The Indian women’s soccer team are reportedly aiming for their first win of the year when they face the United Arab Emirates in an international match here on Saturday. The blue tigress has not won in the five games so far this year, although they all competed against top European teams. The Indians, who are in 57th place, should play in the friendly match as part of the AFC 2021 Asia Cup preparation against the 100 hosts of the country in January February. On Monday, Thomas Dennerby’s team will play against Tunisia, which is 77th on the FIFA list, in the same place.
After a month in Jamshedpur in a national camp under Dennerby’s supervision, the players want to play their first international match in six months. You last played an international match in April and suffered a 2-1 defeat against Belarus
“We put a lot of effort into all the sessions. We do five technical and tactical units, we do running units, we also play friendly matches against local teams. We’re training hard for the Asian Cup next year, ”said Dennerby.
The UEFA Pro licensed coach brings his own philosophy of great play to the team and it is a philosophy where the whole team strives to strike a balance between attacking and defending.
“When it comes to defense, our team has to be organized. Every player should know exactly what to do. We want the team to be compact and we’re working on it, ”said the Swede, who took over the team at the beginning of the year.
“And then we want this compact team to get the ball back, and when we do, we want to counter quickly, sometimes we want to slow them down and play with the ball,” he said. Explain.
Dennerby hopes that a good run from India at the Asia Cup will go a long way towards popularizing women’s football in the country.
“The mission is to host a successful Asian Cup next year. In Sweden, women’s football is huge. In Nigeria, where I also trained, football is like a religion. In India, the popularity may not be that great. But it’s also one of the exciting aspects of the job for me, ”he said.
“If we have a successful tournament it could be huge for India. And if you look at the game physically and tactically, I have to say that we have a lot of players who can play at a very high level. “
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