There is a hunger in this Indian team, a desire to get on the ball, and that was a welcome change. After thumping Thailand, India faced a real challenge against UAE, who were a far stronger opposition. However, India looked unperturbed on the night, and showed courage, grit and determination that should make every fan proud.
Ad
Trending
After weathering the storm in the first 10 minutes, India embarked on an adventure of their own. Even though UAE won the game in the end, it was not a walk in the park for them. India's attacking intent and desire to go forward kept UAE occupied and gave them a lot of headaches. It is this desire, this attacking intent of the whole team that is the biggest positive of the night.
Ad
The Men in Blue wasted little time on the ball, keeping it moving continuously. They had their sights on goal throughout the game and relentlessly attacked the opposition. India put together wave after wave of attack and some of the intricate exchange of passes were a treat to the eyes.
India might have lost the game, but their desire to play attacking football won the hearts of the millions of fans and this is the biggest positive from the night.
×
Feedback
Why did you not like this content?
Was this article helpful?
Thank You for feedback
About the author
Deepungsu Pandit
Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written over 8500 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5Million reads.
Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.
Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.
Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.
Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.
'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Trending
