After Bharat’s 1-1 draw against Myanmar at the Asian Games 2023,
head coach Igor Stimac appreciated the Blues Tigers and said that they made Bharat
proud.
Stimac took to X and mentioned that the players slept in airports
and then completed recovery sessions at a park in China before taking part in
the event.
The head coach added that the team has achieved its primary goal of
reaching the round 16 and they deserve all the praise and love from the nation.
“From completing their sleep in airports to activation/recovery
sessions in parks in China, I wanted to personally show my appreciation to all
my players here at the Asian Games. These boys are thorough professionals and
doing everything they can to make Bharat proud. Against all odds, we have
obtained our primary goal of qualifying for the last 16 and these players
deserve all your love and praise,” Stimac wrote on X.
Bharat finished at second place with one win, one loss, and a draw
in Group A. Bharat finished group stage matches with four points from three
games.
Bharat started their journey with a 5-1 loss against China in their
first Group A match but won their second game against Bangladesh 1-0 and ended
the group stage with a 1-1 draw against Myanmar.
Myanmar ended at third place with the same number of points while
the host China topped group A with seven points.
In the match against Myanmar, Bharat needed at least a draw to go
to the next round of the event.
ANI
