Reply With Quotevery sad, they lost the first match 2-0 to saudis.
hope for better result in next match.
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Many complained the Singapore team is made up of many foreign players. In a country, population barely a few millions and big majority of parents, civil services, coporates are pro-education, we don't have much choice, right?
Let's give them a round of applause for making this far and they might have a chance to enter the world cup finals!
The next game is 6th Feb against Saudis I think. GO GO!!!!
very sad, they lost the first match 2-0 to saudis.
hope for better result in next match.
Chee Yong
yah lor, so sad, I was hoping they could achieve something
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I don't think they can achieve further than this in the current campaign. I think the early 80s team is still the better Singapore team.
Rob
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"Natura non facit saltum"
In those days, people were less educated as well. Why not rope that into the considerations?Originally Posted by Puffer
Although they lost, we have to put it in perspective.
If you put the Lions against the Saudis 5-6 years ago, they would have been thrashed 6 or 7 goals. Today, I feel the team is much better. I believe the decision to have the Under-23 team playing regularly in the S-League helped.
We complain that the S-League's game play quality is bad. And that's because we are comparing them with the EPL and Primera Ligua that we are so accustomed to.
I've watch quite abit of Italian Serie C1 (2 divisions below Serie A) last year, and I feel that our S-league is playing better than that! So the S-league is not too bad afterall.
Yes, less educated and less 'high-tech' as they might be, but they were thorough-breds and played with a big heart with good discipline.
Rob
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"Natura non facit saltum"
If only mods are paid
Local soccer still got a few more years to go before reaching the standards that will see our country in the world cup.
i think our players biggest problem is skills. Simply not there yet. The fact that Lionel Lewis did not get selected during his Europe trials is proof that soccer in our region is still lacking in the skills department.
Oh yah... Where to read on the news "update" for his trial at Grasshoppers?
Edit: Found... Kind of a pity that he wasn't given the contract.
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Being a lot less stressful in a less demanding society then and interest driven by fun factor. Playing their hearts out is indeed possible. In today's society that everything is about money and education, we can only depend on the foreign talents. I doubt they have better discipline than our current teams though.
Not many parents are willing to let their children goes into full time sports as a profession. Being a country of less than 5 Million citizens, I doubt "a few more years" will help without the injection of more foreign players which many local football fans are against. Maybe these critics should set example by getting their kids into full time soccer like they did for the gymnastic team in China... that said, watch out for China's soccer team in 10 years time.
PS: By the way those sportsman in China are paid really low, its the country's pride they live on. I wonder how many can survive with that in Singapore, if they ever bother... that is....
PPS: That said, I am still supporting Singapore Soccer Team!!!! Go!!! Go!!! Goal!!!
I do feel that there is a shift in focus to give more emphasis in sports in our society. Hopefully, that translate well in the near future instead of the distant future.
Cheers,
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I support two teams since young age. Liverpool and Singapore. Both are loser in their own way! hahaha
colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
Looks like we are the same boat.I support two teams since young age. Liverpool and Singapore. Both are loser in their own way! hahaha
Always find time to make my way to National Stadium to watch them play, be it alone or with my kakis.
But haven't been to a SLeague match before. The standard is still da same when I was playing for Tiong Bahru, so rather stay home.
I believed Rada has made a very very good job in SG soccer. Dedicated, humble, quiet man. I felt so happy when I managed to shake his hands when he was at the lobby before the Asian Cup game.
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Update: Singapore will play Lebanon on 26th March 2008
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colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
Hi folks,
I'm so sorry ...being so spoilsport but cant be help i must say.eh eh eh
If our beloved Singapore Soccer team enter World Cup , you guys must be my witness, i willing to walk backward from Changi Airport to Tuas Check point!
Eddy,
You better edit your statement to add a time frame to it because you wouldn't want to have to complete your walking backwards feat when you are say 80 years old!
Yea, you never know when our dear "sports council" will convert those international superstars to SingaporeansEddy,
You better edit your statement to add a time frame to it because you wouldn't want to have to complete your walking backwards feat when you are say 80 years old!....
Just look at our table tennis team and badminton team!
Yippie!! Reptiles and Fishies!
hahaha... goondoo.. that last statement is so funny...
singapore doesn't invest in its own local talent...it just gives foreigners PRs and then make them play for singapore..hahaha... wa.. this one kung fu also have... best liao.....
PR can't play for Singapore. They must be Singaporean for some years before allowing to play in international matches...
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