Philippine Football

[reamily2]

unforgivable 2-1 loss to Timor Leste in the SEA Games, a side we have routed the last 4 times

not really the East Timor players(the brazilians and portuguese blood) physique is much more superior than the azkals which is quite surprising given that we are the more superior country physique wise because of our mixed ancestry..

although majority of them can be said offensive players as the lack of defensive men for the timorese has been exposed in the yesterday match where we almost have all the possesions in the last 20 minutes or so

 

[thadzonline2]

not really the East Timor players(the brazilians and portuguese blood) physique is much more superior than the azkals which is quite surprising given that we are the more superior country physique wise because of our mixed ancestry..

although majority of them can be said offensive players as the lack of defensive men for the timorese has been exposed in the yesterday match where we almost have all the possesions in the last 20 minutes or so

It would have been forgivable if we were totally outclassed by their football, but the level of football Timor Leste played was nothing extraordinary. We lost more because of our own doing. The boys don't seem to be playing within an established system. It's quite surprising to find Tristaens at the right flank numerous times, and on defense, there seems to be no inspired defending, no urgency, always a few seconds late than the opposing team. I understood Muller's frustration with his defensive line teammates who seems more concerned with trying to officiate the game instead of playing it(You don't look at the referee and signal offside, you actually have to continue defending until the refs call offside). Just terrible focus.

I'm starting to miss Simon McMenemy now.

 

[thadzonline2]

Philippine U-23 NT in SEA Games are more 17 to 19 years old

what is the point? Manny Ott, Jason de Jong and a few others were already capped by the seniors team, meaning they were supposed to already be good enough for the seniors team but in the SEA Games, we're looking at a team who seems lost in the wild.

 

[paolylo2]

i didn't see the Timor Leste match, but i'm guessing the same damn things that killed our U23 Azkals against Vietnam happened again. how do they even communicate on the pitch when they got players speaking Deutsch, Spanish, Italian, French, Tagalog, and Bisaya as their first languages? McMenemy's English lower-league system of getting a lot of players behind the ball and waiting for a counter would have been a better fit for these boys. nevertheless, Weiss is not to blame for this team's problems on defense... it's the players.

 

[thadzonline2]

i didn't see the Timor Leste match, but i'm guessing the same damn things that killed our U23 Azkals against Vietnam happened again. how do they even communicate on the pitch when they got players speaking Deutsch, Spanish, Italian, French, Tagalog, and Bisaya as their first languages? McMenemy's English lower-league system of getting a lot of players behind the ball and waiting for a counter would have been a better fit for these boys. nevertheless, Weiss is not to blame for this team's problems on defense... it's the players.

The way I see it, mukhang walang gana maglaro..The sense of urgency came too late(mga last 20 minutes na) in desperation to score an equalizer which never came. Had they played with such urgency in the first 70 minutes of the match, the outcome would have been different

 

[reamily2]

Again Azkals become the victim of too much..

 

[thadzonline2]

Again Azkals become the victim of too much..

I dont think so...The SEAG team is performing way below the level they are capable of playing..proof of that is the last 20 minutes in the Timor Leste game, but the sense of urgency came to late..

 

[reamily2]

I dont think so...The SEAG team is performing way below the level they are capable of playing..proof of that is the last 20 minutes in the Timor Leste game, but the sense of urgency came to late..

but look at our youth teams they should perform in the top 6 in asia to show evidence that we have a better program than this guys..

again we have more valid reason why we lose but a lot of talk about when we win because

we exceed expectations

 

[thadzonline2]

but look at our youth teams they should perform in the top 6 in asia to show evidence that we have a better program than this guys..

again we have more valid reason why we lose but a lot of talk about when we win because

we exceed expectations

what program? Dependence on foreign-based players? Timor Leste did the same and we had a dose of our own medicine. What we are lacking is a good grassroots development program. I understand CFA president Montayre did a presentation, I dunno what happened now

 

[satria_muda2]

Timor leste using many naturalized player btw( mostly from Portugal ), I saw many mulatos in their team some even whites

 

[reamily2]

what program? Dependence on foreign-based players? Timor Leste did the same and we had a dose of our own medicine. What we are lacking is a good grassroots development program. I understand CFA president Montayre did a presentation, I dunno what happened now

exactly what can we expect if we do no t excel in youth programs logic wise where do we get our good players not all the time we cannot rely on foreign recruits just like in basketball just like in any sports

 

[paolylo2]

no pun intended, but that epic fightback by the U23 Azkals in the 90th until stoppage time winning 3-2 despite being a man down... CHAMBA! Laos was clearly the better team. our boys still defended poorly and had no purpose in the midfield... but they still won. that's football!

