Kusian: Yemen dreams of a surprise

Jan Koussian, coach of Yemen's national football team, confirmed that the Yemeni team was looking to do its best during its first participation in the Asian Nations Cup, despite the difficulty of the task, after the draw of group D, alongside the teams of Iran, Iraq and Vietnam, declaring itself satisfied with the result. Player performance in front of Syria friendly.

Syria defeated Yemen 1-0 at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi as part of its preparations for the UAE 2019 Cup of Nations. Syria plays in Group B with Australia, the United States. Jordan and Palestine, while Yemen plays in Group D with Iran and Iraq. And Vietnam.

"We had a good friendly experience against Syria and we greatly benefited from this confrontation, despite the loss of a goal.I think the right result is a draw, after we managed to stop the danger. for the Syrian team, who did not have many opportunities to score, A stable ball. "

"We played a defensive game against the Syrian team and, more importantly, the players' performance and their application to the tactical and tactical aspects, we have a problem to move from defense to attack, causing the loss of the ball several times, but we will try to overcome it and treat it before the tournament. "

ambitions

As for the aspirations of the Yemeni team and their chances of qualifying for the second round, he explained: "The draw put us in a difficult and very strong group, with the Iranian and Iraqi teams. there are better teams in the standings for the Yemeni team, but we have a dream like us, all the little undesignated teams, what we have, and a good championship, we know that qualifying can be difficult, but we will try, and any coach does not want to lose the course.

Qualified

For his part, Abdullah Al-Thuraya, director of the Yemeni national team, said his team would try to do everything possible to qualify for the second round, despite the difficulty of the task, noting that the good will of Syria was a good rehearsal before facing the Iranian team at the opening of Group D matches, Technical goals.

"Our goal in the Asian Cup is not just to be a tournament guest of honor.We face a major challenge during our first participation in the World Cup. In spite of this difficult task, the players have a fighting spirit allowing them to win good and honorable victories in the continental championship. "