Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: East Bengal missed out on a win by conceding 2 goals against Al Hussein in Jordan's first match in AFC Champions League Two. In the second match in Yuva Bharati, they played aggressive football and conceded 3 goals despite leading twice in the match against Iraq's Al Shorta. The less powerful team in the group is Oman's Al Seeb. But Antonio Lopez Habas' team could not defeat them in Oman's field. They drew 0-0.
As a result, it cannot be said that East Bengal is in a good position in the group with 2 points from 3 matches. Rather, it can be said that they are under pressure before playing the return match against Al Seeb at home on Tuesday. Because to keep their hopes of going to the knockouts alive, they have to defeat Al Seeb in Yuva Bharati. Coach Habas told captain Rashid that for them, the Al Seeb match is like a final. First, they have to get 3 points from this match, and then they can think about the remaining two matches.
It is not that it is impossible. Because Al Seeb has not played any match in the group so far. On the contrary, since East Bengal could not show their normal game on the Oman field, Al Seeb's game attracted attention, even if it was a little. East Bengal coach Habas did not hesitate to admit that East Bengal footballers could not give their best on the Oman field. He said that even he could not understand why the footballers were losing games repeatedly, and Al Seeb was using that opportunity to increase the pressure. However, the team will have to play a better type of football with the support of the audience on Tuesday in Yuva Bharati to win the match.
At the same time, Coach Habas also expressed his problem. What mainly emerged from his statement was that Habas' concern about Al Seeb was the physical strain on the footballers. He said, "The team is playing one match after another. Then there is the boredom of playing away matches. After returning from Oman, I did not get time for recovery and training. Where is the time to work on the mistakes of the footballers between the two matches? The footballers have to play ACL 2 and ISL matches. These are two completely different matches with different temperaments, characters and quality. In between, we have to play well and try to win the match." East Bengal coaches Habas and Rashid see Al Seeb match as 'final' amid footballers' fatigue and lack of preparation time
Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: East Bengal missed out on a win by conceding 2 goals against Al Hussein in Jordan's first match in AFC Champions League Two. In the second match in Yuva Bharati, they played aggressive football and conceded 3 goals despite leading twice in the match against Iraq's Al Shorta. The less powerful team in the group is Oman's Al Seeb. But Antonio Lopez Habas' team could not defeat them in Oman's field. They drew 0-0.
As a result, it cannot be said that East Bengal is in a good position in the group with 2 points from 3 matches. Rather, it can be said that they are under pressure before playing the return match against Al Seeb at home on Tuesday. Because to keep their hopes of going to the knockouts alive, they have to defeat Al Seeb in Yuva Bharati. Coach Habas told captain Rashid that for them, the Al Seeb match is like a final. First, they have to get 3 points from this match, and then they can think about the remaining two matches.
It is not that it is impossible. Because Al Seeb has not played any match in the group so far. On the contrary, since East Bengal could not show their normal game on the Oman field, Al Seeb's game attracted attention, even if it was a little. East Bengal coach Habas did not hesitate to admit that East Bengal footballers could not give their best on the Oman field. He said that even he could not understand why the footballers were losing games repeatedly, and Al Seeb was using that opportunity to increase the pressure. However, the team will have to play a better type of football with the support of the audience on Tuesday in Yuva Bharati to win the match.
At the same time, Coach Habas also expressed his problem. What mainly emerged from his statement was that Habas' concern about Al Seeb was the physical strain on the footballers. He said, "The team is playing one match after another. Then there is the boredom of playing away matches. After returning from Oman, I did not get time for recovery and training. Where is the time to work on the mistakes of the footballers between the two matches? The footballers have to play ACL 2 and ISL matches. These are two completely different matches with different temperaments, characters and quality. In between, we have to play well and try to win the match."