Analysis

I've read Chiang's entry and I agree with him on the mistakes we made.

Here are some of my other observaitions

1. Where is the fitness?

We got to admit that the opponents were fitter than us. They ran into space when they had possession and closed us down fast when they lost it. Maybe we could start to work on our fitness by running a few clicks everyday.

2. Where is the technique?

Some of our players took 3-5 touches to control the ball. Many of us dwelled on the ball too long and gave away possession in dangerous area. This is one area our team really needs improvement on.

3. Not vocal at all

This is pointed out by Shicai. He complained that we were not vocal enough during the game and didn't ask the ball. There should be more running into space and shouting for the ball. Well I think its probably due to our lack of fitness as some of us can barely catch our breath already.

4. Inequality in playing time

Some of the subs travelled all the way but played less than 30 minutes in total. Maybe next time we should work out something that will ensure everyone got a reasonable amount of time to show what's he capable of.

That's the end of the post match analysis.