After showing passion against Australia, Chhetri is confident of a strong performance against Uzbekistan – Dainik Savera Times

Asia’s top-ranked team was held to a goalless draw in the first half. The Australian team, which has reached the last 16 of the World Cup 2022, however, won in the second half on the basis of goals from Craig Irwin (50th minute) and substitute Jordan Boas (73rd minute).

“Such matches have their own advantages and disadvantages,” Chhetri said on the AIFF website. It is not easy to play against the best team in Asia. “We are not used to playing these types of teams because we don’t play against them very often,” he said. You don’t enter the field with any expectations from such matches.

The Indian captain, who started his career in 2005, failed to add to his tally of 93 goals, but said his focus is now on the match against Uzbekistan on January 18. He said, “Right now we are going through a period of mixed emotions.

“Once we see the video, maybe we will gain more confidence and work on things we could have done better.” “Uzbekistan may not be as strong as Australia, but they are still a good team,” he said. . Therefore, that match will also be a big challenge for us.

”India has two more matches left in the group. After Uzbekistan, the Indian team will face Syria in the group stage. Indian coach Igor Stimac, however, expressed happiness over the team’s performance. “I’m proud of our boys,” Stimac said. They showed that they are a group of honest, hard-working players.

Whatever we expect from them, they are committed to it. India showed that the team ranked 102nd in the FIFA world rankings can give a tough competition to the team ranked 77 places above it.