“India are a very compact team and we know they will look to play on the counter-attack" UAE coach Alberto Zaccheroni
head of their ‘Make or
Break’ game against India at the Asian Cup 2019, the UAE coach, Alberto
Zaccheroni, is keen to take on his confident opponents.
Zaccheroni, UAE’s head
coach is not the one to shy away from a challenge. UAE are scheduled to face
India today and the hosts are indeed prepared for a good fight at the Zayed
Sports City Stadium. Addressing the concerns about their clash with the Indian
side, Zaccheroni highlighted the strengths of the Indian team and went on to
discuss how he wishes to counter their attacks.
Both UAE and India have
had interesting matches to kick of their Asian Cup campaign. While India beat
Thailand 4-1 in their opening match, UAE settled for a draw after facing
Bahrain.
“Eight years ago, there
were maybe eight Asian teams ranked in the top 100. Now we have 17 teams. The
opening round of the AFC Asian Cup has also showed us that there were no easy
games.”
The two teams will look
to win today as a victory for India will assure their position in the Round of
16 whereas UAE will have the opportunity to have some points added next to
their name.
“India are a very
compact team and we know they will look to play on the counter-attack. They did
so well against Thailand and I am sure they will be confident when facing us.
However, I can assure you that there will be a lot of passion and desire to win
in my team, more than what was shown in the match against Bahrain.”
