Laos 0-0 Singapore

What can I say? Watching this game is painful on the eye for me as a Singaporean. For times of the game, I really thought Laos were the better team. Or, for that case, Singapore were the team in red.

These are the departments and players who desperately needs to improve.

All-round:
Passing was sloppy, often gives the ball away.
Crosses are often inaccurate and ineffective.
Lack of real urgency, less determination compared to Laotians.

Defence:
Often falls prey to quick counter-attacks from Laos.
Hence, they need to improve their positioning.

Midfield:
Lacks creativity.
Passes were often half-hearted and easily cut out by opposing players.
Needs to contribute more to both attack and defence.

Attack:
Did not make use of body strength (Agu Casmir) and pace enough.

Laos had nearly got the winning goal in injury time. That really shows that Laos' team is hungry and eager to prove, perhaps more after their national team got whacked by Singapore 0-11 in the Asean Football Championships earlier this year.

My personal take on players:
Hassan Sunny did fairly well on the few occasions when he needed to. Baihakki Khaizan and co. in defence were not really on top form as they were exposed by the swiftness of the Laos' counter-attacks. The midfield was often missing in action. Sharil Ishak failed to do what he ought to do: provide good passes into the penalty box. Fazrul would be better as a forward. Khairul Amri did fairly but lacked a goal. Agu was disappointing; his game in the 1st half was dreadful, and the 2nd half insignificant.

My note to Raddy (I don't know more than him though):
Drop Agu for match against Vietnam.
Restore Fazrul to frontline.
Use Hariss Harun in place of either Tangku Mushadad or Sharil Ishak.

Regret:
Singapore lack a tall centre-forward to tackle those incoming high crosses to punish the Laos. His height was what helped Noh Alam Shah put 7 past Laos in the Asean Football Championship rout.

Now, Singapore has to buck up and produce more urgency in their play from the start, and needs to produce effective passing and crossing to achieve a win against Vietnam to put them back into contention.