July 19,
2004
The saying
go that the biggest test for a coach comes when the team are
losing, not when they are winning.
That time has come for Woodlands
9 games
into the season, Woodlands were on top of the league but another 9 games later
& the Rams are now in fifth place, incredibly, peering at the bottom half
of the table.
It has been
a stunning fall from grace for Clark & his men with a 7-match winless
streak plunging the team into crisis after they were not only knocked from the
top of the league but also the Singapore Cup.
Clark
believed the reasons for that is the team had lost the passion & drive they
had in the first round of matches so that is the need to rediscover it.
As
player-coach, he must do whatever he can to turn things around for the club.
He is also
pleased that other coaches in the league have come up to him & asked how he
was dealing with it. With the more experienced coaches sharing their
experiences,
Still with
9 games left, his team must pulled together & have everybody working hard
for each other as they cannot afford to 1 player not concentrating on what is
at hand
He has laid
those cards on the table in a team meeting last week & he is looking
forward to the next fixture for a response from his side & turn things
around.