Sunday, July 24

Dear Crabbies

Posted by joeytearjerky at 1:49 PM 2 comments
I was wide awake from midnight to 3 in the morning earlier to watch the Philippine Azkals game against Kuwait Al Azraq so I woke up late today. I wasn't able to catch the rerun of the game which I've no plans of watching again. I was solemnly having my brunch when I overheard these guys talking about the game and how they bash the Philippines Men's National Football Team; like 'puro papogi lang ang alam,' 'di yan makakarating ng World Cup,' and 'mag-artista na lang sila.'


These crabbies! I'm pissed so Imma give these crabs a piece of my mind. So, listen crabbies, and listen very well..


First of all, it's not the Azkals' fault if they were born and blessed with good physical attributes. (Baka inggit ka lang kuya dahil pogi sila at ikaw ay hindi? Sisihin mo parents mo. Hehe :p)

Second of all, their good looks is NOT the issue and most especially, NOT the reason why they lost to Al Azraq. (Ambabaw mo. Or wala ka lang talagang masabi dahil wala ka namang alam sa football?)


Thirdly, there are reasons why they lost to the Kuwaitis: 1) The game last night was an away match for the Azkals and making an away goal is freakin' hard considering they are the visitors. There's the home Kuwaiti crowd and they are not that familiar with the pitch. 2) They played in a hellish 44-degree-Celsius weather. And most of the Azkals were not used to that kind of weather. You can just imagine how hard it is for them to play 90-minutes of running and kicking ball, plus those extra pushes and other physical counter-attacks by the Kuwaitis. That's exhausting and not to mention, dehydrating! 3) Kuwait Al Azraq is a better team than us. They rank 102nd in the FIFA World Ranking while the Philippine Azkals rank 159th, 57 steps under the Kuwaitis. They possessed the ball most of the game, the players' footwork was amazing, they had a superb defense, and they were really quick in counter-attacking, which just goes to show that they are really a tough team. 4) Captain Aly Borromeo and Stephan Shrock weren't able to play because of the suspension they got from their game against Sri Lanka. They were a big loss to the team. Captain Aly is a great defender as much as a great leader. Without him at the back really made a big difference. Though, Anton del Rosario, Rob Gier, Ray Jonsson and Jason Sabio did an amazing job at the back last night making sure the Philippine defense was tight. If not for their defensing, Neil Etheridge could've conceded more than just 3 goals considering how lethal those Kuwaitis were on the penalty box! Moreover, Shrocky's absence in the midfield area brought a slack offense to the team unlike on the games against Sri Lanka when they were more offensive and that was mainly because of Shrocky's great tackles and amazing passes. 5) There were no substitutions made until the last minutes of the game. That could've been a lone goal from the Kuwaitis if only Coach Weiss made an early substitution. The second goal was just plain stupid. The third one was due to exhaustion.


Yes, we still got a looong way to go and still got to learn a lot as a football nation to get to the World Cup but never tell me it's not achievable. Years ago, Philippine football was never this big. But now, every Filipino is talking about it. Meron na ngang haters e. That only means, Philippines is getting better and better as a football nation.


Now, crabbies, if you still don't wanna believe that..why don't you just go find yourself your own country and make your own football team? Or better yet, why don't you find a merchandise store where you can purchase a brain?


 

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