Rahul Bheke, who was opted as a centre-back against Curacao, operated through his orthodox right-back position. The 28-year-old struggled to cope up the attack of Thailand as they exploited the right side of Indian defence.
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The right-back was caught in no mans land often in the first half which forced Sandesh Jhingan or Adil Khan to do the spare work at the back. He is a terrific defender, but Bheke was not able to keep up with Thailand's pace.
He is also known for his attacking adriotness, but Stimac had asked his full-backs to not get exposed by leaving huge gap at the back while attacking. This had nullified Bheke's attacking threat, although there was no doubt that he was shambolic defensively.
Besides, not getting proper covering from Farukh, Bheke had many chances to get his basic defending right.
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