India are clearly weak within the opening match of their four-nation ladies’s event towards mighty Brazil, however head coach Thomas Dennerby mentioned on Wednesday that his aspect will battle “till the last whistle”.
India will play world quantity seven Brazil on Friday earlier than taking up Chile (November 29) and Venezuela (December 2).
Marta, thought-about the world’s biggest feminine footballer, has been included within the Brazilian staff.
“The mindset to enter matches is to win. I by no means inform my gamers that I’m proud of a 0-1 or 0-2 loss.
“But, we additionally want to grasp that you just can not win all of the video games. However, we would like a successful mindset, the place we hate to lose any match and can battle until the final whistle.
Playing towards Brazil – a giant inspiration for Indian ladies’s staff – says Thomas Dennerby
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Dennerby mentioned his gamers are motivated to face the house staff.
“There is a lot of enthusiasm in the team because Brazil is a very good football nation and we follow a lot of Brazilian players ourselves. We all admire him, and there is a lot to learn from him too,” mentioned the Swede.
“Playing against him is a big inspiration for all of us.”
India is presently ranked 57th whereas Brazil is 50 locations above them. Citing the excessive stage of opponents, India captain Ashalata Devi mentioned it might be a “huge opportunity” for her staff to play towards a high staff on this planet.
“Brazil are clearly a great team, they are up the rankings as well, and we consider ourselves very lucky to have such an opportunity to play against them. This is a great opportunity for us to learn from them and improve,” Ashalata mentioned.
This would be the first time {that a} senior Indian staff will face Brazil in soccer. Meanwhile, for Brazil, it will likely be a farewell match for his or her legendary midfielder Formiga Mota.
“We have prepared for about three months before this, so I am excited and confident to go into the match. I’m really looking forward to playing against both Marta and Formiga. But we will try our level best to stop them,” Ashalata mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
