Bangladesh sees 'opportunity' in Turkmenistan match

 Both teams started with a loss in the Asian Cup qualifiers. Naturally so both sides desperate to turn around. Although Turkmenistan is far ahead of Bangladesh in the FIFA rankings, coach Javier Cabrera, who wears red and green jerseys, is drawing the table with the expectation of something better.

The two teams will meet in their second match on Saturday at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bangladesh started the selection by losing 2-0 against Bahrain. Turkmenistan lost 3-1 to host Malaysia.

Starting at a rate - Turkmenistan is ahead if this aspect is left out. Their position in FIFA ranking is 134th, Bangladesh is 16th. The result of the previous one-on-one confrontation was also in Turkmenistan's favor; They won the Asian Games 3-1 in 2002.

On the page of another statistic, of course, Bangladesh has some relief. Cabrera's side have a draw against two draws in the three matches played this year. Turkmenistan, on the other hand, have lost just two matches this year. They lost a friendly match against Thailand before the Malaysia match.

Of course, Cabrera's biggest relief from the statistics is the performance of the Bahrain match. In the beginning of the first half, the great team lost two wickets before the break and digested two goals. Ziko-Fahadra held Bahrain to a competitive football in the second half.

Despite the disappointment of the loss, Bangladesh has prepared for two days with the satisfaction of playing well in the first match. The coach has worked with his own strengths and weaknesses, especially keeping in view the height of the opponent's players. He also said in a video message sent through BFF that the strategy would be decided after reviewing the Malaysia-Turkmenistan match.

"After the competitive match against Bahrain, I gave the players some time for recovery and rest yesterday. We talked to the technical staff about our strengths and where we need to improve. ”

"I have also reviewed Turkmenistan's performance against Malaysia. They are very strong in terms of FIFA rankings, 54 steps ahead of us. But I think they had some problems at the beginning of the match against Malaysia and that was a great start for Malaysia. "

Kabrera has always spoken of optimism with the goal. Despite considering Turkmenistan strong, the Spanish coach thinks that there is an 'opportunity' against them.

"I have recharged for tomorrow's match, to take the challenge, to prepare for something. Our goal is always to win, but again, our main goal is to play a competitive game. In the last match we played very combative football, in Turkmenistan match also that line will be required, to keep the plan. We have a chance tomorrow and I am optimistic. "

Jamal Bhuiyan praised Cabrera's manner of preparation, sincerity and his mentality of always keeping in touch with the players. The Bangladesh captain also said his team was ready.

"Our preparation is good. Yesterday I saw everyone on the team happy, everyone ready for the Turkmenistan match. Everyone is ready to play. ”