Thought both Gavin Lee and Desmond Ong are candid with their assessment.

For Coach Lee, he stated ACL tournament "took a lot away from us physically and mentally", while Chairman Ong revealed "We didn't have an open chequebook to reinforce the squad as to how people thought we would."

I would say it is kind of disturbing to read about the revelation of the infighting as reported in the Straits Times article, although such scenario is not uncommon when chips are down and it's up to the coaches and management to keep the spirit up during such adversity.

Thought the game earlier at Jurong East was poor with both Albirex Niigata (Singapore) and Tampines Rovers literally toothless and lacked the bite upfront.

The Stags were not able to string up their passes from the middle to the front, while Albirex Niigata (Singapore) pumped countless of futile attempts from the wings and to be cleared by the defence marshalled by the experienced Baihakki Khaizan and Dan Bennett.

#bolasepako25th - NEVER ENDING CLOSURE

Officially closed on 30th June 2007 with a friendly against Socceroos, the old National Stadium only begun the bulldozing in September 2010 with a few more Singapore National Team matches being played prior to that.

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Sorry for the re-sending due to some technical issues, above shown are the feedback from the IG users on what they think that went wrong for Tampines Rovers in recent weeks.

IN MEMORY OF "MAT NOH"

A one-minute silence was observed before the AIA Singapore Premier League match between Albirex Niigata (Singapore) and Tampines Rovers in memory of the late Mohd Noh bin Hussain on 24/9.

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FINALLY, COACHES NEED NOT TO SCRATCH THEIR HEADS

The following are some of the key points mentioned in the 39th Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Annual Congress (pictured, as credited).

A) From 2022 Singapore Premier League (SPL) season, the fielding of one U23 player instead of three in the starting lineup.

B) No limit on the number of U23 players registered in each SPL squad.

C) Young elite leagues to resume 2022 season (subject to prevailing circumstances)

D) FAS will "put in a strong and determined bid to host" AFF Suzuki Cup

I thought the biggest takeaways would be point (A) and (C), especially for the former that head coaches would not find themselves in a constrained situation and give more flexibility to field their ideal XI.

(to be continued ...)

FINALLY, COACHES NEED NOT TO SCRATCH THEIR HEADS (Part2)

The move to revive the youth elite leagues is a good one and hopefully we can see a conduit in place to allow proper progression than having a fast tracking mode that saw more teenage players in a top-tier league in this season which is criticized by many in the fraternity as a devaluating move to the SPL.

It is also important to ensure the competitiveness of these youth leagues whose flaws were well-documented in the past and hopefully if situation permits, the revival of the amateur and corporate leagues too.

These are my thoughts ...

Till then, stay safe and healthy and don't gather in numbers ❌

Thank you for your support.

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https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-spl-under-23-quota-reduced-from-3-to-1-clubs-to-be-rewarded-for-youth

Here is Straits Times' article on the 39th Football Association of Singapore Annual Congress

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STAY IN CHECK, KEEP UP THE PACE

Albirex Niigata (Singapore)'s Fairoz Hasan (left) making sure Armin Bosnjak did not feed in any cross to his Tampines Rovers mates in this AIA Singapore Premier League match which ended up in a goalless stalemate on 24/9.

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SAILORS BACK TO THE SUMMIT

📝 Lion City Sailors beat Geylang International 3-0 to climb to the top of AIA Singapore Premier League table on goal difference ahead of Albirex Niigata (Singapore).

🤓:"The Sailors made sure they keep up to their momentum and take full advantage of the goalless stalemate days ago at Jurong East."

❓So what are factors that will determine the title race? (📷 LCSFC)

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COMPILATION OF SHOTS - ANS 0-0 YL 240921

Here is the compilation of shots from the AIA Singapore Premier League match between Albirex Niigata (Singapore) and Tampines Rovers played on 24/9/21 at Jurong East.

📷 ➡️ https://photos.app.goo.gl/wmAFTwTTaoC6bxwJA

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