 

[macan772]

no pun intended, but that epic fightback by the U23 Azkals in the 90th until stoppage time winning 3-2 despite being a man down... CHAMBA! Laos was clearly the better team. our boys still defended poorly and had no purpose in the midfield... but they still won. that's football!

chamba? here we go again...have you seen the goal made by beloya..that was skill..i've only seen last 15 minutes of the game but during that time (2-1 scoreline), the azkals were dominating the Laos..anyway, without pun intended (lol), you should watch more games of football to differentiate chamba from skills and effort..but you're are correct that the defense and midfields are very weak..but that's football..they are not spain by the way..again, no pun intended..

 

[thadzonline2]

chamba? here we go again...have you seen the goal made by beloya..that was skill..i've only seen last 15 minutes of the game but during that time (2-1 scoreline), the azkals were dominating the Laos..anyway, without pun intended (lol), you should watch more games of football to differentiate chamba from skills and effort..but you're are correct that the defense and midfields are very weak..but that's football..they are not spain by the way..again, no pun intended..

The disappointment stems from the fact that we all know the u23 Azkals are capable of playing at a higher level..take it from Weiss himself who rued that many of the Fil-fors "behaved like stars" in the match versus Timor Leste. While the late goals scored may not actually be chamba, conceding 2 goals to Laos and almost losing the game is testament to how poor our defensive line is.

 

[thadzonline2]

Here's good news:

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/spor...ng-its-8000-seater-football-stadium-talamban-

 

[paolylo2]

chamba? here we go again...have you seen the goal made by beloya..that was skill..i've only seen last 15 minutes of the game but during that time (2-1 scoreline), the azkals were dominating the Laos..anyway, without pun intended (lol), you should watch more games of football to differentiate chamba from skills and effort..but you're are correct that the defense and midfields are very weak..but that's football..they are not spain by the way..again, no pun intended..

right... i did see the first half and turned off the TV when Laos scored again. it was that disappointing because they could not just get the ball passed their own half and the defending was typical, while Laos had the better chances and didn't had to defend much because our U23's kept on losing the ball. then i just happened to channel surf after dinner and saw the last goal when it was 2-2 at stoppage time. the hell i care about the last 15 minutes, i didn't see it. maybe our U23 didn't deserve to win, but someone had to do something about it... and it happened to be Beloya.

they may not be Spain, but we all know the pedigree of these boys and every game so far (save for the last minutes against Laos and East Timor), they're annoying to watch.

 

[thadzonline2]

right... i did see the first half and turned off the TV when Laos scored again. it was that disappointing because they could not just get the ball passed their own half and the defending was typical, while Laos had the better chances and didn't had to defend much because our U23's kept on losing the ball. then i just happened to channel surf after dinner and saw the last goal when it was 2-2 at stoppage time. the hell i care about the last 15 minutes, i didn't see it. maybe our U23 didn't deserve to win, but someone had to do something about it... and it happened to be Beloya.

they may not be Spain, but we all know the pedigree of these boys and every game so far (save for the last minutes against Laos and East Timor), they're annoying to watch.

true, it's really annoying to watch them play without the passion that has endeared the Azkals to Filipino sports fans. Always a step too late than their man. Only Muller has impressed me so far in this SEAG but even his consistency is wanting

 

[TrueBluePinoy2]

“Dan (Palami, Azkals team manager) also told me that once the stadium is finished, he is considering holding a training camp there. I think it would be a good move because the players will be staying in a retreat house run by nuns,” said Dakay.

I loled reading this part.

