Neil Etheridge (proper, crouching) needs the Azkals to maintain a “successful mentality.” —PFF PHOTO
Neil Etheridge believes the combat proven by the workforce in a comeback victory over Afghanistan in a pleasant match on Tuesday will profit the Philippine Azkals forward of their marketing campaign within the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers in November.
“I used to be so emotional after the sport as a result of I felt that this was the primary time in a very long time that I noticed a combat in an Azkals workforce,” the veteran goalkeeper stated after the 2-1 victory at Rizal Memorial Stadium.
The Azkals got here by with the win after Jens Rasmussen scored a terrific aim off a solo effort and Christian Rontini produced the go-ahead rating after Afghanistan took the lead previous the hour mark.
It capped off a global window which noticed the Azkals come seconds near placing up a win over Chinese language-Taipei earlier than settling for a 1-1 attract Kaohsiung amid wet situations 4 nights earlier.
One other window is slated subsequent month, with coach Michael Weiss revealing that the Azkals will seemingly head to Bahrain for a camp that can function closing preparations for the joint qualifiers.
Weiss begged off from revealing the names of potential opponents for the 2 friendlies.
The Azkals are in a troublesome group for the second spherical of the qualifiers with Iraq, Vietnam and the winner of the two-legged playoff between Indonesia and Brunei.
But when the present squad can maintain the mentality Etheridge final noticed in previous editions of the nationwide workforce, the Azkals might give their foes matches.
“I’ve been lucky sufficient to be a part of a workforce a few years in the past that wasn’t as technically good, however had the mentality that we needed to win,” he stated.
“We might have rolled over after we conceded one-nil, however we didn’t,” added Etheridge. “We simply wish to construct a successful mentality.”
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