Burkilmans: The exaggerated fear has fallen in Vietnam

Burkilmans: The exaggerated fear has fallen in Vietnam

Jordanian coach congratulates players after their exit from the Asian Cup (AFP)

Abu Dhabi: Middle East

Jordanian coach Vital Borkelmans said he was unaware of his fate with Al-Nashami, especially after the UAE's Asian Cup was announced. eliminated from the last 16 after a 2-2 loss to Vietnam in the penalty shoot-out after the end of the first 1-1 draw. .
"The question of my stay or my stay with the Jordanian team is in the hands of the Jordanian federation," said Burkilmans. "I have the desire to continue working for this generation for the 2022 World Cup, especially since we have played good matches in the Asian Championship," he said. .
Burkilmans said that the Vietnamese team deserved to win the match and that his qualification for the quarter was not surprising, especially since Jordanian players entered the match and are afraid to go out. , which affected the performance of the team in the game.
South Park Park's Hang Seo, technical director of the Vietnam team, said he was delighted to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup after defeating him. Jordan's 4-2 penalty in penalty shoot-out after the end of the first draw and 1-1.
"We did the job successfully and we managed to pbad the quarter-finals of the Asian championship," said Seo after the match. I think qualifying for the quarter-finals is the most appropriate response to the Vietnamese media, who have criticized me and criticized the way the team played. "
"Vietnam's ball is defensive, and with this approach we managed to reach the quarter-finals."
"I did not expect the Jordanian team to play cautiously in the first half – it was an opportunity for our team to score goals and finish the match earlier, but we did We have not been able to do it, "he said. When asked about the fate of his team, he said: "My team was not lucky, we did what we could and we managed to qualify."
"Stress is a problem we will face in the next stage after 120 minutes of play, but I will prepare the players for the next game," he said.
"The teams that have stepped up play to win and continue the tournament, and I will not be the problem in my team as much as I care about my team."