“We ourselves are to blame for not winning the match against Bangladesh,” Igor Stimac, the pinnacle coach of the Indian nationwide soccer staff, admitted after drawing their first match within the SAFF Championship on the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives.
“We had everything under control, we dominated the game, and had a one-to-zero advantage, and even a one-man advantage. But despite all this, for some unknown reason, we made unnecessary mistakes. And if you boost your opponent’s confidence, it’s over when you give them a chance,” the Croat advised the-aiff.com on Monday after the match. .
A ten-man Bangladesh defeated seven-time winners India of their first match of the SAFF Championship. India will subsequent face Sri Lanka on Thursday (October 7). Bangladesh, who’ve 4 factors from two matches, will tackle hosts and defending champions Maldives on the identical day.
Among the 5 competing nations, India has the best FIFA rating of 107th, whereas hosts Maldives are ranked 158th, neighboring Nepal at 168th, Bangladesh at 189th and Sri Lanka at 205th. The points with him reportedly being suspended by FIFA and Myanmar as a result of COVID-19 pandemic are evident from his absence.
The Indians had a health club session on Tuesday to get well and can practice on the bottom tomorrow (October 6).
“We were punished today for not being fair in certain situations and not using our experience. This is an experienced Indian team. I expected more because there was unnecessary panic at times, and it is difficult to explain,” Stimac mentioned of their post-match assembly.
The medical staff is working tirelessly with the gamers, no harm considerations, everybody obtainable for the match towards Sri Lanka which misplaced to Bangladesh 0-1 on Saturday.
He mentioned, ‘Now we’re ready for the following match. We have three extra matches within the group stage through which we have to play effectively. The boys performed excellent soccer for over 75 minutes – progressive soccer, transferring the ball round moderately, and entering into harmful positions,” Stimac mentioned. “But 15 minutes in an international match not being organized and making too many mistakes is too much.”
The kick-off for India’s match towards Sri Lanka is from 4.30 PM IST on 7 October and the match will likely be telecast dwell on Eurosport.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
