Realized when I re-read it. Its good. We have a good chance from here. Assuming China and Syria are not as strong as Uzbeks, we can qualify. Beat China which will lose to Uzbeks for sure. Then level with Syria who will again lose to Uzbek. The points table in the end:
> ashindia said:
> Ronny bro how are those teams playing ?? Compared to matches of other teams you watched ??
I saw the Japan-saudi and South-north korea games-both were pacy games with high level of skills and fluid football..Comapred to that Syria-China game was slightly slower with Syria playing with more purpose in the first 30 mins forcing China to even substitute a mid around 25 mins..It seemed both teams were of same level technically with Syria having great off the ball running of the wingers..Syria looked more hungry to win but China possibly the more experienced team exposure wise was slowly trying to build moves on the counter and a few players had good individual skills.Overall the Chinese team looked assured in their play and had better counter chances than Syria...surprisingly Chinese centre backs looked short in height whereas forwards were big!! And Syria is definitely bigger than Indian boys..they are more like in the mould of Jordan and wud be a tough opponent to beat,..but our score against Uzbeks shud give us confidence of atleast getting a result
> Arsenalkid700 said:
> India's goal should be quarter-finals. We can do it! Heck if we do Semi-Final then WOW!!!!!!
If we do reach the quarters we will most probably have to beat Japan to make it to the world Cup!!! Look at what the Saudi coach said in post match interview--he has accepted that his team wudnt be able to beat Japan
i am waiting for a detailed interview with the Uzbek coach and rustom akromov... did the uzbeks really think they would take india lightly and be complacent?..
review from the oppositions mouth always gives a different perspective...
wonder what the iraninan papers wrote about the india match
Late Sunday evening, even at 7 pm, the
5th floor corridor of the Parsian Azadi Hotel in Tehran, usually buzzing
with excitement, looked haunted. If you stood still for a moment, you
could even hear your own breath. Some of the rooms stayed half closed –
reflection of light hitting the walls. You knock but hear no response.
You kock again. Hearing no response, you follow the trail of light.
Motionless! This time, the heads weren’t
down; this time, they looked straight into your eyes. Not all were
there, but those present had were seated all over — speechless, sharing
the pain of the 2-3 defeat against Uzbekistan among themselves.
It needed the ice to break the ice. With
ice arriving, the buzz was back, for the ice-bath. Sometime later,
everyone froze back to ice.
Around ten minutes afterwards, someone
knocks at your door. The group is standing outside. “What’s the score in
the other match?” they query. China and Syria were playing at that time
and China were leading 1-0 at the interval.
Next morning Colm Joseph Toal who had
stayed back to dissect Syria against China utters at the breakfast
table: “Syria are a very tough side. They have some good individual
players.” Syria came back from a goal down to hold China 1-1 in their
opening match.
“We are looking
forward to another tough game. They are strong and aggressive who can
play football at the same time. They need to be lauded for their
fighting spirit – the manner in which they came back to equalise in
injury time,” he adds.
“We couldn’t
prepare much because of the situation back home,” Syrian coach Muhannad
Alfakeer informs. I am confident about the ability of my boys but they
haven’t been tested so far.”
“We have played International Friendlies against Oman and Jordan prior to coming here,” he adds.
“It was
disappointment against Uzbekistan. Having shown so much improvement
since the last time we played them, it’s frustrating not to get a result
which we deserved,” Toal emphasises.
“There’s hardly
any recovery time for the players. The injuries sustained need to be
healed and the physical reaction of the boys, whether the boys would be
able to recover in time would play an important role,” he quips further.
“Our game is based on organisation and pressing. We do a lot of running around. The boys will have to be 100 percent fit.”
Dig! Look Ahead!
Perform! The boys sit down. Looking back at their performance against
Uzbekistan who stay ranked 5th in Asia against India’s 32, it was all
gain for India. The fightback in the second half prompts one to look
ahead; and plan to perform.
One shouldn’t
forget it’s the top-16 of Asia who are competing in this Championship.
You look at the list of teams. Bahrain aren’t here; UAE aren’t here too;
and neither are Qatar and even Jordan! It’s the U-16 Asian Cup!
At the Team Hotel,
there’s immense interest over the Indian team contingent. People love
to talk at length with you about Indian culture, art, literature and
even Indian sportspersons. “Sushil Kumar is very good in kushti” a lady
from the Communication Department, reflects. You feel proud.
The boys gear up
as they rediscover themselves. The temporary disappointment has dried
down in the glowing Tehran sun. The buzz is back, the corridor, no more
haunted. Colourful kites brave the wind as they decorate the sky.
I told you Syria are a very tough team..Toal has seen it now..they are very energetic and physical..I just cant forget the day when they beat us 3-0 in the U-16 in 2008
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Haha somesh you missed previous posts :-D
Ronny bro how are those teams playing ?? Compared to matches of other teams you watched ??
