Source: ABS-CBN News
MANILA, Philippines -- For football players Phil and James Younghusband, being reportedly referred to as "prima donnas" by Philippine Azkals coach Michael Weiss is still a matter for clarification.
"Coach Weiss -- English is not his native language... so it's difficult. Sometimes things are misheard or sometimes misunderstood," Phil said during a press conference for an endorsement launch on Tuesday, when asked for his reaction to Weiss' reported reference to them shortly after the Azkals' championship win in the recently Philippine Football Peace Cup.
Last Saturday, during the Philippine football team's post-match press conference, Weiss was quoted as saying that the current Azkals line-up is "without prima donnas... people who think they already have achieved something in football."
In September, the Azkals management unveiled the team's roster for the Peace Cup, with notable absences being Phil and James Younghusband, who play as striker and midfielder respectively.
"Unless we speak to Coach Weiss, we don't really know what he meant by that. But people can interpret the way they want," James said.
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