<p> “I am disappointed because this is a result that we did not expect,” said Wim Koevermans, after watching his wards go down 0-2 in embarrassing fashion against a Pakistan Under-23 side in the second of the two-match friendly series at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Wednesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“We didn’t create much and we did not get any momentum whatsoever,” he observed. While he did say that it was ‘a fair result,’ he was critical of the opposition time-wasting tactics. <br /><br />“They tried to stop the clock from the first minute of the second half. The only thing they did was kick balls away.” <br /><br />When asked what he would take away from this series, he pointed out that it was a big learning curve for him. “It’s a big learning point for the coach and a big lesson for the players. We didn’t win enough balls and we got all the simple passes wrong.” <br /><br />When asked if there was an absence of a Plan B, Koevermans turned acerbic. “If we cannot bring the ball into the opposition box, there is no use of a Plan B, Plan C, Plan D etc.”<br /><br />Meanwhile, Pakistan coach, Mohammad Shamlan, was happy with his team’s showing in the series.<br /><br />“The first match we obviously don’t have much information about how they play. So before the second match, we analysed their play and we changed our plans and I’m happy.” <br /><br />The Indian team will be leaving to a tour of China shortly as they continue to learn their best team before the Asiad, while Pakistan, who were rank outsiders coming to India, could cause an upset or two.</p>
<p> “I am disappointed because this is a result that we did not expect,” said Wim Koevermans, after watching his wards go down 0-2 in embarrassing fashion against a Pakistan Under-23 side in the second of the two-match friendly series at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Wednesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“We didn’t create much and we did not get any momentum whatsoever,” he observed. While he did say that it was ‘a fair result,’ he was critical of the opposition time-wasting tactics. <br /><br />“They tried to stop the clock from the first minute of the second half. The only thing they did was kick balls away.” <br /><br />When asked what he would take away from this series, he pointed out that it was a big learning curve for him. “It’s a big learning point for the coach and a big lesson for the players. We didn’t win enough balls and we got all the simple passes wrong.” <br /><br />When asked if there was an absence of a Plan B, Koevermans turned acerbic. “If we cannot bring the ball into the opposition box, there is no use of a Plan B, Plan C, Plan D etc.”<br /><br />Meanwhile, Pakistan coach, Mohammad Shamlan, was happy with his team’s showing in the series.<br /><br />“The first match we obviously don’t have much information about how they play. So before the second match, we analysed their play and we changed our plans and I’m happy.” <br /><br />The Indian team will be leaving to a tour of China shortly as they continue to learn their best team before the Asiad, while Pakistan, who were rank outsiders coming to India, could cause an upset or two.</p>
