Team Overview: Global FC - All the world's a Stage

Its about time

All the World's a Stage...

We all saw this coming. It was long inevitable. It is this consistency and domination that opponents and pundits alike whispers in hush tones. That Global FC is by far, the most complete team in the UFL.

 It was already written the moment Global marched from Division 2 with a perfect record (13-1-0) to winning the inaugural cup against Air Force, then coming in by a hairline to win UFL Division 1 in the 2011 edition again against Air Force in the final round. It seems that the Global juggernaut is destined to not only be champions of the UFL, but build itself a dynasty of its own. Led by the savior of Philippine Football Mr. Dan Palami, Global shook off its early failings and romped up its performance to win the 2012 UFL Division 1 Crown.

And mind you, things can only get better for the Dan Palami side. Led by the able Japanese skipper Yu Hoshide, Global showed time and again how forceful and how dominating it can be if it focus its efforts on the pitch. The backline has been superb specially between the sticks, Jerome Etoundi made the most of Paolo Pascual's injury and would most certainly be a strong candidate for the no.1 jersey when Pascual comes back to active duty, and the defensive duo of Jerry Barbaso and Badrelin Elhabbib rarely makes mistakes. However by far, I believe, the most important player for Global is Izo Elhabbib. The kind of  impact and energy that he brings on the field is infectious and you can immediately see the level of organization going up whenever he is in the pitch. Carli De Murga is the utility man in the team as he can be placed anywhere in the pitch and still be consistent and effective, Hence the deserving Golden Shoe Award. 

Even if you are able to overcome all these players mentioned above, you will still have to find a way to neutralize Misagh Bahadoran and Patrick Reichelt on both flanks. Global is a complete team simply because they have an answer to any opponent in the league. May that opponent be strong in midfield (Stallions FC), attacking (Loyola Meralco Sparks FC), or defending (Kaya FC), or even very aggressive teams (Philippine Army FC), Global has a recipe for them all.

Azkals vs Vietnam

A few questionable players remain though for Global FC, and in my opinion that is Angel Guirado and David Basa. Angel because for all his size and technical ability, he was still not able to dominate and dictate his will on his marker and more oftentimes than not, he easily becomes frustrated for small non-calls which disrupts his rhythm. he becomes a whole new player without an Azkals shirt. I would want to see more aggressiveness and more hunger within him in the coming season. And I would want David Basa to lose some weight, though effective, he is easily outruned by speedier players (Caligdong, Pasilan, Doctora). All in all however, this is a team built to contend for the title for a long time to come. 

Rumor has it that negotiations are now on going between Global and who else? San Miguel Beer to be the shirt sponsor of Global FC (though isnt Danding Coguangco already sponsoring Diliman Antonov FC hence the Antonov logo?) Mr. Dan Palami has been holding out the shirt sponsorship before winning the title so that he can say "You'd partner with the no.1 team!' ain't that a great opening line in negotiations?

Global FC is a team that is in the summit of the league. In every scenario possible, they are the team that the odds seems are always in their favor. 


I believed that we are in the dawn of Global's golden generation so to speak. 

And all the men and women, merely players...