> ashindia said:
> Haha somesh you missed previous posts :-D
India's goal should be quarter-finals. We can do it! Heck if we do Semi-Final then WOW!!!!!!
> ashindia said:
> Ronny bro how are those teams playing ?? Compared to matches of other teams you watched ??
I saw the Japan-saudi and South-north korea games-both were pacy games with high level of skills and fluid football..Comapred to that Syria-China game was slightly slower with Syria playing with more purpose in the first 30 mins forcing China to even substitute a mid around 25 mins..It seemed both teams were of same level technically with Syria having great off the ball running of the wingers..Syria looked more hungry to win but China possibly the more experienced team exposure wise was slowly trying to build moves on the counter and a few players had good individual skills.Overall the Chinese team looked assured in their play and had better counter chances than Syria...surprisingly Chinese centre backs looked short in height whereas forwards were big!! And Syria is definitely bigger than Indian boys..they are more like in the mould of Jordan and wud be a tough opponent to beat,..but our score against Uzbeks shud give us confidence of atleast getting a result
> Arsenalkid700 said:
> India's goal should be quarter-finals. We can do it! Heck if we do Semi-Final then WOW!!!!!!
If we do reach the quarters we will most probably have to beat Japan to make it to the world Cup!!!
Look at what the Saudi coach said in post match interview--he has accepted that his team wudnt be able to beat Japan
i am waiting for a detailed interview with the Uzbek coach and rustom akromov... did the uzbeks really think they would take india lightly and be complacent?..
review from the oppositions mouth always gives a different perspective...
wonder what the iraninan papers wrote about the india match
We look forward to another tough game: Toal
Late Sunday evening, even at 7 pm, the 5th floor corridor of the Parsian Azadi Hotel in Tehran, usually buzzing with excitement, looked haunted. If you stood still for a moment, you could even hear your own breath. Some of the rooms stayed half closed – reflection of light hitting the walls. You knock but hear no response. You kock again. Hearing no response, you follow the trail of light.
Motionless! This time, the heads weren’t down; this time, they looked straight into your eyes. Not all were there, but those present had were seated all over — speechless, sharing the pain of the 2-3 defeat against Uzbekistan among themselves.
It needed the ice to break the ice. With ice arriving, the buzz was back, for the ice-bath. Sometime later, everyone froze back to ice.
Around ten minutes afterwards, someone knocks at your door. The group is standing outside. “What’s the score in the other match?” they query. China and Syria were playing at that time and China were leading 1-0 at the interval.
Next morning Colm Joseph Toal who had stayed back to dissect Syria against China utters at the breakfast table: “Syria are a very tough side. They have some good individual players.” Syria came back from a goal down to hold China 1-1 in their opening match.
“We are looking forward to another tough game. They are strong and aggressive who can play football at the same time. They need to be lauded for their fighting spirit – the manner in which they came back to equalise in injury time,” he adds.
“We couldn’t prepare much because of the situation back home,” Syrian coach Muhannad Alfakeer informs. I am confident about the ability of my boys but they haven’t been tested so far.”
“We have played International Friendlies against Oman and Jordan prior to coming here,” he adds.
“It was disappointment against Uzbekistan. Having shown so much improvement since the last time we played them, it’s frustrating not to get a result which we deserved,” Toal emphasises.
“There’s hardly any recovery time for the players. The injuries sustained need to be healed and the physical reaction of the boys, whether the boys would be able to recover in time would play an important role,” he quips further.
“Our game is based on organisation and pressing. We do a lot of running around. The boys will have to be 100 percent fit.”
Dig! Look Ahead! Perform! The boys sit down. Looking back at their performance against Uzbekistan who stay ranked 5th in Asia against India’s 32, it was all gain for India. The fightback in the second half prompts one to look ahead; and plan to perform.
One shouldn’t forget it’s the top-16 of Asia who are competing in this Championship. You look at the list of teams. Bahrain aren’t here; UAE aren’t here too; and neither are Qatar and even Jordan! It’s the U-16 Asian Cup!
At the Team Hotel, there’s immense interest over the Indian team contingent. People love to talk at length with you about Indian culture, art, literature and even Indian sportspersons. “Sushil Kumar is very good in kushti” a lady from the Communication Department, reflects. You feel proud.
The boys gear up as they rediscover themselves. The temporary disappointment has dried down in the glowing Tehran sun. The buzz is back, the corridor, no more haunted. Colourful kites brave the wind as they decorate the sky.
Source - AIFF
I told you Syria are a very tough team..Toal has seen it now..they are very energetic and physical..I just cant forget the day when they beat us 3-0 in the U-16 in 2008