 

[Silent Killer2]

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/12922/galaxy-beckham-puts-on-a-show

GALAXY: Beckham puts on a show

If this is the end of David Beckham with the Galaxy, he's putting on quite an encore.

Beckham scored a sweet goal, set up another on a corner kick, saw another from a terrific cross flagged offside and nearly tallied with a midfield rocket as L.A. poured it on in Manila, romping to a 6-1 victory over the Philippines' national team on the second stop of its three-game Pacific tour.

Robbie Keane added a goal and an assist, Adam Cristman came off the bench to score a couple, playoff hero Mike Magee netted one,and Gregg Berhalter, whose playing career will close with Tuesday's friendly in Australia, converted a late penalty kick.

Beckham, who will decide after the postseason tour whether he'll re-sign with the Galaxy or head back to Europe -- almost certainly to Paris Saint-Germain -- walked off in the 76th minute to a standing ovation, trotted to the edge of the stands at Rizal Memorial Stadium and handed his jersey to boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.

The Galaxy, fortunate to be ahead at halftime through Beckham in the 20th minute and Magee in the 39th, scored four second-half goals on a hot, humid evening, using an attacking pace that the Philippine players could not combat.

There was talent in the home side, especially the England-born and -bred Younghusband brothers -- Phil and James -- whose performances might be worthy of a trial back at Home Depot Center. They caused havoc along the Galaxy backline, scoring one goal and nearly creating another that would have erased L.A.'s early advantage.

Phil Younghusband twisted A.J. DeLaGarza to score from Angel Guirado's chip following a Galaxy turnover in the 41st minute. Two minutes later, James Younghusband's through ball left Carlos Alberto Martinez de Murga one-on-one with Josh Saunders, but his shot slipped past the left post.

The Galaxy nearly went ahead after 15 minutes, when Beckham noticed goalkeeper Ed Sacapaño off his line and blasted toward the net from the midfield stripe. It was a line drive that the Phillipine keeper would not have gotten to had it not been a shade high.

Beckham got his goal five minutes later on a quick counter following a Sean Franklin takeaway near the top of their box.

Franklin brought the ball out, fed it ahead to Keane, who carried it deep into Azkal territory before sending it wide to Magee on the left. Magee's first cross was blocked, so he played the rebound to Keane at the top of the box. The Irish forward laid it off softly for Beckham, who curled the ball over a diving Sacapaño toward the upper-right corner.

Magee made it 2-0 on a similar play, with Omar Gonzalez winning the ball in the back, Beckham playing it forward to Magee, who made the run through midfield, then played a quick give-and-go with Landon Donovan in the box. Magee, just above the box, fired the return into the upper-left corner.

Keane made it 3-1 two minutes into the second half, from Todd Dunivant's header off Beckham's corner kick, and Cristman deposited Beckham's best pass of the night four minutes later, but linesman Grant Rojas had his flag raised.

Cristman tallied from a Donovan feed on a counter in the 63rd, Berhalter connected from the spot in the 81st -- after a silly Anton del Rosario foul on Jovan Kirovski -- and Cristman netted the sixth in the 87th.

WORTH NOTING: Midfielder Juninho didn't dress after suffering what the team termed a minor injury early in Wednesday's win over Indonesia. ... Chris Birchall replaced Juninho in the lineup, Frankie Hejduk and Bryan Jordan got starts at outside back, and Donovan started up front, with Franklin in midfield. Donovan moved into midfield when Cristman came on at halftime. ... Every player on the tour has played, with Berhalter and rookies Ryan Thomas and Dustin McCarty coming on in the second half. ... The Philippines' substitutes included Virginian Nate Burkey and New Yorker Lexton Moy, who played NCAA Division I soccer. ... The Galaxy finish the tour Tuesday (12:30 a.m. PST) against the A-League's Melbourne Victory. Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Deportes will televise. ... The Galaxy is 30-9-12 in all games this year, including ticketed friendlies.


To La galaxy: get the brothers for trials for next season.

 

[b3lowzro2]

i think its Angel, Chieffy and Phil whose going to be on trials with LA Galaxy.