Reason for us not winning was our incapability to score, says Igor Stimac

Stimac was quick to state that a team couldn’t concede such goals and then expect to win, but blamed it on the lack of goals that stopped India from winning. “Our scoring incapability was the reason why we didn’t win. We conceded very silly goal. We can’t expect to win the game if you concede such a goal. Their goalkeeper was my man-of-the-match,” said Stimac in the post-match media interaction, reported PTI.

“We deserved to win this game. We pushed until the end and created enough chances to win the game. But our scoring was not good enough. I’m not happy with first 45 minutes. Our players in the back were not passing well. When you play against a team like Bangladesh who put more in defence you need to pass well from behind,” the Croatian added.

After holding off World Cup hosts Qatar valiantly to a goalless draw, this was quite an unexpected outcome. However, Stimac stated that it was just not India’s day and nothing went their way. “Sometimes you have a great day, sometime you have mistakes in making judgment. We are not here blaming anyone. I defend my players with my heart,” he said.