Maldives were lucky that defensive midfielder, 34 year old Ashadh Ali, the most overrated Maldivian footballer to have ever existed, best buddy of caretaker coach Ali Suzain, someone who played just 4 Dhivehi Premier League matches in the last 3 years, got injured in the first half and had to be replaced by Aisam Ibrahim, a man 10 years younger and infinitely more talented.
The way we instantly took control of the midfield and started creating chances was obvious, but this Maldivian coach will probably start him again if he's fit enough to stand on two legs.
Igor Stamic said in post match press "India totally dominated the match, Sri Lanka was luckey to get a drew against our experimental side" he also pointed out mohun bagans lose to nasaf saying that mb lost to a team with 2 foreigners while his team is playing verses 11 foreigners
People are thinking that Stimac will be sacked if we don't make it to final , but that won't happen even if we are out from group, AIFF will not sack him in the middle of the contract and pay fees for contract breach. only thing that can happen is they will accuse him for disciplinary issue and throw him out (case in point Bob Houghton and Nicolai Adam).
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The way we instantly took control of the midfield and started creating chances was obvious, but this Maldivian coach will probably start him again if he's fit enough to stand on two legs.
https://youtu.be/LjGKnyZNK5A
Well written
It is still in our hands. If we win both the matches, we don't have to depend on others' results. But have zero hope on this team.