Solomon Islands veteran and former wonder striker Batram Suri has taken the opportunity after Solomon Islands national team's two friendly matches with Fiji to motivate and encourage the national team players.
Batram Suri who is commonly known as ‘Babata’ is one of the deadliest Solomon Islands strikers during his time wearing the number ten jersey. The veteran forward has encouraged Solomon Islands current national team to be positive and work hard towards their two matches against Papua New Guinea. In an exclusive interview with the coach of Ifira Black side of Vanuatu, he said, “I recalled my days in football as very precious to me and I believed my pure passion and discipline helped me to be successful in my career. I strongly encourage my fellow countrymen in the national team to have the same passion and discipline too. It can make a difference.” Batram not only is a household name in Solomon Islands but is also a familiar name to New Zealand football having stamped his mark in the New Zealand football scene during his time in New Zealand.
The humble Solomon Islander mentioned three main points which he believed our national team players should take into consideration as part of their task to improve and hopefully win their match against Papua New Guinea. First and foremost, he urged the national players to be determined and passionate about being in the squad. The national team is a very unique and important group of people and whoever in that group should realize that it is a great responsibility because you’re representing your nation. He believes that determination and passion can definitely push a player’s mentality into the right direction. Secondly, he also mentioned that boys must be always on alert for the football fans’ comments and criticisms. It is part of the game and sometimes the comments if one does not really take it well can definitely disturb one’s performance. “One of my strengths and one thing that helped me to have a good football career is simply learning to digest positive comments and throw away negative comments” Batram comfortably said. His final point and probably the most important point he shared was the will to improve. The veteran said that he believes all Solomon Islands players have the capacity to be lethal and very good but they must believe in themselves and learn to improve. Improvement doesn’t come by itself but through determination and positive approach from the players. Batram continued on and expressed his personal words to the players and the nation, “I believe in our boys and that they can make a difference. If the boys take into consideration my simple encouragement, I believe we can do it. I also would like to encourage Solomon Islanders to pray and support our boys too and as well, our boys too should pray for themselves too.”
The once most decorated footballer was all but praise for the national team and wished them all the best for the main match against Papua New Guinea. When asked about the football of Solomon Islands in general, Batram simply replied, “Football of Solomon Islands in general need a lot of things to be addressed and not just players but for now, the players must be the ones pushing their level up and competing well for their beloved country”. The former Solomon Islands sensational striker is currently the head coach for Vanuatu’s top football side Ifira Black and has continued to enjoy his time as coach.
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