I personally believe in the Under 23 Azkals skills. But Michael Weiss' performance remains much to be desired.
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I personally believe in the Under 23 Azkals skills. But Michael Weiss' performance remains much to be desired.
I think Coach Weiss should stay. Lets give him a chance. He is doing better with the senior Azkals...
Easy answer. He stays as head national team coach. Unless people have really short memories. If I was a coach I too would put all my efforts into the senior national team. Give Weiss all the qualified assistants and managers if PFA want to see the best he has to offer.
in an effort to save kots' face, mr. palami has to issue a public statement para naman di tayo mapahiya mga palamunin ng $10 million moolahs. haha even though kitang-kita ng mga insiders it's the other way around for the football saviour pag sila-sila lang nag-uusap and not some public statement.
"Under Weiss, we were able to reach the AFC Challenge Cup for the first time, reach the second round of the World Cup qualifiers and even placed second in the Taiwan Long Teng Cup, where we lost all our matches last year," he said. [Erratum: PHI only lost 1 match (against HKG U-23) in the 2010 tourney and is undefeated (drew twice, won once) in the 2011 tourney]
- ayan nagkamali si mr. palami. para magmukhang mas magaling si kots kay mcmenemy pinalabas niyang talo lahat ng laro nung long teng cup 2010 ni mcmenemy while kay kots daw sa long teng 2011 ay wala daw talo.
intentional or not, wag niyo kalimutan tong mga inside infos from many reliable sources na kitang-kita ng mga insiders it's the other way around for the football saviour pag sila-sila lang nag-uusap and not some public statement. isali niyo pa mga inside info ng mga close sa mga players and their gf's.
as to why the azkals SHOULD get a new coach.
let's look at the comparison of the 4 MONTH long coach who was one of the ingredients as to why the azkals and pinas football is where it is right now versus kot's almost 1 year tenure.
2011 Long Teng cup, 1st place. coach mcmenemy
2011 Long Teng cup, 2nd place. kots
kaya rin ni mcmenemy mag 2nd place or baka mag champion sa 2011 long teng cup if siya nag coach sa stronger azkals ni kots.
kots starts here :
2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification playoffs
feb 9, 2011 PHL 2–0 Mongo
March 15, 2011 PHL 1–2 Mongo
- THE MOMENTUM WAS ON OUR SIDE. FROM DEC. 2010 SUZUKI SEMIS MIRACLE TO FIRST EVER MOST ATTENDED HOME GAME FOR A NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM TO EVER HAVE AND WIN IT IN FRONT OF THE COUNTRYMEN. THEN MERON PANG MORE THAN 1 MONTH PREPARATION TAPOS ALL THAT NATALO PA SA MINNOWS. ngek?
21 March PHL 1–1 MYAnmar
23 March PHL 0–0 PALestine
25 March PHL 3–0 BANGladesh
saying we were able to reach challenge cup for the first time is an accomplishment. but that isn't in any way can be credited to kots'.why? sa tingin niyo di rin kaya ipanalo ni mcmenemy ang stronger version ng azkals against the group of mongolia,myanmar,palestine at bangladesh?
29 June 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – First Round Sri Lanka 1–1
3 July 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – First Round
Sri Lanka 4–0
now on to that statement where we finally reached second round of world cup qualifier for the first time. again this can't be credited to kots. why? kasi kayang-kaya ni coach mcmenemy ipanalo din sa sri lanka ang stronger azkals version ni kots.
basing on results, these are the FACTS:
Coach Mcmenemy:
- Had the weaker azkals team.
- Never lost to minnows.
- Drawed against powerhouses.
- Won against powerhouses.
- August 28, 2010 to December 2010, in a span of just 4 months DESPITE LACK OF COHESION,PREPARATION,FUNDS,TROUBLE IN PFF LEADERSHIP, JET LAGS,NO ATTENTION FROM THE PUBLIC, HAVING THE WEAKER AZKAL TEAM was able to pull off THE NATION'S EYE-OPENER, ATTENTION-GRABBING PERFORMANCES.
- Had mcmenemy coached all the kots' games, there is little to no chance that we'd lose to minnows and better chances than none at all of winning against the powerhouses that kots' faced.
Kots:
- Had the stronger azkals team.
- Lost to minnows.
- Never won against powerhouses.
- DESPITE HAVING NO MORE TROUBLE IN PFF LEADERSHIP, NO MORE PROBLEMS IN FUNDING, HAVING THE STRONGER AZKAL TEAM this kots can only pull off a lack-luster performance.
