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Azkals Development Team coach Scott Cooper said he has not lost sight of the big picture even after his team absorbed back-to-back setbacks in the Philippine Soccer League at the PFF national training center in Carmona city. , Cavite.
ADT becomes entangled with Mendiola FC, which took a 6-0 beating from United City last weekend, in the winless squad battle at 9am, when league play resumes on Tuesday.
Undefeated clubs Kaya-Iloilo and United City face Stallion Laguna and Maharlika at 4:30 pm and 8:00 pm, respectively, in the other matches.
“Our team is a development team, not a development team,” Cooper said after his team’s 1-0 loss to Kaya-Iloilo FC last Saturday, three days after they took a similar beating 1- 0 for United City FC at the start of the tournament.
“We are developing players within the team. The results don’t really mean anything within the team, “he added. “You want to teach players how to win games, but it’s all about development.”
Cooper added that it was “pretty silly” to surround his team with too much publicity considering the youth of his players.
“If you look at the age of Carlo (Dorin) and Lance (Ocampo), they are only 18 and 20, respectively. It’s kind of silly. It’s part of the hype of the game. “
The British coach, however, took his role and the rest of the coaching staff seriously to educate the players under his wing to advance to the next level, including becoming members of the Azkals senior team, and good enough to be recruited by business leaders. clubs both locally and abroad.
“I look at these players to move on to bigger clubs and bigger leagues,” he said of his aspirations for his rough gems, adding that “our job is to develop Azkals in the future.”
Cooper found that he was beginning to see promising signs among players of this vintage.
He mentioned defender Mar Diano, who, despite suffering a defensive lapse last Saturday that led to the winning goal from Kaya-Iloilo forward Kenshiro Daniels, is someone who is progressing well in his development.
Diano is one of Cooper’s “projects”, making the 22-year-old former EU striker one of his trusted men in the back row.
“I would say that Diano is showing signs that he is ready to move on. He earns his head butts and positions himself well, ”Cooper said. “Others need at least six months a year to develop further.”
He also cited another converted forward, former UAAP MVP Jarvey Gayoso, who has shown significant improvement as a left back.
“Gayoso is getting used to that left side. What he wants and the best of him are two different things, “Cooper noted, adding that Italian-born midfielder Christian Rontini” shows a certain presence there. “
The Azkals coach was also pleased with the development of 19-year-old goalkeeper Quincy Kammeraad, who has been forced to take the place of starting goalkeeper Anthony Pinthus, who was loaned to United City FC and appears to have found a home there. .
“Our original goalkeeper was Anthony Pinthus, but we loaned him out to United because we felt he was in a position to step up and should never come back,” he acknowledged. “Quincy has gone from number 2 to number 1.
“He is young. His distribution (of the ball) is sometimes imprecise but he has a great distance in his kick. He is strong. As a goalkeeper I think he still has between 15 and 17 more months to develop. He is not very far. a great future “.
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