Philippine ladies’s soccer crew coach Alen Stajcic. AFC PHOTO
Coach Alen Stajcic lauded the optimistic perspective the Philippine ladies’s soccer crew has proven as they enter the ultimate week of preparation earlier than plunging into motion within the Fifa Girls’s World Cup.
“[The team spirit has] been improbable [and I] can’t fault any one of many gamers,” Stajcic mentioned after the Filipinas’ second coaching session in Auckland, New Zealand. “It’s such a lovely group to work with and practice with.”
The Filipinas are eight days faraway from dealing with off with Switzerland to open their Group A marketing campaign Down Beneath, and the build-up is anticipated to be extra intense as they hope to place up a superb displaying within the nation’s first World Cup look.
“I believe they’re all actually excited, however to be trustworthy, they’re not likely displaying it for the time being,” mentioned the Filipinas mentor.
“They’re simply displaying that they’re keen to work laborious and maintain enhancing day-to-day and the tradition across the crew is improbable and the idea across the crew simply grows on a regular basis and I hope we are able to carry that into the primary recreation.
“I hope that they’ll actually present that we is usually a pressure and will be aggressive on this planet stage. I’ve nothing however reward for your entire group,” Stajcic added.
A closed-door coaching match in opposition to Sweden scheduled Monday in Wellington will give the crew an early concept of how they’ll face high-level opponents within the group stage.
“I’m actually wanting ahead to the week forward,” mentioned Stajcic. “We’re at all times discovering methods to enhance on the ball and off the ball, ways, set items, at all times specializing in our mentality.
“We’re at all times advantageous tuning and at all times these particulars in enhancing as a person or as a complete group. I believe we’re all simply actually excited to get to the beginning line.”
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