#869 ft. Gavin Lee - Is This A New Era For S’pore Football?

Recorded on 4 Sep 2026, National coach Gavin Lee opens up on a crazy past year, building belief through culture, his newfound fatherhood and the Jalan Besar crowd that stayed despite losing 3-0, to sing Home.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

• 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 | https://www.gevme.com/Tech-Week-2026-visitor-registration/?promo=&source=partner_podcast_YahLahBut
• 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦 2026 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐, 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘖𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 29 𝘢𝘯𝘥 30 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2026.
• 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯.

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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Haresh: Rolling Loud: The Movie
• Terence: Funny moments from Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games 2026
• Gavin Lee: Singapore fans sing ‘Home’ after 3-1 defeat to Thailand

(00:00) Intro

(02:50) Looking Back on a Whirlwind Year

(05:02) Beating Thailand for the First Time Since 2012

(07:15) The Fans Who Stayed Behind to Sing "Home"

(09:18) Illhan Fandi's Goal and Fighting Spirit at 3-0 Down

(10:03) Building Belief Through Culture, Not Pep Talks

(11:29) The Team-Bonding Exercises That Sparked the Turnaround

(14:12) Knowing Your "Why" in Sport

(15:03) Belief, Complacency, and Staying Humble in the Spotlight

(17:36) Focusing on Performance, Not Just Results

(20:51) Standards On and Off the Pitch

(22:28) Forrest Li High-Fiving Every Player After the Match

(24:27) Does Fame Bring More Pressure?

(25:35) Fatherhood and a New Perspective

(29:07) How Fatherhood Changed His Relationship With Players

(31:06) Preparing for the National Day Parade

(33:59) Football Reaching Beyond the Diehard Fans

(34:09) Tech Week Singapore

(36:04) The New Singapore Jersey and Selling Out

(37:21) Signs of a Domestic League Revival

(40:05) Seeing Singapore Differently Through Football

(42:37) Handling Heated Moments on the Touchline

(43:52) Watching the World Cup With a Coach's Eye

(46:46) Biggest Surprises From the World Cup

(47:47) What's Next: FIFA Asean Championship, Paraguay and Brazil

(49:23) A Day in the Life: Scouting, Logistics, and Prep

(51:56) Managing Rising Expectations

(53:13) New Territory: Singapore Facing Brazil

(53:35) Staying Sharp: Mentors, Reading, and Lifelong Learning

(55:18) Looking Ahead to Kallang and the YLB Podcast Marathon

(57:06) Balancing Team Camaraderie While Apart

(58:46) One Shiok Thing

(1:02:45) Post-Interview Reflections

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