Will Singapore ever qualify for the world cup?

With the world cup approaching, i was thinking about the Singapore soccer team. Will they ever qualify for the world cup?

I think they have the quality to do it, but they lack something.

Singapore is not a country that is able to play flashy soccer. They need to play the boring but effective way. They need to be discipline at the back. They defence must not push up too much to join in the attack as if they want to join the attack, they must be fit enough to run up and down the field, and the Singapore players to not have that kind of fitness.

I think the ideal formation for Singapore is 4-4-2. We need to be solid at the back and centre. When we have a solid back, we can frustrate opponents by closing them down whenever they are in our half and not give them any chance to shoot or cross. I believe that Singapore is able to have a very solid defence. We have a very talented keeper, Hassan Sunny. We have four top defenders. Full backs Noh Raman and Shaiful Esah. Two big, strong and tough centre backs Daniel Bennett and Baihakki Khaizan. But i feel that Noh Raman should be replaced with Afiq Yunos as he is younger and has much more pace than Noh Raman. Singapore need full backs with pace in order to prevent the opponent's pacy wingers from unlocking our defence.

By having a solid midfield, we would controll the possession of the game. By controlling possession, we would controll the whole game. The opponents would keep chasing us for the ball, and this will tire them out fast. Singapore must learn how to keep possession whenever they have it and not kick an aimless ball into the opponents half and hope that the strikers would receive it. Singapore need to play with shorts passes. By using short passing instead of long balls, we would not lose possession so easily. It is also easier for the players to recieve it. Singapore should try to attack the opponents slowly from our own half. We must be patient in attacking. We have to keep passing it around to find the opening. By keeping possession when attacking, we would be irritating the opponents, and in order the gain possession, they may resort to wild challenges and give away free kicks in dangerous positions or maybe even a penalty. We have great free kick takers, Shi Jiayi, Shaiful Esah etc. Free kicks are one of the ways Singapore can score goals.

The frontline of the singapore soccer team is quite strong, so that is not a worry. We have talented players like Khairul Amri who can unlock the opponents team defence in a blink of an eye.

I think other than learning how to keep possession and how to attack patiently, the most important point is the players fitness. Singapore must desperately work on the players fitness. Most of the time, by the 70th minute, the whole Singapore team would have run out of steam. It is during this period that they let in the most goals. They need to train on their stamina so they can last for the whole game.

With the above points mentioned, if they are applied, i am confident that one day, the Singapore soccer team would be able to qualify for the world cup.