After Aus loss, skipper Chhetri shifts focus to Uzbekistan

“It’s not easy to play the best team in Asia. We’re not used to playing sides like these, as we don’t play them often.” Chhetri told AIFF’s website.

Talismanic Indian forward Sunil Chhetri has urged his teammates to look forward and focus on the match against Uzbekistan (On January 18) after the 0-2 loss to heavyweights Australia in their AFC Asian Cup opener.

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The Blue Tigers put up a gritty show to hold the Asian giants for a goalless stalemate in the first-half. But Australia, who were the World Cup 2022 pre-quarterfinalists, demonstrated their superiority with goals from Craig Irwine (50’) and Jordan Bos (73’). “It’s not easy to play the best team in Asia. We’re not used to playing sides like these, as we don’t play them often.” Chhetri told AIFF’s website.

The Indian skipper, who began his career in 2005, and has a tally of 93 goals, said the focus is now on their match against Uzbekistan. “It’s a mixed bag of feelings. Once we watch the videos, perhaps we’ll gain more confidence and work on the things we could’ve done better. Uzbekistan are not Australia, but they’re a good side nonetheless. So it will be a big challenge in that game too,” he added.

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