Yoshida-san, restore the Lions' semangat, boleh?

An open letter to Tatsuma Yoshida, the Singapore national football team's new coach

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Dear Yoshida-san,

Welcome to Singapore. Having taken up arguably the hottest seat in Singapore sport, I hope you know what you are in for with your first international assignment.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 02, 2019, with the headline Yoshida-san, restore the Lions' semangat, boleh?. Subscribe