I swear I shouted at the top of my voice when Itimi Dickson shot
was superbly saved by the Japanese gk in the last minute of the
match. I really thought it was going in. But ... haizz ... lose
again ... but credit goes to the performance ... even though it's a
second string Japanese side. But lose is still a lost. I'm sure the
coach isn't happy with the result. But kudos to Singapore for
putting up a brave fight rather than Vincent Subramaniam's
Singapore side that lost to Japan 3-0 a few years back where they
play with 2 sweeper and only so many defenders. Anyone remember
that match? I think Rezal Hassan make so many saves, more than what
Hassan Sunny or Lionel Lewis have to make during the 2 matches with
Japan this year.
But yeah, I guess Singapore is improving bit by bit. But I still
think it's a long way to go before Singapore can ever reach an
Asian Cup Final. They may be able to match the ASEAN team. But it
will take a few years, maybe the next batch of players from the
Sports School and COE to ever achieve a respectable target. The
current team is good and youthful, but not good enough to go up
another level i suppose.
Sleague need to improve more. Though I support the Sleague, I
wonder why the commentator say Sleague is a very good league. They
are just average like any Malaysian sides. Clueless man.
Sleague really need to invest more on youth. Youth is the only
solution I can think of to improve our local standard. For that,
everyone needs to be patient. We need to train children from as
young as 7 or 8yrs old, not at 15 years old. By then it's already
too late.
The above is just my thoughts. 
