PKL 2019 | Our focus is on being the best team, says Gholamreza Mazandarani
Telugu Titans coach Gholamreza Mazandarani that his teamâs sole focus is to work well together as a team because Kabaddi is a team game . Telugu Titans won against Haryana Steelers 40-29 last night, this was Telugu Titans' second win of the season which got them to ninth place on the league table.
Telugu Titans won big last night as their star raider Siddharth Desai showed signs of getting back into form. They won by an 11 point margin against Haryana Steelers. They started the game with an aggressive approach and Siddharth and Suraj Desai started getting points with ease. After the initial lead, Telugu Titansâ players seemed more confident and played with intent. So, the first half ended with a score 21-13 with Telugu in the lead.Â
âHaving more than just one leader on the mat is not a problem. Sometimes there maybe language issues and other things but we must not focus on best player, captain or leader. We must focus on being the best team because itâs a team game. When the team plays well, everyone is happy but when the team doesnât play well, not even the best player (on the day) is happy and is instead sad,âTelugu Titans coach Gholamreza Mazandarani said in the post-match press conference.
In the raiding department Siddharth led from the front as he scored 18 raid points with a 100% strike rate and Steleers' defenders were able to catch him only once and that too on his last raid. His scored helped in eliminating pressure from the rest of the team. The defence scored 10 points collectively, the highest was by skipper Abozhar Mighani (3) and Vishal Bhardawaj (3) but they made 7 unsuccessful tackle attempts as well which could have cost the team. They were well supported by Farhad and C. Arun who scored two points each.
âOur defence performed very well today. We hardly gave Haryana Steelers any points while they were attacking, so I think our defence played a huge role in the win,â Siddharth Desai said.
âWe had a plan to contain their raiders and we played according to that plan. Siddharth and Suraj Desai also raided well, so thatâs why we got the win today,â Vishal Bhardawaj commented.
Todayâs match was Teluguâs best because they played like a unit and each and every member of their team contributed to the win. From this win, they could get the momentum and they have hope to capitalize on it.
âNo, I donât believe weâve started forging a comeback in the league yet. To say that we at least need to win five matches and not just one or two. After five wins we can say, âok weâre starting to make a comebackâ. But with just two wins, it doesnât change anything. I think we need to continue to win to make a comeback,â coach Gholamreza concluded.
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