The Asian Cup showed where Bangladesh is

At the press conference of the Malaysian coach and a footballer, the local journalists greeted them with applause and cheers. This is the first time since playing as host in 2006 that Malaysia has qualified for the finals of the Asian Cup. There was so much joy in everyone late Monday night.

That joy multiplied several times as Malaysia qualified for the Asian Cup finals directly for the first time since 1980. Mahendrakshan came to blow Bangladesh 4-1. Happy night in Kuala Lumpur on such a night. However, it is only inside the Bukit Jalil Stadium. There is no exaggeration anywhere outside the stadium. At the end of the match, everyone is silently at their destination.

When the stadium is empty, Malaysia coach Kim Pan Goner is a little late to come to the press conference after their festivities. One of the top scorers in the match was Belgian defender Dion Cools. Both were happy and satisfied to take the team to the final of the Asian Cup.

The coach thanked the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Ismail Sabir, who was on the field for the last two matches of the Asian Cup qualifiers. The coach thanked the whole country, who were by his side again and again. Especially the audience has repeatedly spoken. কথা The Ultras Malaya, a pro-Mardanga group in Malaysia, is also mentioned separately, although no praise is enough for them.

Shortly before the Malaysian coach spoke, the Bangladesh coach came to the press conference with a black face. The last match of the tour was a disappointment for him. "It was a tough match for us," he said at first. They were great on the field. We knew they would jump in from the start. Our job was to prevent them. However, after the penalty, at the end of the first half, we ended up in a place where we could have won. But we never got to play our game. We lacked consistency. '

The exuberance of 52,000 visitors in the gallery became a pressure for Bangladesh. However, Bangladesh coach Cabrera's comment is different, 'This is the atmosphere on the field in Malaysia. We knew it could happen. As a result, it is not an issue for me.

The coach added, 'We could not be consistent in the last match. But I think we could do better. Now I will watch the video and work on the mistakes. I will judge and analyze everything. We have to step on it. '

If you want to know what you received at the end of the tour, he said, "We have improved. It needs to hold on and make further improvements up front. Bangladesh is on the path of development.

Tariq Kazi, Sumon Reza, Saad Uddin, Nabib Newaz and 6 other front row footballers were not in the team. If they had, nothing would have happened. Because, Bangladesh footballers are 19-20. Fifty-two is fifty-two. So who is in the team and who is not, these do not become big. However, the Bangladesh coach's answer to the question of what could have been a little better, 'I do not know what would have happened if the whole team. But I think those who came gave their best. They have tried their best.

Bangladesh will leave for Dhaka tonight at 8 pm Bangladesh time. What is the receipt before returning, what is the realization? The realization is that there is no alternative to making good quality footballers in the country. The footballers have tried their best. They may make mistakes. Mistakes can also be criticized. But the real problem is at the beginning. As there is no football culture in the country, there is no effective roadmap for improvement.

You have to be ready to reach international meaning from a young age. But there is no such trend in Bangladesh football. The culture of bringing up footballers well has not been created in this country since childhood. There are less people thinking about these.

Even then BFF can say, we are giving all those facilities. We will not play on the field. That's right. There is no complaint in the face of Bangladesh footballers now. But they could not give the best in the last match. Could not play their own game with Malaysia. Needless to say, Malaysia did not play. At one time it seemed that Bangladesh or Malaysia was in a dilemma in front of Bangladesh.

Hahutash came as usual at the end of another tour with that maze. The end doesn't have to be good anymore. The final was won by Nepal in the SAF Championship last year. After watching that final, Nepal drew with a goal on penalty. After the SAF, Sri Lanka reached the final of the four-nation tournament and scored an incredible goal towards the end. This time around, they fought back against Bahrain in the second half with a goalless draw against Turkmenistan, which gave them confidence that they could do well with Malaysia in the last match. But on the last day, the end is bad.

Sitting in Dhaka, the football organizers of Bangladesh are only good at talking. The football structure of the country is not right, but dream of saying 'I will do this' and 'I will do that'. The condition of the clubs in the country is chaotic. If the club is not strong then the national team is never strong. Malaysia showed where Bangladesh is. The football infrastructure here, like in Europe, is not surprising given Malaysia's big win, but it is normal.

In the past, various conflicts could be heard within the Bangladesh team. By publishing the game, the journalists used to write more about those conflicts within the party. But now the picture has changed. Now there is no big issue of conflict or dissatisfaction in the team. Now the key is how the team played, what did it achieve? And the failure is coming up in the postmortem report.

Coach Kabra has played the same XI every day. Starting from Indonesia, he came to Kuala Lumpur and played in the same XI and in the same table. You started with the thought and ended with it. The coach did not go to any test. When things aren't going well, some may even question whether the plan could go ahead.

There is nothing wrong with trusting the XI. However, where Bishwanath Ghosh is the right back, he was played at the stopper. Since Tapu is not there, Bashundhara Kings has played Bishwanath in the league this time, that's right. However, the question is whether the traditional stopper Riyadul could be seen in the team. Riyadul was not dropped for a minute in this tour. However, the team management says that Bishwanath is ahead of Riyadul in their eyes.

The coach, who has no experience, has played the newcomer Sajjad as a striker. The question may be, who is the alternative? Alternative Mahbubur Rahman could have been Sufil. Although Mahbubur Rahman was on the bench for Bashundhara Kings, his international experience is good. The coach replaced Mahbubur at the end. But could not do anything. But when Sajjad is getting better, there is a discussion whether the coach could have thought a little differently.

Experienced striker Nabib Newaz has been dropped by coach Kabra. He left the camp a few hours later, citing disciplinary reasons. Many say Nabib was needed in the team. In the attacking third, Nabib can keep the ball on his feet, which Sajjad could not. The coach can say, discipline is before him. Certainly before discipline. However, whether Nabib could have been punished differently is also being discussed.

Sajjad has run well without the ball. However, he could not score even after getting the ball in a good place. After the second match, the coach dismissed this reporter's question as a negative question. He said in the press conference that he would not answer this question.

One thing to note is, coaches can’t take criticism. If the question is not in his mind, he dismisses it as negative. Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person. That didn't happen either. All in all, the last day of the tour did not go well and various gaps within the team are coming up. But the problem is, after two days, the authorities will forget everything. Another tour will come, the same story will be made again. This is how the football is going on in Bangladesh!