New Delhi: Indian men’s football team look confident as they take on Singapore in their first FIFA International Friendly for the Hung Thinh Friendly Football Tournament at the Thong Nhat Stadium in the Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam on Saturday (September 24, 2022).
Head coach Igor Stimac sounds confident and cautious on the eve of India’s first meet with Singapore since 10 years. Stimac believes that Singapore have made huge progress in the past few years. However India have the ability to tame their opponents.
“Singapore are quite good especially in the high pressing area. I have observed the way they press the ball all over the pitch to make things which is making it tough for the rivals. So, there is one small advantage they have in this regard,” added the coach.
Though India is facing some fitness challenges, the Indian players have the ability to fight till the last minute. “We should not ignore the fact that their fitness level is, at the moment, better than ours, but we need to be composed and get on the field with our morale high. I think that we have enough players with technical ability who can find a way to escape from the such high press, and with many players in the middle making it tight and difficult. But we are going to find spaces on the weak positions and play as per our plan,” Stimac stated.
Hung Thinh Championship
India vs Singapore
Kick off – 05:30pm IST
Broadcast – Eurosports
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