National team captain Hariss Harun agreed, saying that since Mr Li became FAS president, particularly following Singapore’s qualification for the Asian Cup, the team had developed a greater sense of purpose.
“Previously maybe when you came to the national team, you felt a little bit more relaxed… we don’t take things for granted, but things were done on a relaxed note,” he said.
“Whereas now, I think there’s a lot of purpose… Gavin has aligned the team in terms of how we want to play, how we carry ourselves off the pitch as well, and I think to a certain extent, the public can see that as well.”
He added that with more resources flowing into the game, the situation was now “vastly different” from a couple of years ago in Singapore football.
“We’re moving forward, but we have a lot, a lot of things to do. If you look at the top teams in Asia, that’s where we aspire to be.”
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