Bangkok [Thailand], June 24 (ANI): India U-17 Indian Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes reveals {that a} easy change within the mindset of the gamers led to such a efficiency.
The Indian crew might have been knocked out of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup within the Group Stage on Friday, however their efficiency within the final match towards defending champions Japan nonetheless seemed promising after the efficiency they managed to place out.
Having gone down 0-3 within the first half of their final match of Group D towards Japan, India produced an distinctive efficiency within the second half.
However, Japan’s high quality allowed them to see via the sport with a victory in the long run, as they gained 8-4.
“I’m so happy with the character that the boys showed in the second half against Japan. At half time, we all spoke and decided to completely put the first half result behind us. Yes, we were down 0-3, but it’s more difficult when you have that in mind. We decided that we just wanted to try and win the second half,” mentioned Fernandes as quoted by AIFF.
This small change immediately labored as two minutes into the second half, Mukul Panwar related with a free-kick by Vanlalpeka Guite to attain India’s first purpose, one thing that confirmed India that the mighty Japan could be messed with.
“We knew about the quality of the opponents. They are the defending champions, and sometimes it was so difficult to just execute the plans that we had brought to the game. They simply overpowered our plans in the first half.””We were trying to stop their play in the midfield in the first half, but after the break, we tried pushing even further. We put three in the front to press their defence, and then three more behind them to pick up the scraps, and the boys responded brilliantly. To come back like that against an opposition of such high quality is a positive result for us,” Fernandes added.
The small contingent oof the Indian followers gave a standing ovation to your entire crew and goalscorer Danny Meitei couldn’t imagine that such a constructive response may come from the stands regardless of shedding a match.
“I didn’t know what to feel. We had lost, but I know we had played well. It was only when I saw the fans cheering us after the match, that we realized how special our performance in the second half was,” mentioned Danny.
“That leaves me wondering what could have happened, had we done the same in the first half, what could have happened if we had done it in the previous two matches?”Dannys signed off. (ANI)