Asean Football Championship 2007
Impregnable defence in the lion den
Yesterday, Singapore played host to Vietnam, in a hardly fought
encounter. The game could have gone either way. Singapore defence
looked superbly solid, but the midfield lacked creativity and the
strikers lacked the composure, to score goals. I was one of the
fortunate in the 20,000 crowd, at the National Stadium. The first
half saw Singapore play a 4-4-2 formation, which resulted in one
great opportunity that was abysmally wasted by Alam Shah. The head
coach of Singapore, Avramovic, should be focusing on the decision
making of the players, especially the forwards.
The second half saw Singapore changing their tactics to a 4-3-3
formation, which I personally felt, was the wrong move. The team
did not have enough players in midfield to create goal-scoring
chances. The physical condition of the players deteriorated
rapidly, due to the bad condition of the pitch. Only in the last 15
minutes of the game did Indra finally made his appearance, but to
no avail. From what I saw, Daniel Bennett had a very good game, as
Singapore ended up with a 0-0 score line at full-time.
Although slightly disappointed at the final score, a draw was much
better than a defeat. Singapore meets Laos on 15th January, a win
here would be very crucial to qualifying for the semis.
(In a nutshell, the more we create, the more chances we
get.)
