INDIA vs UAE : AFC ASIAN CUP 2019

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  • samsam 16425 Points
    The Jordan team we played was not their first XI. It was a mix of 1st XI players and some reserve bench ones
    EastBengalPridearchakgoalkeepar
  • AshishKaulAshishKaul Ancient India1127 Points
    edited January 2019
    Good thing about pessimistic is that if you get a neutral score , it feels like an optimistic result.

    Being optimistic and getting a neutral score makes one feel dejected ;) 
    munna219777EastBengalPridegoalkeeparsparta
  • ChelseafanChelseafan Allahabad1655 Points
    We can be optimistic and yet have  realistic expectations based on the realities of our team. If the Jordan team had a few of their reserve players in the playing 11 that day then even India fielded an almost reserve team and was without our best striker - Chetri. Plus we were severely exhausted, having been stuck at qatar airport for 2 days and had absolutely no time to practice. In fact if I am not wrong the Indian team did not have a single practice session together. Yet we fought well and even scored against them. Even the Oman team we drew with had defeated UAE in tge final of tge Gulf Cup last year. So we are not bad. We just need to play to our strength and not be too adventurous. High pressing, quickly closing down opponents and short passes to each other without unnecessarily losing the ball will help us win.
    AshishKaulDeb_BanRav92souravindiagoalkeeparnamewtheldEastBengalPridemunna219777kartik91
  • DEFENCE123DEFENCE123 India657 Points
    India vs UAE is officially sold out
    dev_pfcmunna219777
  • goalkeepargoalkeepar Turkish occupied Cyprus29216 Points
    @Chelseafan not few. Just 2 players who played against India, there goalkeeper and one defender played against Australia so it was a B team but I agree we played our C team that day.
  • ajmalajmal 1208 Points
    UAE has been a low scoring team under this coach...UAE will look only for a win from this game as they have only 1 points now..This is an ideal game to play counter attacking style for India.. If executed well,  we can definitely win this game
    souravindiaAshishKaulnamewtheldsparta
  • thebeautifulgamethebeautifulgame Durgapur,India29576 Points
    https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-asian-cup/1016179/afc-asian-cup-2019-5-key-facts-india-uae/

    AFC Asian Cup 2019: 5 key facts ahead of India vs UAE

    Hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) take on a high-spirited India in Group A of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

    India, who thrashed Thailand 4-1 in their opener, will be looking to build on their good start while UAE will be determined to get a result after being held to a 1-1 draw by Bahrain in the tournament’s opening match.

    So, we take a look at the five key facts as we await this exciting encounter..

    1) India looking for an Asian Cup record 

    India will be looking to win their first back-to-back games in the AFC Asian Cup when they face UAE in the late kickoff on Thursday.

    They thrashed the War Elephants 4-1 in their opener, but will have their work cut out against UAE in their second game.

    2) The hosts are on an unbeaten streak 

    UAE will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to three games in the AFC Asian Cup when they face India at the sprawling Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi.

    They last went on a longer run without defeat in the competition between the 1992 and 1996 tournament that covered seven games where they won four and played out three draws.

    3) India have seven goals in last three matches in Asian Cup! 

    Surprising as it may sound, India have scored seven goals in their last three matches in the Asian Cup.

    They netted four against Thailand few days ago as they got their campaign off to a winning start.

    The Blue Tigers also found the back of the net against Korea Republic in their final group game of AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar as well as scored two against Bahrain in the game before that.

    Rather unsurprisingly, India’s legendary striker Sunil Chhetri has scored four of those seven goals!

    4) UAE emerged victorious in their last meeting

    UAE defeated India 2-0 in their only previous meeting at the Asian Cup.

    It was in the group stages of the 1984 tournament. India finished bottom of a group that featured Singapore, UAE, Iran and China PR back then.

    5) The Emiratis have defensive concerns 

    UAE have surprisingly kept just one clean sheet across their last 13 Asian Cup games!

    They have won four, drawn three and lost six of those games conceding in all nine!

    The only clean sheet  they managed to keep was a 0-0 draw with DPR Korea during the Asian Cup 2011 group stages.

  • Soham_DeSoham_De Kolkata1673 Points
    wc qualifier 2011 :
    India vs UAE:


    munna219777
  • goalkeepargoalkeepar Turkish occupied Cyprus29216 Points
    Thailand win has complicated the group, if india lose big today even a drew with Bahrain can't save as from elimination 
    munna219777
  • rudrarudra 2958 Points
    Given India's recent record, even if we lose, I don't think the margin will be high.
    ajmalspartakartik91
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