post by feindouno on Jun 6, 2011 3:11:18 GMT 8
If anything, it was fanservice to the casual fan. Attractive, high-scoring match= puts more asses in the seats. (Looking at the brighter side)
Guys, let's not panic. Worry a bit? Yeah, maybe. We have a bad- no, horrendous- record in friendly matches. We got our tails kicked 8-0 by some Thai team prior to the Suzuki Cup. We also got eaten alive by Japanese college teams. If anything, friendly matches are a poor indicator of quality.
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Post by narko on Jun 6, 2011 3:32:49 GMT 8
I agree with you Feindouno, no need to panic. Besides, it was a close match and could have gone either way. My sense is that Weiss was checking out the new players and his subs. I think he was more focused on evaluating the individual capability of the new players and the subs than trying out a new formation or working them into the system because I don't think Weiss is stupid enough to consider playing without a natural defensive or holding midfielder in a competitive match where the result will matter, unlike today's exhibition match.
Remember he hasn't selected his final team yet, so Weiss may not be too particular about playing the system and formation he has in mind at the moment. I think that is what the Germany training will all be about when the Europe based Azkals join the team and he has made his final selection already.
Of course, we could do with a little bit less defensive mistakes at the back and sloppy passing in midfield.
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Post by locotes on Jun 6, 2011 4:30:50 GMT 8
With the result, I was expecting people to talk how good the UFL is, but instead, people are talking how bad our national team is.
My observation:
1 .Phil got skill but he is a lazy player, he gives up easy.
2 .Sabio was not the only one to be blamed for the goals, if you look closely, two of those goals was ALI's fault. the 3rd goal touched Ali last, missed timed it. the last goal? Ali was not even on the area.
3. The defense should have the "Barbosa heart" when they play. He should be on the team.
4. I have the worst 1st touch in futbol, but I think Anton DelRosario is catching up, Barbosa played better than him. I noticed this from past games, Anton makes a lot of mistake to be on defense.
5. Not sure about his name, But coach should look at "ATO Gonzales"?? (UFL player, the small guy in the middle). He was all over compared to some of the old NT players. Replace them?
6. IZO Elhabbib, he tried fixing his paper right? no chance for him to be on the team anymore? he will be a good addition.
7. Please put Hartman on the team. Weve flipping stones around the world looking for a player that can hold the middle, he is under our noses.
Whatever the result I still support the team, above are just my observation/suggestions.
The public got a doze on the quality of game UFL can give us, I hope people will look on that more.
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Post by vimjonk on Jun 6, 2011 9:39:25 GMT 8
... I would have agreed with you but the thing is it was only a friendly game... During Coach Macca's time the azkals also experience a drubbing against a college team from Thailand a week before the Suzuki Cup.. It was not a college team. It was a Thai second division club and they lost 7-1. But they don't have the core Fil-Fors during that tune-up match. It was mostly crappy locals.
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Post by vimjonk on Jun 6, 2011 9:45:31 GMT 8
... Indeed it is only a friendly, and that's also how I see it. But the problem is that even in the games against Mongolia the team didn't perform well. Nothing impressive. There's a pattern here. A friendly is not meaningless, even at its worst. It's an indicator of player fitness, coaching ability, team cohesiveness, etc. That's why it's disturbing to see such a poor performance. I also don't consider their recent Challenge Cup qualification impressive. What happened in our backline yesterday is the same as what happened in the last Challenge Cup matches. Defense is always caught out of position when the attacks breakdown. It's just that the UFL All-Stars forwards capitalized on those lapses.
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Post by vimjonk on Jun 6, 2011 10:28:18 GMT 8
Ever since the time of Weiss at the helm of the AzKals, what I see is a pattern of dodgy and undisciplined defense. From the Mongolia match at Panaad to the UFL All Stars match yesterday, all of them features defenders stranded on top of the field always leaving the goalkeeper exposed and plain defensive lapses(team and individual).
That type of defense would have our ass handed to us by strong SEA teams. No matter how good your attacks are, if your defense sucks, you are f*cked.
Remember the Zidane quote about Makelele leaving Real and replaced by Davy Becks? "Why bother putting a fresh gold paint on a Bentley when your are losing your engine."
In modern football, defense rules. There's a reason why everyone hates Mou ;D well, aside from his antics.
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Post by fadzki on Jun 6, 2011 13:06:39 GMT 8
Ever since the time of Weiss at the helm of the AzKals, what I see is a pattern of dodgy and undisciplined defense. From the Mongolia match at Panaad to the UFL All Stars match yesterday, all of them features defenders stranded on top of the field always leaving the goalkeeper exposed and plain defensive lapses(team and individual). That type of defense would have our ass handed to us by strong SEA teams. No matter how good your attacks are, if your defense sucks, you are f*cked. Remember the Zidane quote about Makelele leaving Real and replaced by Davy Becks? "Why bother putting a fresh gold paint on a Bentley when your are losing your engine." In modern football, defense rules. There's a reason why everyone hates Mou ;D well, aside from his antics. When it mattered the most our defense usually there... if you look at the last Challenge Cup... the azkals only allowed 1 goal and it was from a Free kick... yesterday's game was a friendly...
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Post by pacificgooner on Jun 6, 2011 13:20:27 GMT 8
that barbosa guy was all over the place. azkals players cant even pass him. he was really aggressive. I think he is good but just lacks the height to challenge internationally.
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Post by curtlanceunited on Jun 6, 2011 13:23:50 GMT 8
Ever since the time of Weiss at the helm of the AzKals, what I see is a pattern of dodgy and undisciplined defense. From the Mongolia match at Panaad to the UFL All Stars match yesterday, all of them features defenders stranded on top of the field always leaving the goalkeeper exposed and plain defensive lapses(team and individual). That type of defense would have our ass handed to us by strong SEA teams. No matter how good your attacks are, if your defense sucks, you are f*cked. Remember the Zidane quote about Makelele leaving Real and replaced by Davy Becks? "Why bother putting a fresh gold paint on a Bentley when your are losing your engine." In modern football, defense rules. There's a reason why everyone hates Mou ;D well, aside from his antics. When it mattered the most our defense usually there... if you look at the last Challenge Cup... the azkals only allowed 1 goal and it was from a Free kick... yesterday's game was a friendly... Good Point.
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Post by vimjonk on Jun 6, 2011 13:55:53 GMT 8
... When it mattered the most our defense usually there... if you look at the last Challenge Cup... the azkals only allowed 1 goal and it was from a Free kick... yesterday's game was a friendly... It was a lone goal against another defensive lapse. We only concede 1 goal last Challenge Cup group stage due to luck and plain luck. Nothing else. Now, put either Gonzales/Bambang/Bachdim of Indonesia or Safee of Malaysia or that biggest forward guy of Vietnam or Duric of Singapore in the Myanmar/Palestine/Bangladesh team and you've got an AzKal team with at least -10 Goal Differentials.
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Post by pacificgooner on Jun 6, 2011 14:26:53 GMT 8
the pair of sabio and borremeo doest seem to have good communication. a lot of defensive lapses. they left neil with very little chance to save those goals.
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