Azkals Update: Heavily armed for Myanmar

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• Without the punishing sub-zero condition of Mongolia, the Azkals see better days ahead in tropical Yangon.
• They will have Fil-British goalkeeper Neil Etheridge of Fulham back in the fold
• Two new strikers, Fil-Spanish Angel Aldeguer Guirado and Fil-German William Espinosa Guiridon to beef up the crew. 
• Fil-British forward Phil Younghusband, however, is a doubtful starter due to a pulled hamstrin

Filipino Spanish Angel Aldeguer Guirado reminds me of Puyol =P He only speaks Spanish right now. Hmmm..wonder how they will communicate. Though he is currently taking English lessons!

Click here to see a pic of William Guiridon. Couldn’t find much info about him

• If Younghusband won’t be around, Araneta said they expect Aldegeur Guirado, a tall striker from the Spanish Division III club Deportivo Ronda, to fill in.
• Araneta also said the team is hopeful that Fil-British Rob Gier and Fil-Dutch midfielder Jason de Jong will come over after missing the Ulan Bator outing.
• The Philippines will be the highest in terms of FIFA ranking among the four teams in Group A of the qualifiers.
• The Azkals (No. 151) play…host Myanmar (162) on March 21 scoreless draw in the AFF Suzuki Cup group stage last year
• Bangladesh (174) on March 23
• Palestine (177) on March 25
• …hoping to emerge in the Top 2 of the group to advance to the AFC Challenge Cup’s tournament proper next year.
• As to Palestine and Bangladesh, Araneta said: “We don’t have an idea about them so we’re working to get scouting reports.”

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