- LACK OF COHESION,PREPARATION,JET LAG can't be used as factor for this kots losing because these problems also existed during mcmenemy's time.
- NO MORE PROBLEMS IN LEADERSHIP,FUNDING AND PUBLIC ATTENTION AND HAVING THE STRONGER TEAM YET DESPITE ALL THAT CAN BE BEATEN BY MINNOWS, there's no way this kots would win against the powerhouses mcmenemy beat(past), no way this kots can beat the powerhouses he faced(present), the future di na magkalayo sa mga resultang mga yan.
- January 2011 - onwards IN A SPAN OF ALMOST A YEAR HAS SHOWN NOTHING NEARLY COMPARABLE TO WHAT MCMENEMY WAS ABLE TO DO IN A SHORT SPAN OF JUST 4 MONTHS. HAS SHOWN NOTHING WHICH WE CAN REALLY CREDIT TO HIM IN THE CATEGORY OF ONLY HE CAN DO IT AND NO OTHER COACH CAN.
ang punto dito is ang mga nagawa ni kots, kayang-kaya gawin ni mcmenemy or even better.
pero yung mga nagawa ni mcmenemy, di kaya gawin ni kots.
now before anyone says na okay rin na bago na ang coach natin kasi if mcmenemy was still our coach, defense won't take us anywhere. are you kidding me? it was defense that put the azkals and pinas football where it is right now. do you think the weaker azkals would have won if kots was the coach and used that attacking mindset? NO! matatambakan pa sila. talo nga si kots sa singapore despite having the stronger azkals team eh without the lack of funding,problems in leadership,lack of support from govt and fans.
mcmenemy has clearly stated in that youtube video interview of his that he was forced to use a defensive tactic because of the players available to him knowing they are going to face much stronger opponents. later on that vid he said that he actually isn't a pure defensive tactics coach, kung yung much deeper line-up ngayon ay available sa kanya dati he wouldn't mind including some offense but we know this one won't forget the defense.
ang problema kasi sa style ni weiss gusto niya more offensive mindset even against powerhouses. he wants them to act as if they are the stronger team. kaya ayun pagdating sa 2nd half, nauutakan na ng kabilang coach plus pagod na mga azkal players katipid pa mag sub.
ilang beses na natin nakita yang natatalo tayo ng kalaban natin lagi sa 2nd half. the other coach has made adjustments while kots hasn't, tapos kahit sinong simpleng football fan nakikita na ang ginawang adjustment ng kabilang team eh wala pa ring ginagawang adjustment ang kots during the 2nd half.sabi nga nila walang back-up plan tong kots na to!
then pag natalo pa ulit2x sirang plakang sasabihing lack of cohesion at jet lag and worse keeps blaming the players.
and pff keeping kots as coach has nothing to do with him being a good coach, it's all about the $10 million aid galing sa DFB.
i am not an azkals or football hater, kots hater yes.
this is my way of showing support for the azkals and pinas football.
kasi i hate the fact that this kots showed a defeatist attitude dahil natalo sila sa timor leste kahit meron pang susunod na mga laban.
i hate the fact ang pa ulit2x niyang excuse na lack of cohesion, jet lag.
i hate the fact that he blames the players for his faults.
i hate the fact that he blames the players for his faults and it's the players who get injured, iikot na ilang beses sa ere dahil sa mga physical na mga arabo.
i hate the fact that it's the players being insulted by the crabs sa facebook,forums,yahoo ph,etc dahil wala silang alam na ang may dahilan pala ay ang kots.
and most of all i hate the fact na obvious na obvious na nirirape na ng vietnam si leonora pero di pa rin sinusub ng kots. what does that tell you? eh ano pa ba eh tanga!
i hate the fact na kitang-kita na pagod na pagod na si leonora pero nakuha pang sigawan ni kots si leonora.
a coach who only had 4 months was able to put azkals and pinas football where it is right now was able to do so because ginamit niya utak niya, now compare that to a coach who almost had a year pero natatalo ng minnows like mongolia, has shown a defeatist attitude, keeps giving excuses, doesn't sub players who are clearly tired or being targetted for injuries para mawala ang magaling na player sa team, blames the players for his faults.
there is a need to sack this kots, it doesn't have to be mcmenemy. it has to be a coach that uses his head.
it's not just some pinoys who have noticed this. even a singaporean saw this, a "racist" singaporean at that.
backread niyo na lang starting page 1 ang thread na yan para maintindihan niyo pinag-uusapan doon at makita niyo gano ka racist yang hairi33.
now the best opinion you can get is one that isn't biased. now you can't call a singaporean's opinion on this as being biased because his passion is not with the azkals, di naman siya pinoy.
page 13 post by hairi33:
http://kallangroar.com/singapore-national-football-team/5754-singapore-vs-philippines-7-october-friendly-13.html
see alot of potential in Azkals. they just need a top quality coach... i mean really top quality...
sheajane80,
2010 Long Teng cup - PHI 3rd place
2011 Long Teng cup - PHI 2nd place
The 2011 long teng cup team is not the stronger team...we used U23 players to prepare them for the SEA games.
