“We are going to face a team that has a good coach (Igor Stimac). The way they play (in counter-attack) will be difficult for us,” said Sanchez.
Igor Stimac. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez Bas feels that the Indian team under new coach Igor Stimac would be a tough opponent for his side to face.
Notably, Qatar had a flying start to their 2022 World Cup Qualifying campaign as they overwhelmed Afghanistan 6-0 at the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium in Doha on Thursday evening.
The Maroons’ next challenge will be India, who lost 2-1 to Oman on Thursday, yet the Spanish coach is not ready to take India lightly.
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“We are going to face a team that has a good coach (Igor Stimac). The way they play (in counter-attack) will be difficult for us. They had a good game (against Oman) until the last few minutes. They remain compact and if we have to win, then we must play good football. But we are confident to have a good performance,” the Asian Cup winner Sanchez was quoted as saying by goal.com.
Speaking about his team’s performance against Afghanistan the Spaniard said, “We got the result that we were looking for. It was a great start to the match as we scored from our first few chances. We have to continue playing like this and be consistent in our remaining matches. We made sure that we showed a strong personality throughout the match. We made the best use of our chances. We had some good crosses in the box from Yusuf Abdurisag. We are happy for him. He is still very young and has a long way to go. Almoez (Ali) also had a very good game. He has been playing well for a very long time.”
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