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Based on those "recommendations", it is not hard to tell a thing or two where and why our SEA Games footballers failed to perform up to expectations.

Coach Raddy was the last coach to guide Singapore to success

• SPL NOT UP TO MARK

When one of the findings mentioned 'tournament (SEA Games) was played at an intensity “beyond that of the” SPL.', it has proven that SPL (Singapore Premier League) does not provide the necessary environment and pace to gear our players to play at a higher level usually demanded at the international levels, be it the SEA Games or any international tournaments.

• RADDY ALREADY SAID SO

Which the reason why former national coach Raddy Avramovic once said the importance of our clubs to do well in regional tournaments such as the AFC Cup, as players would gain the necessary exposure at club levels by playing in those tournaments and would adapt the pace easily when they came to play for the national team, if selected.

• POOR FUNDAMENTALS 

On the other hand, players at that age-group should be equipped with strong fundamental skill sets that see them elevated to the next level to compete head and shoulders with their peers, but as we can see for ourselves during the SEA Games it was not the case.

So it, once again, boiled down to the poor grassroots developments of our football ecosystem.

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