‘We need to go on top,” uttered Wim Koevermans. Can you tell me the way to the top? From the top you get a better view. You can look down and study everyone,” he added, and took the stairs. Minutes later, he was there in his seat to study Maldives (against Nepal) from the Upper Tier of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
“Wim Koevermans comes from the Dutch School of thought. So it’s understandable, he will try to implement the same in Indian football,” maintained Maldives Coach Istvan Urbanyi. “It’s impossible to comment on India at the moment. Rain played a major role in India’s first match against Syria. So I just can’t draw any comparison between this Indian side and former ones,” he continued. “It’s too early to do that.”
“Past is past. The match against Sryia is past at the moment,” stressed Koevermans in the Team Meeting. “If you think about Syria, you will stumble. Maldives boast