NEED TO PRODUCE BETTER YOUTH PLAYERS ,
Next month, Singapore’s Under-19s were eliminated in the class level of the , ASEAN Under-19 Boys Championship.
Fadzuhasny Juraimi’s side finished with two losses (2-1 to Thailand and 5-0 to Malaysia ) and a 2-0 win against Brunei.
The U-19s may experience visitors Qatar, Jordan, and Hong Kong in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers second quarter.
Technical chairman Michael Browne acknowledged that there is a needed to “produce better people,” but that there are positive to get away from the competition on Wednesday.
” That is not a condemnation of the people that we currently have; it is not saying that they are not good much.” But the system they have come through, we have n’t produced players at the right level”, he said.
What is important is for people to have opportunities to enjoy at the “right amount” more often, said Browne.
In order to prepare for their Asian Football Confederation ( AFC) tournament, the U-19 players will play three training matches with Singapore Premier League teams in mid-September.
Each match did have three phases of 45 hours, he added.
In the run-up to the AFC, he said,” What we’re trying to do is make sure people that will be involved may play more in these game.”
Moving forward, it may imply raising the “level” of the Under-21 group by probable tweaks to its construction or style, he added.
Browne’s agreement was recently extended by a year and he was appointed technical director in July 2022.
His responsibilities include “overseeing the development of Singapore sport in all aspects,” according to FAS.
” Developing people requires four key elements. One is expertise recognition, value of coaching, quantity of training and games programming… What we’re trying to do now is to put into place structures that will allow that to occur, then we’ll make better players”, he said.
This change will not happen immediately, he added, giving the case of Qatar about two decades ago.
Browne spent 10 times in Qatar, working as head coach of the government’s Aspire Academy. He held various positions it, including brain of scouting for the national team.
He added:” It is possible, but… it’s important to find the right frameworks in place, give it time to work. And I think it likely work”.