Smooth Sailing With Big Squad

Lion City's ability to rotate sees SPL leaders extend winning run, despite hectic schedule

- Deepanraj Ganesan

The games are coming thick and fast for the Lion City Sailors, but the buoyant Singapore Premier League (SPL) leaders are showing no signs of slowing down.

On Feb 23 at the Bishan Stadium, the Sailors extended their winning streak in the league to six matches with a 5-1 demolition of 10-man Balestier Khalsa to maintain a six-point lead at the top of the table.

It was their third victory in eight days, after they beat Tanjong Pagar 4-1 in the Singapore Cup group phase on Feb 16 and thrashed Muangthong United 4-0 on Feb 20 to progress 7-2 on aggregate to the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League Two.

Such are the high spirits within the camp that four-goal hero Lennart Thy said there has been no talk of fatigue, despite the fact that the Sailors are fighting on three fronts.

He said: "We're not thinking about that. Fatigue, I don't know who's talking about it, but within the team, it is a non-topic. We have a big squad... we can make changes during the game, give some players a rest... so far, we're doing good. We want to keep this up... we are pushing each other and that's important."