The reasons why Singapore lost tonight, or rather not performing to standard. Singapore not stepping up - one-touch football is clearly seen, but from the way the Lions play, they are not moving forward and creating the chances. This is what Stange said: the Singapore midfield is not compact. Hafiz Sujad and Faritz Hameed had a relatively poor night to sum up, as their inexperience had led to several errors that were spot on by the Omanis. With the virtually ineffective flanks, the Lions had to attack in the middle - Oman had it covered superbly. Singapore put too much pressure on themselves. The lack of confidence from the midfielders and forwards has seen the Lions unable to get forward and send accurate passes. Shahfiq Ghani has been very unproductive tonight. Shahril Ishak needs more involvement, and there was no midfield support to provide him with the ball. Passes - inaccurate, no weight, easily read by Oman. In such cases, long balls would be better off for the Lions to catch them off the hook as Oman had marked and pressured the whole pitch beautifully. It was still a decent game for the Lions to step up. Adam Swandi had a fair game, Qiu Li did what he was supposed to do, but there was just not enough bite in the game - no real chance for the Lions. Average Match Rating: 5.5/10 Singapore Rating: 6.2/10 Oman Rating: 8.3/10 Man of the Match (for SIN): Hariss Harun Flop of the Match (for SIN): Shahfiq Ghani
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:39:38 +0000
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