This step may have been intended to emulate Malaysia to successfully perform the regeneration.
President of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Zainudin Nordin, considered the country's national team accomplishments in 2010 are very disappointing, and he will do a massive overhaul that begins with the dissolution of the team.
Singapore failed to qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup and was eliminated in AFF Cup group stage then, and the players were finally regarded as the party responsible for the drop in
performance of the Lions.In an interview Zainudin said the government was analyzing the reports of what happened in 2010, and realized for the good of soccer, Singapore had to do a big overhaul in the national team.
"That means, all players are any, are removed from the national team. And the next coach (Radojko Avramovic) with the technical team will conduct a new selection based on the ability of players. Of all the options that exist, we believe this is the best for the future of football in Singapore," he said.
Singapore People were asked Zainudin to be patient, "And we also have to understand, because of developments and strategies that we apply to young players later, will require time and opportunity to implement,"
This step may be intended to replicate the success of Malaysia traces to regenerate by emphasizing young players until finally managed to win the SEA Games 2009 and the AFF Cup 2010, although it takes time and patience. (Mediacorp / Goal)