PHI lost to Mongolia in the 2nd leg...have you played in -10 degrees? Most pinoys have not tasted 0. People keep calling Mongolia, Nepal and Bangladesh "minnows"....HELLLLOOOOOO.....PHI are still minnows !!!
McMenemy is a FRAUD !!!
McMenemy is an amateur coach of an amateur club in England. He does not have the proper qualifications (ie UEFA / FIFA coaching licence, Sport development training etc etc).
The reason he got the job in PHI because Weiss was still with Rwanda finishing his contract. McMenemy knew that his contract was only temporary.
Due to McMenemy's lack of qualifications and licences, he was not able to form U16, U17 and U23 teams for the ASIAN, ASEAN and Olympic qualifiers....so we missed opportunities for PHI.
Weiss have the licences and qualifications and have experience in youth development (Chinese U20, Rwanda youth development coach). He also have the experience of training young players when there are no facilities (ie Rwanda). He also know the poverty in PHI. He understands it and he knows what the impact of poverty have on sport development (starting a grassroots program in a third world country is very hard). And McMenemy wouldnt know what to do.
Shrock, Mueller and other half-germans were able to try-out for the team because of Weiss connection with UEFA and the German Football Association (which helped us recruit players and offer their training facilities in Germany).
McMenemy do not have this kind of contacts (because he is an amateur coach at amateur level, Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool don't even know who the hell Simon McMenemy is...to them he is just small time trying to talk big time - but he cannot back it up).
ang layo na ng sagot mo.
pano napunta sa grassroots at ano kinalaman ng connections sa pagkakaroon ng results.
as if naman pff can't scout those players you mentioned without weiss' help.
nahhhhh
the results speaks for themselves.
mcmenemy + troubled leadership in pff + lack of support from pinoys + lack of funding + weaker team = BOOM! won against powerhouse. pinoys are now aware of the azkals, nagka interes na sa football. all in a short span of JUST 4 MONTHS. KITA MO? ALL THE ODDS WERE AGAINST HIM AND HIS TEAM.
weiss + no more trouble in pff + support from pinoys + multi-million dollar funding + stronger team = all downhill. cannot win against powerhouses, can only win against minnows and defeated by minnows. NOW GIVE ME AN ACCOMPLISHMENT WEISS HAS THAT IS NEARLY COMPARABLE TO THAT OF MCMENEMY'S? BIRUIN MO MAS MATAGAL PA SI WEISS, ISANG TAON NA.
bale wala ang mga credentials na yan kung di ginagamit ang utak. mcmenemy used his, weiss didn't. kahit simpleng sub nga di ginagawa ayun tuloy hanggang ngayon guirado's injury keeps coming back kasi kita naman natin pano siya kinawawa ng mga kuwaitis pero ayun di niya sinub talaga, kitang-kita na ng buong bayan na vietnam was raping leonora eh di pa rin niya pinapalitan, sa tactics naman gusto niya ang team nating susugod eh kahit sa basics ng passing wala pa nga ang team eh kasi sa midfield tapos na ang atake natin, ikaw nga ang mahina na team tapos ikaw pa susugod.maliit lang ang coaching world ng football dito sa pilipinas kaya madali lang malaman kung ano opinion nila if you are into this sport, and i'll sum up what most of them said "COACH BA TALAGA YAN?" because i was there with friends and we heard that coach say that to his fellow coaches nung pinapanood namin sea games vietnam vs jr azkals, sabi namin pasalamat talaga yang coach na yan kay mueller if not for him that could have easily been 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - 1
mapalaro man yan o giyera in real life, if you are weak you don't attack a strong opponent. you wait for your opportunity to strike.
if you really believe na ganun kagaling yang weiss niyo AT nakita niyong maganda ang performance ng national youth team natin under the new serb coach, wag na wag niyong sasabihing papapalitan niyo ang napakagaling na weiss niyo.