SINGAPORE: A 'stark' gap in quality lies between the Young Lions and the rest of the teams in the region, and things will only get worse if measures are not taken to address the standard of football in Singapore. The head coach of Singapore's football team at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Philippe
SINGAPORE: A"stark" gap in quality lies between the Young Lions and the rest of the teams in the region, and things will only get worse if measures are not taken to address the standard of football in Singapore.
The derby encounter ended up being Singapore's worst showing yet in Cambodia and the country's heaviest defeat at the Games since the competition became an age-group affair in 2001., and ensured the under-22 footballers ended their campaign bottom of the group and with no wins for the first time since 1987.
Injuries meant that he made to make four changes to his starting line-up against Malaysia - but Aw was reluctant to pin the thrashing on the absence of several key players. The coach did not directly answer questions about whether he would continue in his role, but admitted his future was uncertain.And unless the holes in Singapore's football pipeline are plugged, Thursday's thrashing will only become the norm rather than the exception, Aw added.
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