{"id":10207,"date":"2014-11-17T10:44:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T10:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/11\/17\/they-were-very-disciplined\/"},"modified":"2014-11-17T10:44:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T10:44:19","slug":"they-were-very-disciplined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/17\/they-were-very-disciplined\/","title":{"rendered":"“They Were Very Disciplined”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Delhi Dynamos FC slumped to their second consecutive home defeat at they went down 0-1 to Kerala Blasters FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi. Penn Orji scored the only goal of the match as Harm Van Veldhoven\u2019s team remain at the bottom of the table with seven points in their nine games so far in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL).<\/div>\n

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The Dynamos\u2019 head coach believed his side put up a brave performance but were unlucky to walk away without a single point. \u201cIn the first 60 minutes, we were absolutely the best team. We played the first half really well. We had a few good chances for sure. We were pressing really well and we had good organisation. We were unlucky to lose the ball after the 60th<\/sup>\u00a0minute and they scored a goal and after that we had to force a situation,\u201d Van Veldhoven said at the post-match press conference.<\/div>\n

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The Belgian-Dutch coach, however, took nothing away from the away side\u2019s gritty performance. \u201cWe had to give more and more because their players were very disciplined and worked very hard in that way. In the first half, we tried really hard to give the ball at the striker\u2019s feet but Kerala kept regrouping,\u201d he commented.<\/div>\n

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The manager was clearly let down by the result. \u201cVery disappointing, of course; we deserved more, but we got nothing. Of course, we have to react again and we have a lot of games to go. We all know that we missed a chance to come a little bit closer to the top half of the table and we\u2019ll try to get the rest of the points so what we can do, we\u2019re going to do. The players worked hard today and I\u2019m proud of them but of course we have to take our moments in the game,\u201d said Van Veldhoven as he rued the missed opportunities.<\/div>\n

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Marquee man and captain Alessandro Del Piero, who was also present at the media interaction, too lauded his team\u2019s persistence until the end. \u201cThe team fought till the end. We need to work hard. There is nothing that we can do at this moment except prepare for the next game,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n

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The ex-Juventus striker and legend spoke about his team\u2019s consecutive losses. \u201cLosing is always hard. You put in a lot of time and effort and you get nothing back, and that\u2019s always hard. We have to stick together and we have players with experience. Shylo (Malswamtluanga) is a good player and he runs a lot,\u201d said Del Piero as he commended his teammate\u2019s stamina. \u201cWe\u2019re disappointed, of course, but we\u2019re going to try and sleep this evening and wake up tomorrow morning for breakfast and work hard on the training field,\u201d the former World Cup winner said.<\/div>\n

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Van Veldhoven was also asked about his preparations for the next few matches following their loss to Kerala Blasters. \u201cWe go to NorthEast first. The most important thing is to bring our own performances to the game. Don\u2019t be afraid to make mistakes and stand up on the training field. It\u2019s not important whom we are playing. The teams are at the same levels. We have to fight in every game and we will win every game if we played like we did today,\u201d voiced the coach.<\/div>\n

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Delhi Dynamos now have a week\u2019s break before their next match when they take on NorthEast United FC in the latter\u2019s backyard on November 24.<\/div>\n

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