It is good to give the young talents a chance to excel themselves.
Coming up with strategies to disband the Singapore lions and doing a new based on merit selection might came as a shock to many.
i feel that even though the decision to select new players from ground zero might not be a very wise decision as it takes time to groom and develop the young players,but it might be a gamble that is worth to take the risks. We should give the young players a chance, afterall the Singapore Lions did not performed well.
It might seem to be unfair to those current national players for replacing them with new players that has to be trained from ground zero when they have trained for a very long time as compared to the new ones.
Hence,There is also definitely a need to include previous excellent players as mentioned in the article, to train and share their experience with the young players and then work together to achieve the same goal which is making it to the national team.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Football: Singapore Lions disbanded (Wei Sheng)
Emotions such as surprise, shock and craziness ran through my mind when i read this article. I felt that even if they did not really performed well, there would probably be not a need to change the entire team. I feel that if the whole team gets changed, many people would probably feel offended as the players may seem not to be cut out for this. I feel that not all players in Singapore Lions are really bad; i believe that what they are lacking are actually experience and proper guidance. With those two factors mentioned, I believe that they would excel to greater heights. However, because of this termination of the old players, many of the fans would probably be disappointed as their favourite members or team is being cut off. In all, I feel that the decision of the higher-ups is too rash and they need to take in serious consideration before letting this situation to take place.
A fan stated that, 'Young players should....not be going for competition until they are really prepared for it'. I feel that this is a very honest opinion from a fan. This is because young players probably lack the experience and there is a possibility that they are rash and might lose their morals when they lose.
A fan stated that, 'Young players should....not be going for competition until they are really prepared for it'. I feel that this is a very honest opinion from a fan. This is because young players probably lack the experience and there is a possibility that they are rash and might lose their morals when they lose.
Football: Singapore Lions disbanded (Sandi)
http://sports.xin.msn.com/channel-news-asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4561570
The recent failed attempts by the Lions, our national football team, to qualify for the last 16 of the Asian Cup and to advance beyond the group stage of the recent Suzuki Cup prompted the president of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Zainudin Nordin to sack all the players in the national team. There have been talks about the players are being complacent with their comfortable salaries and I think there is some basis of truth because some people did not find the news to be shocking or surprising.
But to sack all the players, i have to agree that this is abit too harsh. Some players definitely do not deserve this treatment as they proved to be hardworking on the pitch like Shi Jiayi and Daniel Bennett. Fans have questioned the decision whether to be a knee-jerk reaction because in the recent years, when the performance is equally bad, the Football Association of Singapore did not make any drastic change.
Most people felt that the coaching staff are also to be blamed for the decline in the standard of our national team because they feel that the situation has become like this partially is because of a lack in a good and proper managment but I do not think so as coach Raddy has proven to himself when a year after he became the head-coach, our national team won the ASEAN football championship and also in 2007.
After the FAS has dropped the bomb, people are now starting to explore other alternatives that can replace or een do better than the current team. One of the alternatives is to introduce fresh new young talents into squad from the youth olympic squad or the under-23 squad. However, I do not think that the guys from these squads are experienced enough or well-equipped enough to handle matches that are more tense cause afterall, the league that they are playing is going to be so much different.
Another alternatives is to have a total local talents domination of the national team which means that everything from the management to the players, all are local. I personally would prefer a management from overseas because of the experience they have abroad. Overseas management would have definitely been exposed to so much things that locals would not have. I would not mind having an all-local players team cause it would better create a bond between the fans and the team but having a few foreign players who are PR would not hurt as well as long as they are bringing in the results.
In conclusion, to disband the whole national team was abit too harsh and that in order for a true improvement in the standard of our football, everyone, including the national team and the coaching staff have to work hard on it with the support of the whole nation.
The recent failed attempts by the Lions, our national football team, to qualify for the last 16 of the Asian Cup and to advance beyond the group stage of the recent Suzuki Cup prompted the president of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Zainudin Nordin to sack all the players in the national team. There have been talks about the players are being complacent with their comfortable salaries and I think there is some basis of truth because some people did not find the news to be shocking or surprising.
But to sack all the players, i have to agree that this is abit too harsh. Some players definitely do not deserve this treatment as they proved to be hardworking on the pitch like Shi Jiayi and Daniel Bennett. Fans have questioned the decision whether to be a knee-jerk reaction because in the recent years, when the performance is equally bad, the Football Association of Singapore did not make any drastic change.
Most people felt that the coaching staff are also to be blamed for the decline in the standard of our national team because they feel that the situation has become like this partially is because of a lack in a good and proper managment but I do not think so as coach Raddy has proven to himself when a year after he became the head-coach, our national team won the ASEAN football championship and also in 2007.
After the FAS has dropped the bomb, people are now starting to explore other alternatives that can replace or een do better than the current team. One of the alternatives is to introduce fresh new young talents into squad from the youth olympic squad or the under-23 squad. However, I do not think that the guys from these squads are experienced enough or well-equipped enough to handle matches that are more tense cause afterall, the league that they are playing is going to be so much different.
Another alternatives is to have a total local talents domination of the national team which means that everything from the management to the players, all are local. I personally would prefer a management from overseas because of the experience they have abroad. Overseas management would have definitely been exposed to so much things that locals would not have. I would not mind having an all-local players team cause it would better create a bond between the fans and the team but having a few foreign players who are PR would not hurt as well as long as they are bringing in the results.
In conclusion, to disband the whole national team was abit too harsh and that in order for a true improvement in the standard of our football, everyone, including the national team and the coaching staff have to work hard on it with the support of the whole nation.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
The ENTIRE national team being sacked (kah jing)
This comes as sudden news to everyone, yet not everyone is shocked. A majority had already foreseen this move due to the Singapore lions' under-performance and a similar state of discipline, 2 reasons which were, not surprisingly, the push for what the governing body has done. However, there is now an on-going debate on whether having the entire team sacked was the best move. It was argued that only certain players in the team should be met with such fate while the rest stayed on. Understandably, this was due to some key players within the team that did nothing wrong, but are still brought down by the rest who were guilty of the charges.
I agree with them and do feel this big overhaul was too much, and that some players truly did not deserve such a fate. On a side note, I am against the people who say that the coach is the one responsible for the team's lackluster performance. Despite the team's recent lackluster performance during the Asian games and matches after, the coach had done very well overall, and therefore that counts more to me.
However, with the move already being made, most people are now theorizing the next set of players that will be representing Singapore after this big reset. Many people, such as myself, have pointed the finger at the young Singapore lions that did very well during the Youth Olympic Games. Their performance was the best i have seen Singapore play on an international stage, disregarding their age and their 3rd place finishing. To me, It would be no surprise that many or even all the players who brought us national glory during the YOG will represent us once again.
I agree with them and do feel this big overhaul was too much, and that some players truly did not deserve such a fate. On a side note, I am against the people who say that the coach is the one responsible for the team's lackluster performance. Despite the team's recent lackluster performance during the Asian games and matches after, the coach had done very well overall, and therefore that counts more to me.
However, with the move already being made, most people are now theorizing the next set of players that will be representing Singapore after this big reset. Many people, such as myself, have pointed the finger at the young Singapore lions that did very well during the Youth Olympic Games. Their performance was the best i have seen Singapore play on an international stage, disregarding their age and their 3rd place finishing. To me, It would be no surprise that many or even all the players who brought us national glory during the YOG will represent us once again.
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