Azkals will learn from 8:1 defeat by China

Philippines 8:1 defeat by China in the friendly is not 'embarrassing' rather a good learning experience to the players and the coaching crew.

Looking at the current football situations surrounding both nations, it would have been unfair to think that the result would have been different even with some of the missing faces in the Azkals lineup.

What was embarrassing in football recently history was Germany 7:1 thrashing of Brazil in the 2014 FIFA world cup semi-final game in front of their home supporters. However, Brazil moved on to become the firs country to qualify for the 2018 world cup in Russia with four games to spare and they are currently sitting at the top of FIFA world ranking.

Thomas Dooley in his own case has a task at hand to make sure that Azkals qualify for the AFC Cup 2019 and a win against Tajikistan on June 13 will keep the team on the right track.