After loss on a rainy Monday, Weiss sees ray of light with Azkals’ performance
Hopes are excessive that the Azkals (in gentle uniform) can flip their fortunes round. —PFF PHOTO
A heavy dose of optimism surfaced with the way in which the Philippine Azkals carried out on a wet Monday evening at Rizal Memorial Stadium regardless of a 3-2 loss to Chinese language-Taipei in a pleasant.
5 months since staunch supporters of the boys’s nationwide soccer group voiced out their displeasure over the Azkals’ decline, there appears to be hope of a revival regardless of contrasting outcomes of their two latest friendlies.
“You would see the followers have been like joyous after the sport. They in all probability noticed that we’re making an attempt one thing,” mentioned coach Michael Weiss after the second sport of his second tenure dealing with the nationwide squad.
Possibilities of a followup to Thursday’s 1-0 victory over Nepal have been excessive after the Azkals overcame an early deficit to take a 2-1 lead on the half on targets from Mike Ott and Patrick Reichelt.
However the Azkals couldn’t maintain their maintain on the benefit as Chinese language-Taipei struck twice after the break, together with the successful objective of Ming-Wei Lin getting into stoppage time.
“I need to say, it was a completely deserving win for Chinese language-Taipei,” mentioned Weiss. “Then once more, for that is the primary a part of my second stint [as Azkals coach], I can say that the primary sport [against Nepal] we obtained away. Right now, we didn’t get away. However however, I feel the potential is de facto there.”
The German mentor may have a while to work on the issues he hopes to resolve, particularly the group’s health stage and the seek for gamers who may execute his system.
Two extra home windows
Weiss used the 2 friendlies to present probabilities to virtually everybody within the lineup, familiarizing himself with remnants from his first tenure and recent faces who took half within the window whereas additionally fielding children like Gio Pabualan and Jared Peña in the course of the essential a part of the Chinese language-Taipei match.
“I’m not a lot within the outcomes, I’m extra that we created probabilities, that we now have alternatives, that we will put the gasoline on the pedal, that we’re doing one thing, that we’re energetic. And that’s what we’re doing.”
“We took some dangers with the younger gamers as a result of we wished to see them. However they have been additionally concerned, have been half within the downfall, however I’m not blaming them. I have to see on this window who may also help us,” he added.
Weiss has two extra home windows earlier than forming the squad he want to have come November when the joint qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa (Worldwide Affiliation Soccer Federation) World Cup and 2027 Asian Soccer Confederation Asian Cup get underway.
And Weiss assured that issues can solely get higher shifting ahead.
“I feel we will see many, many extra positives within the subsequent home windows,” mentioned Weiss. INQ
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