Indian ladies’s soccer crew head coach Thomas Dennerby on Thursday introduced a squad of 23 gamers who will journey to Manaus, Brazil, to play within the four-nation match, the place they’ll play in opposition to hosts Chile and Venezuela.
With the crew leaving on Saturday, Dennerby stated all three matches will probably be robust as they’re up in opposition to “extremely technical” sides.
“Brazil is a really good team. Since I arrived, no other team has tested our defense as much as Brazil will next week.”
“In the second game, Chile are a more technical side, but the hard work we have been doing, we have raised our level as well. The game against Venezuela will also be particularly difficult for us, ”stated the coach.
The crew, ranked 57th within the FIFA rankings, will face world quantity 7 Brazil on 25 November, Chile (world no 37) on 28 November and Venezuela (world no 56) on 1 December.
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has already named a full squad for Brazil, which additionally contains sports activities legends reminiscent of Marta da Silva and Formiga Mota.
Dennerby believes that each the legends are nice position fashions for Brazilian footballers the world over and added that Indian gamers are wanting ahead to enjoying in opposition to them.
“They have an excellent crew with stars like Marta and Formiga. All the women are wanting ahead to it. This is the primary time that they are going to be enjoying with a crew of such stature, and will probably be a very good expertise for all of them, Dennerby stated.
“Certainly, once we meet him, we should always thank him for being the position mannequin for soccer that he has been. He has proven that you want to stop soccer if you find yourself 30-31 years previous. No. It’s about efficiency and hold enjoying for so long as you possibly can. They are tremendous good position fashions.”
While the Indian crew will face some robust opponents, the gamers will go into the matches with none worry.
“I always ask girls to show respect to all opponents. They may be ranked number one in the world or number 105, but we need to show everyone their due respect,” Dennerby stated.
“But in fact, I additionally inform them to by no means be afraid of any opponent, no matter their rank. Of course, Brazil’s recreation will probably be a lot more durable than Venezuela’s, however we work exhausting in each.”
the schedule
November 25: Brazil vs India
28 November: India vs Chile
December 1: India vs Venezuela
Shaft
Goalkeeper: Aditi Chauhan, M Linthoingambi Devi, Soumya Narayanasamy.
Protector: Dalima Chhibber, Sweety Devi, Ritu Rani, Ashalata Devi, Manisa Panna, Shilki Devi, Ranjana Chanu, W Linthoingambi Devi.
Midfielder: Indathi Kathiresan, Sanju, Anju Tamang, Martina Thokchom, Karthika Angamuthu, Kamala Devi.
forward: Manisha Kalyan, Pyari Xaxa, Renu, Dangmei Grace, Soumya Guguloth, Mariyammal Balamurugan.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
