man: a distressed Indian football team I must win the face of Nepal SAIF Championship Here on Sunday.
Seven-time winners India are yet to get full points from a game in this edition of the tournament, having drawn both their matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The remaining two matches are essential for India to make it to the final.
“Not much has changed,” head coach Igor Stimac said at the official pre-match press conference.
“We are here, and we are still alive in the championship. We are still here to win tournaments,” he said.
Interestingly, both the teams played one-on-one international friendly matches in Kathmandu in the first week of September, where India won the second match 2-1 after drawing the first.
“We know him very well and have played against him twice. It’s an open game and if we play well, and do it right on the pitch, I’m sure we can win the game. Ours There is no other option. Go out there and win it,” Stimac said.
Nepal are currently at the top of the points table with six points after winning both their matches against Maldives and Sri Lanka.
“They may have a different approach. They can calculate while playing against us. But we are not worried about them. We will go out to do our job from the first minute,” the coach said.
The Blue Tigers had a practice session on Saturday and the news from the camp is that all 23 players available for selection have no injury concerns.
Midfielder Brandon Fernandes insisted the team has “everything to play for.”
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Brandon quipped: “We have had two disappointing results so far. Obviously, the mood at camp was dull. But tomorrow we have everything to fight for. We are positive, and its Well prepared for this. This game. Everyone is focused on winning the match.”
Stimac referred to the lack of discipline on the pitch.
“We haven’t been disciplined enough on the pitch. For all those simple mistakes, we are currently on two points while we should have been six points now,” he said.
“We know it won’t be easy against Nepal. But we can win against them in Kathmandu, we can do it here as well. But I repeat we need to be committed and disciplined for this to happen.”
Brandon, however, dismissed fears that the Blue Tigers were thinking too much about their opponents.
“We are not thinking too much about Nepal. Rather, we are focusing on what we should do once we start. Nepal are a good team and are in a good position at the moment.
Seven-time winners India are yet to get full points from a game in this edition of the tournament, having drawn both their matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The remaining two matches are essential for India to make it to the final.
“Not much has changed,” head coach Igor Stimac said at the official pre-match press conference.
“We are here, and we are still alive in the championship. We are still here to win tournaments,” he said.
Interestingly, both the teams played one-on-one international friendly matches in Kathmandu in the first week of September, where India won the second match 2-1 after drawing the first.
“We know him very well and have played against him twice. It’s an open game and if we play well, and do it right on the pitch, I’m sure we can win the game. Ours There is no other option. Go out there and win it,” Stimac said.
Nepal are currently at the top of the points table with six points after winning both their matches against Maldives and Sri Lanka.
“They may have a different approach. They can calculate while playing against us. But we are not worried about them. We will go out to do our job from the first minute,” the coach said.
The Blue Tigers had a practice session on Saturday and the news from the camp is that all 23 players available for selection have no injury concerns.
Midfielder Brandon Fernandes insisted the team has “everything to play for.”
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Brandon quipped: “We have had two disappointing results so far. Obviously, the mood at camp was dull. But tomorrow we have everything to fight for. We are positive, and its Well prepared for this. This game. Everyone is focused on winning the match.”
Stimac referred to the lack of discipline on the pitch.
“We haven’t been disciplined enough on the pitch. For all those simple mistakes, we are currently on two points while we should have been six points now,” he said.
“We know it won’t be easy against Nepal. But we can win against them in Kathmandu, we can do it here as well. But I repeat we need to be committed and disciplined for this to happen.”
Brandon, however, dismissed fears that the Blue Tigers were thinking too much about their opponents.
“We are not thinking too much about Nepal. Rather, we are focusing on what we should do once we start. Nepal are a good team and are in a good position at the moment.
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