nice info<div><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; ">In the meantime, the phone just doesn’t stop ringing. Indians, all based in Muscat, want to meet the team -- Diplomats, Bankers, Executives, Journalists. Requests for tickets flow in. An UAE supporter, here in Muscat for official work, stayed confident: “Against India we will score minimum five goals,” he says and laughs loud.</span>
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<br><br>we will see................WE WILL SEE WHO SCORES THE 5 F***ING GOALS<br>
<br><div><br></div><div>Vegeta, calm down.</div>
<br><br>i saw ur previous post man,and yeah i hate gt too i only watched 25 eps of it ,it was like an indian cereal yuck<br>btw i specially put vegeta ssj4 because he looks cool out of all da vegeta forms<br>majin vegeta is my fav char............<br><br>haha i am a final flash you for that taunt<br><br><br>
2 players dont make the team of 23. We can still win. I have confidence in players like Manandeep. They know what they have to do and what they are getting themselves into. If they thought they had no chance than why bother to come on camp and play here. The whole team shall fight tomorrow and even if we dont win we can still aplaude them as we wont lose by much.
<br><br><br>y r v thinking of losing...remerber papas philosophy of thinking abt winning n not to be "lets not lose"<br>
<br><div><br></div><div>When did I say we would lose. I said we can still win and that why would the players be here if they thought they would lose and have no chance. They obviously know what they can do and Papas has shown that to them. I feel that if Papas can somehow convince most of the team to stay with Pailan (and Manandeep to come back on Loan, thus giving Robin Singh and foreign striker more playing time; or vice versa with Robin going to Pailan for one season) than our youth can really be good. Top 15 in Asia maybe!</div>
There is no reason to fear this U-20 UAE side, they weren't all that impressive in U-19 qualifying, you can't call this their Olympic squad.
<br><div><br></div><div>This is there Olympic squad. Look at the line-up during the Australia-UAE game and the squad they sent out (on the AFC website). Its the same players (almost, few new players).</div>
I thought I read about the UAE Olympic squad in Europe right now preparing, did they pick all new players for the London Olympics and put the players that didn't make the cut on this U22 squad? Either way, both teams have something to prove if they want to qualify, this game is crucial.
I thought I read about the UAE Olympic squad in Europe right now preparing, did they pick all new players for the London Olympics and but the players that didn't make the cut on this U22 squad? Either way, both teams have something to prove if they want to qualify, this game is crucial.
</font><br><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Could be. Like I said only a few players from the AFC Squad (U22 one) were on the squad list for the Australia U23 game. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">You would think that the UAE Football Federation would consider the Olympics as more of a tournament than qualification for a cup they are arguably already in.</font></div>
<h2 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; color: rgb(23, 50, 99); text-align: left; font-size: 14px; background-image: url(http://the-aiff.com//images/arrow-blue2.gif); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Confident UAE take on India in 'a defining match</h2><div><br></div><div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; "><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td valign="top" id="img" class="graytext" style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); padding-top: 8px; "><p align="justify" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><strong>MUSCAT: </strong>The boys dressed up, put on their goggles and moved out. After a morning recovery session, Tuesday was an off day for them. Papas felt they ought to get out of the routine and feel fresh; hence casuals were allowed at the Lunch table.<br><br>Alwyn George who rushed for Lunch straight from the massage table didn’t get enough time to get himself out from his India Track Suit. Being the last entrant into the Dining Hall, an applause greeted him. By the time he recovered, poor Alwyn had to sing.<br><br>“<em>O Chak de Mundiya</em>…” the smart Alwyn hummed. “Louder,” Papas said in a jocular tone. The boys played the drum beats on the table. The gathered guests turned around, appreciated and clapped. Alwyn blushed. From the support staff, physio Kazi Juyef Islam was handpicked by the players. But he was smarter – he sang two. A Rabindrasangeet was followed by a Bollywood melody.<br><br>By Dinner, the boys had got back their focus. Ranked 119 in the FIFA ladder and more importantly, a team which has qualified for the forthcoming London Olympics, United Arab Emirates stay the next challenge.<br><br>UAE Coach Baler Sadih says: “We have quite a few options up our sleeve. We look forward to the match.” UAE had been unstoppable so far. In the first match, they beat hosts Oman 2-0 while in the second they accounted for Turkmenistan 1-0.<br><br>Ask Arthur Papas and he admits: “This is a defining match in the tournament. We need to maintain our consistency. We have had two very good games so far. Though the results have been different, there are so many positives which have emerged.”<br><br>“The boys have shown character and at this level you have to play with the same intensity every day,” he adds. “UAE are a very tough opposition. I reiterate one shouldn’t be expecting miracles. Everyone needs to be patient.”