NATIONAL captain Safiq Rahim struck a boot on Singapore by insisting that they are nothing without their five naturalised players.
"I think they are very reliant on their naturalised players. Singapore are not much of a team without them," said Safiq before boarding the flight to Kuala Lumpur at the Changi Airport yesterday.
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Singapore's naturalised players - Aleksandar Duric (formerly from Bosnia), Daniel Bennett (England), Mustafic Fahrudin (Serbia), Shi Jiayi and Qiu Li (from China) played an instrumental role in their 5-3 victory over Malaysia in the World Cup second round, first leg qualifier at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday.
"These players are only good at their small stadium. They will not be able to play their game in front of our fans at the National Stadium. We will beat them," warned Safiq.Tigers' Ultras vow to turn Bukit Jalil into 'hell'
COME on in Singapore, we will make the Bukit Jalil Stadium a living hell for you.
It is a promise the Malaya Ultras have every intention of keeping come Thursday, when Singapore face Causeway rivals Malaysia in the second leg of their 2014 World Cup second-round qualifier.
Known for their fanatical support of the Tigers, the Ultras lived up to their fearsome reputation at the 6,000-seater Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday.
Clad in black T-shirts with yellow scarves wrapped around their necks, they arrived at the stadium around 1.30pm - six hours before the game - and made their rounds chanting 'Harimau Malaya' and brandishing their scarves in unison.
Despite being outnumbered, they still left a lasting impression on Lions fans seated in the gallery just next to the 300-strong contingent.
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