DPMM FC head coach Jamie McAllister has underlined the progress of his charges ahead of their clash against Tanjong Pagar United FC in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium tonight.
The Gegar Gegar men are on the back of a morale-boosting 4-2 victory against Geylang International FC – one of the league’s in-form sides – during the last match-day.
Jamie, who oversaw his side snap a 10-game winless run, said, “For me, the lads are improving and get to know how I want to play in possession and out of possession and getting better everyday and every week.”
He added, “We are growing in confidence and we are slowly building one step at a time. We’re just going to take small steps and keep building on our performances and focus on the process.
“Individually, I think all the players are improving and I think all the players out of possession are working very hard for the team.
“We defend together as an 11 and we attack together as an 11. It is important for everyone to do their job in and out of possession.”
The Scotsman also heaped praise to Hakeme Yazid bin Said, whose performances last season earned him a place in the SPL Team of the Year.
“Hakeme has scored a couple of good goals. He is back in form which is good to see,” he said.
“He was very good last year. But all of the players I think are improving. Hariz has come into the team and done very well and a big performance from the captain Nor (Norikhwan) last week.”
The new-look foreign attacking trio of Julio Cruz, Miguel Oliveira and Gabriel Gama has also shown chemistry and good link-up play.
“The back four defended very well and Kiko (Kristijan) made important saves,” the head coach said.
“For me, it is everyone in the team working harder and working smarter and understanding the job on what it takes to be really successful.” – Fadhil Yunus
