March 31, 2004

Singapore chances of gaining a result against the current Asian Cup champions have generally been written off by many but not Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic.

It is not a lost cause for Raddy Avramovic as the match start even for both teams.

He believes his side can put up a good show but even as he acknowledged Japan are a much stronger team than Singapore, he felt each game is different & the Japanese must prove that they are the best on the field.

Also Singapore will not play with 11 men behind the ball throughout the whole game for it will not be the right way to play against Japan as it only invite Japan to attack Singapore more often without any fear. Instead Singapore must be more cautious in defence but still try to attack if the opportunity arrives.

Raddy Avramovic also knows Singapore can compete with Japan & there is always the hope that Singapore can disappoint some people