Perhaps this is my first speech as new national team coach.
Firstly, I would like to thank for the support and trust put in me.
Pre-season tour finished with 2 wins over Indonesia and India, however both scrimmages were used to find a proper set up. Calendar placed us in unfavourable position as we are lagging one game behind thus less opportunities to gain enthusiasm.
Our competitors in 1st round are also strong putting China as leaders in our group. It is going to be extremely tough to advance further. Also, our top player - Hajjaji - is aging and will start losing skills soon which makes us less competitive as we wish. We need to ensure that our back up is developing right way and foremost we take care of game shape.
We are small nation therefore we shall display proud from small wins. As of now our team is 1-1. I'm quite upset with a loss against Thailand, but to be frank, they looked damn strong shortly after game shape reset. Even enthusiasm difference was not reduced enough by playing normal.
Urged managers to be mindful of game shape as it is key to success for clubs and nt.
I would like to thank kikeflori for his advises and contribution to team success.