PHNOM PENH – The outlook for Singapore football is bleak, with poor results at the youth level and a fifth consecutive SEA Games group-stage exit on the cards. But Young Lions goalkeeper Aizil Yazid has continued to emerge from the gloom with his reputation enhanced. The...
Aizil, whose older brother Aqil, a centre-back, is also in this 20-man Games squad, said: “My father places emphasis on staying disciplined and his best advice to me is to always be ready for any opportunity that comes.”
“Last year, I struggled with that and had way too high expectations for myself where each game I expected myself to be a 10. As a goalkeeper, you need to be reliable but you can never be perfect. Right now, I can enjoy my game a lot more.” Singapore U-22 coach Philippe Aw has tipped Aizil to get a senior call-up if the young goalkeeper can “stay on track”.
Aw knows that the Singapore U-22s must avoid defeat against Vietnam to retain any hope of advancing from Group B. The Vietnamese started their campaign with a routine 2-0 win over Laos, who face Malaysia on Wednesday.
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