‘The more we play, the better for us’: Khalid Jamil after Brazil's clash

Despite the lopsided defeat head coach Khalid Jamil saw enough positives in Indias performance against fivetime world champions Brazil and hoped his side will feature in many such highprofile games in future so that the team can get better Brazil currently sixth in the FIFA Mens World Ranking trounced India 138th in list 40 here on SaturdayDefinitely their quality is very high Their coach is also good and they have players who have played at different clubs Jamil said at the postmatch interaction To manage them is very difficult not an easy job It doesnt happen in a day it takes time Pressure is everywhere But the more we play the betterThe next game is also very good for us so we have to continue with that he said looking ahead to Tuesdays clash against twotime former world champions Uruguay The Selecao are also the highestranked opponents India have faced since the official rankings were introduced in August 1993 surpassing ninthranked Russia in 1995 and Japan in 1998Therefore Jamil was impressed by the performance but admitted that India needed to be stronger defensively Mahesh and Thapa were very good defensively They were very good in midfield Williams Sahal Abdul Samad and Manvir were also good Manvir was very good oneversusone Overall it was very good especially Williams He tried his best Defensively we should be a little stronger he saidIndias bright start faded after Brazil broke the deadlock in the 28th minute Jamil felt the first goal changed the complexion of the contest Thats why I said concentration should be good Till the water break I was thinking everything would be fine Then we conceded a silly goal Then we conceded a second goal so the calculation changed a littleJamil refuses to blame GurpreetThe India coach refused to put the defeat on goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu alone strongly backing the experienced player Its not because of Gurpreet The defender didnt close down then the ball moved from there as well So overall everybodys mistake Jamil said Asked whether Gurpreet would return for Indias next friendly against Uruguay on Tuesday Jamil did not confirm a start for the custodian but made clear that he remains in his plansMaybe Som Kumar will play maybe Albino Gomes anyone Depending on the situation But Gurpreet definitely he will be back Jamil admitted his players had been under considerable pressure against Brazil Before the match there was pressure on the players definitely 100 per cent because you are going to play against BrazilJamil said his approach to handling the mental pressure was straightforward I just tell them that they are also talented players They must have that belief Everyone is mature I didnt waste time giving them confidence They are also eager to play and they know about itWell playedThe coach urged the team to move forward with confidence After the match I told them You played and you have seen You have also done well so continue with that Jamil also revealed that Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti offered words of encouragement after the final whistle He said Good game You played very well Just keep it up We will keep in touchThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever