I will not comment on whether Gavin Lee (pictured right) should be given the permanent role as Singapore national team head coach after he successfully guided the Lions to their first AFC Asian Cup qualification on merit on an interim basis.
Although many cite the argument that he is "a local and knows the system well" as the main reason he should be appointed, I hope this consensus is not merely a result of the ongoing state of euphoria following that historical feat.
The irony is, wasn't that a similar argument cited in 2016 when former Singapore striker V. Sundram moorthy took over from German Bernd Stange as the tactician of the four-time ASEAN champions?
Despite rising through the coaching ranks since his retirement as a player with Jurong FC in the early 2000s - having acquired enough pedigree by taking charge of S.League clubs like Young Lions and Tampines Rovers before landing in the hot seat - what happened in the end?
At the same time, I also wonder if many have overlooked the biggest elephant in the room: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?
If, in the end, the FAS (Football Association of Singapore) appoints someone else who is more experienced as the next Lions head coach, Lee should ideally be a major part of the backroom staff as part of a "grooming" process.
Nevertheless, we are not certain if this new coach would be "comfortable" with Gavin’s presence, as the new coach might have his own preferred coaching setup. This is something that boils down to effective communication and a clear definition of roles.
With the main tournament less than two years away, time is definitely not on our side. The ship must be stabilized as soon as possible before we set sail to the biggest tournament in January 2027.
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| Gavin Lee (Pictured right) |
Although many cite the argument that he is "a local and knows the system well" as the main reason he should be appointed, I hope this consensus is not merely a result of the ongoing state of euphoria following that historical feat.
The irony is, wasn't that a similar argument cited in 2016 when former Singapore striker V. Sundram moorthy took over from German Bernd Stange as the tactician of the four-time ASEAN champions?
Despite rising through the coaching ranks since his retirement as a player with Jurong FC in the early 2000s - having acquired enough pedigree by taking charge of S.League clubs like Young Lions and Tampines Rovers before landing in the hot seat - what happened in the end?
At the same time, I also wonder if many have overlooked the biggest elephant in the room: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?
If, in the end, the FAS (Football Association of Singapore) appoints someone else who is more experienced as the next Lions head coach, Lee should ideally be a major part of the backroom staff as part of a "grooming" process.
Nevertheless, we are not certain if this new coach would be "comfortable" with Gavin’s presence, as the new coach might have his own preferred coaching setup. This is something that boils down to effective communication and a clear definition of roles.
With the main tournament less than two years away, time is definitely not on our side. The ship must be stabilized as soon as possible before we set sail to the biggest tournament in January 2027.
- 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎'𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍 -
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