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Barasat: A day before AIFF XI take on current Group A Leaders PVF Vietnam in the Asia Champions Trophy 2014 at the Barasat Stadium, AIFF XI Head Coach Goutam Ghosh insisted his Team comprises of a \u201cgood bunch of boys.\u201d<\/p>\nBarasat: A day before AIFF XI take on current Group A Leaders PVF Vietnam in the Asia Champions Trophy 2014 at the Barasat Stadium, AIFF XI Head Coach Goutam Ghosh insisted his Team comprises of a \u201cgood bunch of boys.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur philosophy is not to live into the past but we take inspiration from our past performances in the U-16 SAFF Championship and the U-16 AFC Qualifiers. Furthermore, we need to ensure that we improve with every match and not repeat the same mistakes again,\u201d Ghosh said in the pre-match Official Press Conference.<\/p>\n
His rival counterpart Nguyen Phuc Nguyen Chuong, PVF\u2019s Head Coach said it\u2019s a \u201cdifficult game\u201d for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not used to playing on astroturfs. So we need to adjust fast. Acclimatization holds the key for us,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n
Despite sitting pretty on six points from two matches, Choung downplayed their status as a strong squad. \u201cThis is a big Tournament,\u201d he clarified. \u201cWe understand AIFF XI, the U-16 National team of India are a good Team,\u201d he maintained. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that AIFF XI and Frenz United, Malaysia and the AIFF XI are much stronger units than us,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Ghosh insisted it will be a \u201cgood match.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always respect our opponents whoever it may be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have addressed the issue of Players suffering from cramps which happened during our last match against Frenz United, Indonesia,\u201d Ghosh informed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe may have suffered two losses in our first two matches but that doesn\u2019t mean we are inferior. I have full confidence in my boys and I am confident they will bounce back. It will be an interesting match,\u201d Ghosh quipped.<\/p>\n
AIFF XI midfielder Prosenjit Chakraborty, who can also play as a wingback, thanked the Staff for helping the boys \u201crecover fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Coaches have taken immense care to ensure we take in the right amount of fluids,\u201d Chakraborty echoed.<\/p>\n
Responding to a question as to whether the boys are finding it tough to adjust to the artificial turf in Barasat, Ghosh stated that have had \u201cquite a few sessions on the artificial turf.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are minutely monitoring the nutritional aspect,\u201d Ghosh maintained.<\/p>\n
PVF Player Le Thanh Phong Player said he is \u201clooking forward\u201d to the match.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my first visit to India and we have heard so much about the Country. We are looking forward to the match,\u201d he pronounced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Barasat: A day before AIFF XI take on current Group A Leaders PVF Vietnam in the Asia Champions Trophy 2014 at the Barasat Stadium, AIFF XI Head Coach Goutam Ghosh insisted his Team comprises of a \u201cgood bunch of boys.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur philosophy is not to live into the past but we take inspiration from our past performances in the U-16 SAFF Championship and the U-16 AFC Qualifiers. Furthermore, we need to ensure that we improve with every match and not repeat the same mistakes again,\u201d Ghosh said in the pre-match Official Press Conference.<\/p>\n
His rival counterpart Nguyen Phuc Nguyen Chuong, PVF\u2019s Head Coach said it\u2019s a \u201cdifficult game\u201d for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not used to playing on astroturfs. So we need to adjust fast. Acclimatization holds the key for us,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"\n