Important to play at the least 10 video games forward of AFC Asian Cup: Women’s group coach Thomas Dennerby

Newly-appointed Indian ladies’s soccer coach Thomas Dennerby on Saturday mentioned the group must play at the least 10 worldwide matches in opposition to opponents with numerous taking part in kinds within the run as much as the AFC Asian Cup.
The 62-year-old Dennerby, who was earlier answerable for the Indian U-17 ladies’s World Cup squad, was final month roped in to assist the senior group put together for the AFC Asian Cup, which will probably be hosted within the nation from January 20 to February 6 subsequent 12 months.
“It is very important for us to play 11-13 matches before the tournament (AFC Asian Cup) starts. The federation is working very hard trying to help us, we know about the situation with corona,” Dennerby mentioned throughout a digital media interplay.
“It is important to us to play not less than 10 games before the tournament starts and we need to play different opponents with different playing styles,” he added.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has struggled to seek out an opponent as a result of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions in varied international locations. The group is presently gathered in Jamshedpur for the preparatory camp, resulting in the continental occasion.
“It is tough for us to find opponents, countries which allow us to come. Still in some countries India is red marked. It’s hard for the federation to find attractive opponents to play. But I know they are doing everything they can.”
Dennerby, who comes with over three many years of expertise and has beforehand guided Sweden’s ladies’s nationwide group to a third-place end within the FIFA World Cup in 2011, and a quarter-final spot within the 2012 London Olympics, mentioned it’s critical the Indian group performs numerous opponents.
“The FIFA window opens tomorrow however up to now we now have no affirmation of a recreation. We try no matter we will. We must play some groups that are a bit of bit weaker to implement attacking concepts and (want) some video games in opposition to equal groups.
“It can be necessary to seek out opponent who’re a bit of bit higher, who will assist us to hurry up the tempo of the sport, the choice making, the passing and receiving and all that it’s worthwhile to do.

“Even if we prepare the team now with good endurance training et, but we need to put all the training into the game,” he added.
Dennerby mentioned the goal is to succeed in the quarterfinals of the continental showpiece.
“We will put in a huge effort to reach the knock out stage that means going into the quarterfinals and if we can do that it will be successful tournament for us.”

“We have a good squad, we have different types of player. We have good defenders, strong one on one players etc.”
Talking concerning the preparation, Dennerby mentioned “We have been in camp for about three and a half weeks now. A traditional week for us is 11 periods, the women are working very laborious.
“It’s only five and a have months for the AFC women’s championship. We have a longtime plan also we can’t do everything in the first week, we can’t overload the work, we are trying to increase the load gradually,” he added.