“For us, our focus is really just game-by-game. “We have to respect Myanmar – I know they have a political situation but that also means their motivation will be quite high,” he said. While Myanmar beat Singapore 2-1 in a friendly at the National Stadium in June 2019 during Tatsuma’s second game at the helm, Singapore have a perfect record from five matches against them in the history of this competition.Įmbroiled in political turmoil back home, Myanmar are missing key players like Kyaw Ko Ko and Aung Thu due to a protest against a military coup earlier this year.Ī post shared by FAS Tatsuma refuses to take a victory for granted against the embattled visitors. We have to show our fighting spirit, play as a team and try to get the three points for the supporters.” “For a long time, we could not have major sports events in Singapore (due to the pandemic) so everyone is looking forward to this tournament.

“We know the fans are always behind us and it is a big positive to be able to play in front of them again. “Of course there will be pressure as we are the hosts, but I think it will be good pressure for the team,” he said at the pre-tournament virtual press conference on Saturday afternoon. The match kicks off at 8.45pm and can be streamed LIVE on Mediacorp’s MeWatch platform for free. With a sold-out crowd expected, Head Coach Tatsuma Yoshida is urging his charges to embrace the pressure and put up a performance for the home fans to be proud of. SINGAPORE, 4 DECEMBER 2021 – Singapore will finally kick things off in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2020 when they host Myanmar in their Group A opener at the National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub on Sunday night. Singapore Head Coach Tatsuma Yoshida, 4 December 2021

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