He didn’t have to, but when asked what his game plan was for BG Tampines Rovers during the pre-match interview, Geylang International Head Coach Noor Ali summed up his comments with this line: “Definitely, we have prepared… but it’s the first game of the season; we must be very, very cautious.” It was a precious little window into how he would have prepared his team leading up to the game, given his sense making of the relative strengths and weakness of the two teams. And in the end, they were, as he said they should be.