tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12569043.post1283387005888189247..comments2023-11-02T17:20:52.428+08:00Comments on Cebu Football: Fair Play: It's not the time to get rid of WeissCebu Footballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13687605372320638418noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12569043.post-50402172208727599822011-11-18T14:02:38.742+08:002011-11-18T14:02:38.742+08:00Fair enough, Mike, free pass on Weiss. Maybe if h...Fair enough, Mike, free pass on Weiss. Maybe if he had some kind of honor he'd opt to resign instead. <br /><br />This kid Hartman's bailing indicates some erosion of authority in that "chain of command" there, unless he was fired and didnt bail out at will. I mean, what kind of a coach would let that happen? Weiss knew leading up to the games that he had nothing to lose knowing that he had the headlock on Palami on the Sr Azkal deal.Azkaholic Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301139018050619113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12569043.post-1676974023431995612011-11-18T02:44:55.873+08:002011-11-18T02:44:55.873+08:00I am on record on saying that I wasn't expecti...I am on record on saying that I wasn't expecting much from our young U-23 squad because of our lack of preparation but given the 5 games played in our group, I was expecting an improvement from game to game from the 1st to the last game. But what actually happened, was after having a promising start against favored Vietnam, we somehow managed to get worse(I consider our win against Laos as lucky as we were getting outplayed and only managed to have 2 goals in the end) , even managing to be defeated by teams we have no business losing to. Our final game against Brunei, was especially disappointing, as we have beaten this team many times in the past, with just local players. Brunei don't have any reinforcements from abroad, are mush less experienced than our players, and did not have much preparation time either. They were hastily assembled after the FIFA ban on Brunei was lifted and were not part of an excellent grassroots development program like some of the other countries have done. You can't really blame our players, as they have more skill and experience than the players from Brunei, or some of the other teams in our group, so that leaves only one person to be held accountable for that loss, Coach Weiss.cjeaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12569043.post-85084794992441698462011-11-17T15:04:49.072+08:002011-11-17T15:04:49.072+08:00Not blindly waiting for the inevitable. I simply t...Not blindly waiting for the inevitable. I simply think, and you said it yourself, sacking Weiss with just less than four months to go before the next competition isn't the best move.<br /><br />He signed a two-year contract.Cebu Footballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13687605372320638418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12569043.post-23297655691655372712011-11-17T14:54:31.395+08:002011-11-17T14:54:31.395+08:00Weiss is hopeless. But I understand he's signe...Weiss is hopeless. But I understand he's signed a contract (which I hope ends soon) and it won't be practical do away with him at the moment. He'll just keep on experimenting with the players' natural positions and refuse to use a sub when it's badly needed. His performances are all very inconsistent, he's far from yielding a sustainable winning streak for the team even with the amount of talent and quality our players have. We've gone past the cut-him-some-slack period and missed one too many chances. I hope you're not blindly waiting for the inevitable. More than that, I pray that our senior team will be spared in the upcoming matches for 2012. Our U23 did not deserve such a lackluster showing and a bunch of excuses from the coaching staff. <br /><br />In any case, let's just wish you won't regret anything you wrote in this article, especially the part where had to defend the German. At the end of the day, someone has to be held accountable. It's safe to say our players gave it their all. But for the "powers that be", that remains highly contested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12569043.post-3305282941015378492011-11-17T03:32:24.610+08:002011-11-17T03:32:24.610+08:00When Laos lost to the Philippines a week ago, this...When Laos lost to the Philippines a week ago, this is what the Laos coach had to say:<br /><br />“It is my duty as the chief coach of Laos to accept responsibility for the losses the team suffered. Afterall, I’m the one who chose the starting eleven,” lamented Hans Schaller.<br /><br />“In Europe, there is a famous saying which goes something like, if the team wins; it is the players who were responsible. But if the team loses, then is the coach who is responsible.”<br /><br />The Laos coach did not make any excuses. but instead took responsibility for the loss. <br /><br />It is just as important to have accountability where it comes to job performance in sports as it is in government, or business. Otherwise, progress in any endeavor, will be extremely difficult.cjeaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12569043.post-28889666289096242622011-11-16T21:53:32.024+08:002011-11-16T21:53:32.024+08:00More in line with what you wrote in an earlier pie...More in line with what you wrote in an earlier piece: perhaps now's the time to get a real, sustainable football development programme going.<br /><br />Sacking coach Weiss now would be a disaster, me thinks. That's going to set us back a year and with the Challenge Cup coming for the senior side, I think it would be wrong to change coaches (and tactical philosophies) at this point.<br /><br />So I fully agree with the idea of getting a dedicated U23 coach and have coach Weiss concentrate on the seniors. But again, everything should be under a real programme.Ariellehttp://www.abcruz.comnoreply@blogger.com