After seeing his young charges fall to a 12-2 defeat on aggregate to Malaysia in the first play-off round of the World Cup/Asian Cup qualifiers, Timor-Leste head coach Norio Tsukitate admitted that he needs to start thinking of the team's future.
Their 5-1 hammering in the second leg encounter on Tuesday confirmed their exit from the qualifiers, and the Japanese trainer spoke after the match that there are aspects in his team's performance that needs to be worked on.
"My players simply lacked the experience. They managed to win the ball a number of times, but the mistakes they made allowed Malaysia to keep scoring.