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Azkals kulang sa midfield

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MANILA, Philippines - Inamin ni German coach Michael Weiss na ma­hina ang kanilang midfield na naging ebidensya sa scoreless draw ng Philippine Azkals at Singapore Lions sa first leg ng kanilang semifinal tie para sa 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup noong Sabado ng ga­bi sa Rizal Memorial Football Field.

“Our midfield in the first half was weak, to be honest,” ani Weiss, ipinalit si Marwin Angeles para kay Jason de Jong sa layuning baguhin ang tak­bo ng laro ng Azkals.

Subalit hindi rin ito nangyari.

“If the midfield doesn’t show up and dis­tri­bute balls very well, you end up with loose balls and you end up pla­ying defensively with no time to create chances,” dag­dag pa nito.

Samantala, muli na­mang makakasama sa Az­­kals si Fil-Danish Jerry Lu­cena.

Hindi nakalaro si Lu­cena sa first leg ng natu­rang semis tie dahil sa pag­kampanya niya sa kan­yang football club.

Makakasama si Luce­na sa Azkals sa Singapore para sa second leg sa Miyerkules sa Jalan Besar Sta­dium.

“Having Jerry Lucena in the second leg will de­finitely give us more pro­position in midfield and build ‘kalma’ (calm) in buildup time,” wika ni Weiss.

Nagpilit ang Azkals na makaiskor sa second half subalit nabigo sa kanilang mga pagtatangka.

AZKALS

FIL-DANISH JERRY LU

HAVING JERRY LUCENA

JALAN BESAR STA

MARWIN ANGELES

MICHAEL WEISS

PHILIPPINE AZKALS

RIZAL MEMORIAL FOOTBALL FIELD

SHY

SINGAPORE LIONS

SUZUKI CUP

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