THE Philippine Azkals national football team, which concluded a series of tuneup games in Bacolod, will have a deeper bench when it plays series of friendly matches this week.
Azkals coach Hans Michael Weiss said this as the nationals go into more intense preparations for their coming stint in the Asean Football Federation-Suzuki Cup later this year.
�We have a bigger pool, where we can swap players and give others a chance,� said Weiss.
The Azkals are set to have friendly matches against Malaysia on June 1 in Kuala Lumpur and against Indonesia on June 5 in Manila, before taking on Guam on June 12 at the Panaad pitch.
They will miss Fil-British goalie Neil Etheridge and the Younghusband brothers Phil and James in their game against Malaysia due to club commitments.
In their absence, Weiss will again be fielding in Fil-German goalie Roland Muller, plus La Salle varsity standout Patrick Deyto at the pitch. Fil-German Stephan Schrock and Denis Wolf will also see action.
With them around, Weiss shrugged off any manpower difficulties.
�We have a good team anyway. We will make the best of the situation and field in a good team,� said Weiss.
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