<br><br>Early morning, the buzz is back. There’s an intense Core Training Session in the gym. After breakfast, players line up for their treatment and massage. In between the Hotel staff, most of them Indians come over to inform the ice is waiting. The ice-bath will happen after the evening training session.<br><br>Someone who scored against the UAE Senior Team in the World Cup Qualifiers – Captain Jeje Lalpekhlua is ready to go. “I still remember Dika’s (Lalrindika Ralte) cross which was inch perfect. I just had to nod it in,” Jeje says. Dika, smiles. “The turf was slushy was maintaining balance was difficult. There’s a sort of telepathy between Jeje and me,” he quips.<br><br>You just can’t keep Manandeep Singh quiet. Sitting next, he plays his one-two. “So on a lush field in Muscat, you will provide us five such centres!” a mischievous Manandeep presses. Jeje adds in a tone of surprise: Five? We wait for 10 such crosses.” The laughter goes all around. Dika stands up, walks to his boots, touches them, comes and sits back.<br><br>“In International Matches, more often than not, the details decide the fate,” Papas comments. “Minute details such as set pieces, corners, etc. We need to be perfect.”<br><br>In the meantime, the phone just doesn’t stop ringing. Indians, all based in Muscat, want to meet the team -- Diplomats, Bankers, Executives, Journalists. Requests for tickets flow in. An UAE supporter, here in Muscat for official work, stayed confident: “Against India we will score minimum five goals,” he says and laughs loud.<br><br>None from the Indian Camp retaliates.<br><br>The kick-off at the Royal Oman Police Stadium is at IST: 9.15pm (7.45 local time) on Thursday, June 28.<br><br><strong>The list of 23 stays as follows:<br><br>Goalkeepers: </strong>Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Vice-captain), Ravi Kumar, Soram Poirei Angamba.<br><br><strong>Defenders: </strong>Pritam Kotal, Vishal Kumar, Souvik Ghosh, Prathamesh Maulinkar, Deepak Devrani, Narayan Das, Abhishek Das.<br><br><strong>Midfielders: </strong>Pranay Halder, Ognam Milan Singh, Thirthankar Sarkar, Alwyn George, Simranjit Singh, Ganeshan, Deepak Prakash, Lalrindika Ralte, Shaiju Mon, Romeo Fernandes.<br>Forwards: Holicharan Narzary, Jeje Lalpekhlua (Captain), Manandeep Singh.<br><br><strong>Head Coach: </strong>Arthur Papas<br><br><strong>Assistant Coach: </strong>Narayana Menon<br><br><strong>Goalkeeping Coach: </strong>Tanumoy Basu<br><br><strong>Fitness Trainer: </strong>Bibhu Nayak<br><br><strong>Manager: </strong>Sriniwas Murthy<br><br><strong>Doctor: </strong>Sandeep Kumar<br><br><strong>Physio: </strong>Kazi Juyef Islam<br><br><strong>Masseur: </strong>Santosh Chacko</p></td><td class="border-right" style="background-image: url(http://the-aiff.com//images/right-border.jpg); background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; "></td></tr><tr><td><br><hr>http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3214</td><td class="border-bottom" style="background-image: url(http://the-aiff.com//images/botm-border.jpg); background-position: 50% 100%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; "></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
A Malyalam Daily says : Shijumon's mother came to visit her son and his friends after travelling 1200 Km. by bus from Salalah where she is working in an Omanis house. She is in oman around 15 years since his father's unfortunate decease (cancer). She is praying for the success of her son and OUR COUNTRY (I am sure we will if we have prayer from such a people we will gualify in tournament).
We have to give bg salute to our GREAT COACH because he is really caring about his boys.
Take us lightly at your own peril! btw, a very touching information you provided us @msidhan786<;div>It further increases the respect for Papas and Papa's Boys</div>
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<br><div><br></div><div>No one can beat the all might Chi-Chi!!!</div><div><br></div><div>BOW DOWN TO HER NOW!</div><div><img src="http://www.animenation.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/chichi.gif"></div>;
<br><div><br></div><div>When did I say we would lose. I said we can still win and that why would the players be here if they thought they would lose and have no chance. They obviously know what they can do and Papas has shown that to them. I feel that if Papas can somehow convince most of the team to stay with Pailan (and Manandeep to come back on Loan, thus giving Robin Singh and foreign striker more playing time; or vice versa with Robin going to Pailan for one season) than our youth can really be good. Top 15 in Asia maybe!</div>
<br><div><br></div><div>This is there Olympic squad. Look at the line-up during the Australia-UAE game and the squad they sent out (on the AFC website). Its the same players (almost, few new players).</div>
</font><br><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Could be. Like I said only a few players from the AFC Squad (U22 one) were on the squad list for the Australia U23 game. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">You would think that the UAE Football Federation would consider the Olympics as more of a tournament than qualification for a cup they are arguably already in.</font></div>
A Malyalam Daily says : Shijumon's mother came to visit her son and his friends after travelling 1200 Km. by bus from Salalah where she is working in an Omanis house. She is in oman around 15 years since his father's unfortunate decease (cancer). She is praying for the success of her son and OUR COUNTRY (I am sure we will if we have prayer from such a people we will gualify in tournament).
We have to give bg salute to our GREAT COACH because he is really caring about his boys.