Yoshida to stay the path

Japanese is the right man to take Lions forward, say players and football pundits

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Singapore national team coach Tatsuma Yoshida delivers instructions to forward Faris Ramli during the Lions' final World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia last Friday. The Japanese has defended his team selection after consecutive losses to Palestin

Singapore national team coach Tatsuma Yoshida delivers instructions to forward Faris Ramli during the Lions' final World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia last Friday. The Japanese has defended his team selection after consecutive losses to Palestine, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia which ended their campaign.

PHOTO: FAS

The knives are out for the Lions, whose World Cup campaign came to an end on Friday and while the team have come under criticism for their displays, Lions coach Tatsuma Yoshida has shouldered the blame.
But players and pundits whom The Straits Times spoke to insist that the Japanese is the right man for the job.
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