| Fadhil Yunus |
DPMM FC head coach Steve Kean expressed his delight after import attacker Daud Gazale opened his account for the club in the 2-1 win over Hougang United FC at the Hougang Stadium in Singapore on Saturday night.
The Chilean finally broke his goal duck with an exquisite winner after seven league appearances since joining the club.
He also made an assist for Adi Said’s opening goal after showing fine individual work.
The forward offered a different dimension to the side and has been known to make good touches with the ball such as his style of play.
“Daud has been unfortunate as he picked up injuries. He can make a chance when he gets on the ball. He seems to be just working at a slower pace. Everything he can do things in slow motion,” said Kean.
“He seems to have that control of the ball and that little eye for goal that he can see something. I was delighted that he played tonight and I was delighted that he gave us a different element.
“We lost Azwan Ali through suspension and when Daud came on and played in that game I thought especially in the first half we’ve caused Hougang problems. They (Hougang) didn’t really know how to play him,” the head coach further added.
With the Chilean not normally associated as a traditional goal-scoring weapon, Kean highlighted that he brought a different kind of danger.
“He’s the last pass guy. He’s an assist specialist and he’s an unselfish player,” the head coach said.
The Scotsman was also pleased that the forward had gotten a lot of game time under his belt following a spell away from the team through injury.
“I’m glad that he got 85 minutes under his belt. Hopefully he can stay clear of injury till the end of the season because like I said before it really helps if we can help get those three imports on the pitch.”
The head coach also lavished praise to attacking players including Adi Said and Rafael Ramazotti.
“Our front unit (Adi Said, Rafa and Daud) caused problems all night,” said Kean in a post-match interview.
Kean indicated that the Hougang Stadium had been a good ground having produced positive results consistently after registering seven wins in the last nine meetings on away territory.
“We’ve always get good results here over the years. Since I’ve been here, we’ve always done well,” the former Blackburn Rovers manager said.
The head coach asserted that they currently lie in a false position in the league given the quality of his squad.
Meanwhile, Kean’s opposite number Hougang United head coach Philippe Aw said that he will put out the strongest possible side in the two-legged tie against Global FC in the semi-finals of the Singapore Cup.
Kean made nine changes to the squad which featured at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium on September 19.
“We’ll put out the best 11 with the best 7 reserves to go and give Global a good game,” said the former Home United coach.
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