Commentary - A Case of Deja Vu ? Singapore Lions & England Sorry Plight !

A Case of Deja Vu ? You will find what I am about to write here all too familiar and similar . And I won’t blame you .

One can’t help but to draw similarities with our Lions national soccer team's recent sorry plight after their AFF Suzuki Cup exit with the Three Lions national soccer team . Like England after their FIFA World Cup exit in South Africa in which they were also highly expected to progress far without much fuss with an easy Group phase , they crashed and crumbled .

Like England , there were calls for Raddy Avramovich to step down and pay with his job for failing to lead the Singapore Lions far enough in the AFF Suzuki Cup competition . But just like the English FA's decision to stick with Fabio Capello for another two years till after Euro 2012 at least , the FAS ( Football Association of Singapore ) have also backed Raddy Avramovich as the man to continue leading the Singapore Lions national soccer team for their upcoming FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifiers which commences in June as well as the SEA Games at the end of the year .

And just like Fabio Capello , Raddy Avramovich has also promised that he will wield the axe if necessary and will not hesitate to drop any under performing players . So we should expect to see some new faces emerging in the national team while he continues to be at the helm .

Lest Singaporeans were not able to feel the disappointment and pain that the English fans have gone through after England crashed out of the World Cup to Germany last summer , now they really do . For the exact same plight is now being replayed on our very own Lions national soccer team . Call it coincidental or ironic , but if what had happened to the England national team is really being repeated here , Singaporeans will certainly hope that the Singapore Lions can emulate what England did in their Euro 2012 Qualifiers by turning in a huge solid performance in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers . This way , Singapore Lions' dream of making it to the FIFA World Cup will no longer be an unattainable dream but finally a reality .

For the record , England’s prospect of making it to the Euro 2012 competition proper in Poland and Ukraine looks bright at the moment with them currently in second place in their qualifying Group G with seven points after having played three matches ( Two Wins & one Draw ) .