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SINGAPORE – There is no quick fix to clear the malaise that hangs over Singapore youth football but Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) technical director Joseph Palatsides has pledged to make the changes necessary to raise standards.
On Wednesday (Nov 6), the national Under-18 team were thrashed 11-0 by South Korea in their opening game at the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in Yangon.
The U-18s, coached by Fadzuhasny Juraimi, next face China on Friday (Nov 8) and Myanmar on Sunday.
Palatsides, who was in Myanmar with the U-18 squad, told The Straits Times on Thursday (Nov 7) the scoreline is “a true reflection of the gulf between us and one of the best teams in Asia” in terms of technical ability, physical attributes and the type of domestic and international exposure both teams have.
He added there is “much room for improvement in terms of physical and mental conditioning”.
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