THREE days after Kuwait�s Al Azraqs ended the Philippines� campaign to enter the third round of the World Cup qualifiers, �Azkals� German coach Hans Michael Weiss announced that his wards would undergo a stricter training program.
�Everybody will be very busy after August. I guess it�s time to put up the guys to another kind of training level, which is going to be stricter unlike our previous trainings. I don�t have anything against the players but that�s the way it should be,� Weiss told the Manila Times.
Weiss did not reveal the specifics of the new training program but stressed that disciplinary actions would be imposed on players who would fail to follow the rules.
�All my players are very responsible, good and talented, but there are times you need to tighten up the rules since they know how hard it is to play football internationally,� said Weiss, who is scheduled to return to Germany for a brief vacation.
Azkals team manager Dan Palami agreed that a more rigid training program is needed if the Azkals are to soar to greater heights of success, �Nine months ago, who would think we�d engage Kuwait in the World Cup qualifier? Coach Weiss has made miracles for the �Azkals� but he�s not Jesus Christ to make all miracles happen. The team needs more time and we�d be stricter,� Palami said.
Weiss� coaching contract with the Azkals is still good for one-and-a-half year and he promised the Philippine Football Federation as well as Filipino football fans that they would see a lot of improvements from the team during that period.
The training of the Philippine �Azkals� will resume late August in preparation for the Long Teng Cup in September and the Indonesia 26th Southeast Asian Games in November.
Manila Times
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