The Training Session & The Right Moment

The Fires had their training session in Bishan this afternoon at Bishan Park. Salmin, Joshua, Raakesh and Vijay were absent.

The session started with the squad divided in two for a tackling drill. The players then had some man-marking drill ending with a shooting practise. The party will prepare for Sunday's friendly tie against The Eagles. Match venue will be notified soon.

Taking a look at the injury situation: Khairul and Shalih just came on the injured list

Summing up the current situation with the injuries:

Khairul: He pulled a ligament in his knee last season. However, a few days ago the pain returned. He is in the hospital being warded. He is doing well. He is happy and so are we. We hope to see him on the field again within the next month or month and a half. Perhaps he will be ready for the this year's Adonai League, but if there is any risk then we prefer to wait.

Khairul's Injury

Shalih: He was injured during this week's training session at Bishan Park. His injury occurred during shooting practise, after Isa's shot exactly, after the training session he said he was in a bit of pain but it seemed to have passed and there were no problems. He will recovered in time to play against the Eagles.

Shalih's Injury

It's Official

Salem Fire welcome new coach Ho Kwang Hock with open arms.

It's official, Ho Kwang Hock joins the Fires ranks as the newest coach. Kwang Hock spoke after the news was official: 'This room is a place that is rich with victories. Now, I would like to raise some trophies to the sky and win with this team. I am very excited about this new adventure. The discussions were long and I hoped that it would work out, but I like to be certain before I get my heart set on anything. I am totally available for the team and Errol. I have been coaching a few teams and I hope can do really well with this team.'

The number of coaches just increased to two.

Athletic Work

The day's training session focused on athletic recovery work and tactical exercises for the Fires.

Errol Lyle Champion continues to work towards the psychophysical recovery of the entire team. This week's training had the same mild pace as last week's. The session started at three in the afternoon and Errol Lyle Champion divided the team up into two groups to work. It was jogging for both groups. Following this initial phase of athletic work, the team moved to the centre field where they worked on tactical exercises. One side included Shalih, Salmin, Isa, Azhar and some trial players. The other side was made-up of Joshua, Vijay, Arun and some trial players as well.

They're Back!

The team returned to Bishan Park today for an afternoon training session that started at three in the afternoon.

The group played a training game on Errol’s orders on the field with seven-against-seven and two goals. Khairul Anwar was the keeper for this match.

The session ended after just over two hour. Errol Lyle Champion has some milder sessions planned for these first few weeks back with increasing intensity over the next weeks.