Dong in Asian Cup squad

• sand king

  19 Jun 07, 11:10

  Dong in Asian Cup squad
  
  United striker Dong Fangzhuo has been named in China's 23-man squad for July's Asian Cup competition.
  
  
  Fangzhuo was one of five forwards selected by coach Zhu Guanghu and joins fellow England-based players Li Tie (Sheffield United) and Sun Jihai (Manchester City) in the side. Midfielder Zheng Zhi, who played on loan for Charlton this season, will captain the team.
  
  Fangzhuo has played for China 11 times, most recently against the USA in a friendly earlier this month. His only international goal at senior level came against Switzerland in June 2006.
  
  China begin their Asian Cup campaign against co-hosts Malaysia on 10 July. They will also face Iran and Uzbekistan in the group stage.
• Spica

  19 Jun 07, 16:19

  Ahh...been out of the scene for a while.. and didn't really follow the Asian Cup .
  Is Singapore competing?
• Othello_Red

  19 Jun 07, 16:50

  Originally posted by Spica:

  Ahh...been out of the scene for a while.. and didn't really follow the Asian Cup .
  Is Singapore competing?

  Nope, couldn't qualify.
  
  Will be playing against the Socceroos though. Last match at the National Stadium.
• a-Lost-9uY

  19 Jun 07, 16:53

  Originally posted by Spica:

  Ahh...been out of the scene for a while.. and didn't really follow the Asian Cup .
  Is Singapore competing?

  rmb SG goal is WC2010..
  so we can forget abt Asian Cup...
  
• sand king

  19 Jun 07, 17:00

  haha i wished they could come to sg, haha the day China play with malaysia happens to be my bday
• Spica

  21 Jun 07, 09:03

  Hai, then since Singapore not involved in the Asian Cup, why couldn't Utd come here for the friendly instead?
• Dead_Man_Inc

  21 Jun 07, 13:27

  Originally posted by Spica:

  Hai, then since Singapore not involved in the Asian Cup, why couldn't Utd come here for the friendly instead?

  Maybe our field not up to standard?
• Othello_Red

  21 Jun 07, 14:51

  Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:

  Maybe our field not up to standard?

  Yeah, Singapore fields r so hard, we wouldn't wanna hurt the United players before the seasons starts.
  
  Seriously though, it's because the ground work wasn't laid. And it's not eas to find sponsors to book the stadium, find the hotels arrange logistics, promote the event, pay the appearance fees, etc in such a short time frame.
  
  better luck next time maybe.