[yet another humiliating defeat] Singapore beaten 3-1 by Timor-Leste, putting Young Lions on brink of SEA Games elimination

[True Believer]

The qualification round merely reduced the large number of eligible nations from 47 to 24 for the Asian Cup finals. That means more than 1/2 of the entrants made it to the tournament. S'pore had to pip HK and India as the 2 strongest contenders in our group. We didn't have to deal with the likes of Japan, South or North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia etc. or even the South East Asian powerhouses like Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia.

 

[A Singaporean]

Why are Sinkies expecting so much of retards ?

 

[True Believer]

Why are Sinkies expecting so much of retards ?

The 20 odd national footballers are the most talented that we possess, which is not to say that there are no better players in S'pore. Many of the most promising teenage footballers I played with or against while in school, never turned professional.

 

[batman1]

They should just ban the sport to save the fucktard sinkies from more embarrassment and humiliation.

Don't give false hopes to low ses sinkees.555

 

[True Believer]

There was a time back in 1980, that S'pore beat North Korea 3-1 and China 1-0 in the Olympic Games qualifying round for Asia. The talent is out there, but far too many promising S'poreans give up on a career in football after NS and a university education.

 

[birdie69]

Sinkie football players are a bunch of jokers. Good for nothing.

Did David Neo scold them idiot

 

[Piersqsw]

do you think the bigger issue is coaching strategy or the pipeline of players coming through the system? It feels like we keep hitting the same wall every SEA Games. Curious if anyone has seen any real progress in the youth setup since then.

 

[True Believer]

do you think the bigger issue is coaching strategy or the pipeline of players coming through the system? It feels like we keep hitting the same wall every SEA Games. Curious if anyone has seen any real progress in the youth setup since then.

The problem appears to be the lack of accountability. The FAS has not been effective in recruiting, nurturing and keeping young talents in the game since professional football does not pay enough to make most young S'poreans forego a career elsewhere. Football is also a really short career, with most pro players retiring by their mid-30s.