Indian men’s football team head coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday admitted that “we ourselves are to blame for not winning the match”, following a 1-1 draw by Bangladesh in the opening match of the SAFF Championship 2021, at the Nationals here on Monday evening. Stadium.
Bangladesh were reduced to 10 men before skipper Sunil Chhetri gave India the lead after Vishwanath Ghosh was ordered to march early in the second half. However, Yasin Arafat scored for Bangladesh in the second half to keep his team level.
“We had everything under control, we dominated the game, and had a zero advantage, and even a one-man advantage. But despite all this, for some unknown reason, we made unnecessary mistakes. So, started giving simple passes. And if you boost your opponent’s confidence, it’s over when you give them a chance.”
India’s next match will be against Sri Lanka on 7 October. On Tuesday, India had a recovery session at the gym, and will again hit the training ground on October 6.
Referring to the match against Bangladesh, Stimac said, “We were punished 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 that’s hard to explain.”
With the medical team working tirelessly with the players, there are no current concerns, everyone is available for the match against Sri Lanka.
He said, ‘Now we are waiting for the next match. We have three more matches in the group stage in which we need to play well. The boys played very good football for over 75 minutes – progressive football, moving the ball around reasonably, and getting into dangerous positions,” Stimac said.
“But 15 minutes in an international match not being organized and making too many mistakes is too much.”
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