Bangladesh football head coach Lodewijk de Kruif is simply hoping to see the three “rights” click for his charges in their crucial Bangabandhu Gold Cup tie against Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium tomorrow.
“I want all the rights – the right feelings, the right touch and the right moments,” said De Kruif after completing the Bangladesh practice session at the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club ground yesterday.
“I am sorry to say that till taking the responsibilities, scoring remained as the major headache for us.
“It is not that we are not working on it, we have been trying hard to overcome the weakness and I hope the players will give flashes of improvement against Sri Lanka,” he hoped.
The Dutchman pointed the first 20 minutes of their game against Malaysia as the prime reason behind their defeat and he was certain that the players will put on a better game-face against Sri Lanka.
“The players were sorry for the loss, in fact I think we messed up the first 20 minutes and we lost there. In the other parts Bangladesh were not far behind the Malaysians, we want to rectify the mistakes and come out fresh and focused,” he said.
“We are not focused upon the past, it is past and its a new day and new Sri Lanka, the temperament of the friendlies and a full international fixture is not the same, its far different and Sri Lanka will be a hard nut to crack.”
Kruif added, “There is no room for complacency, we have to be alert in the defence and of course avail the scoring chances, that’s all we need. Hopefully we can do it,” said Kruif, who discontinued his job last year after 17 months at the helm, but only returned to Bangladesh for Bangabandhu Gold Cup duty.
