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Oman 1-0 India: Shyam Thapa - Now we don't concede three-four goals against middle-eastern teams

Shyam Thapa argues that Igor Stimac should have been given more time to prepare before flying for the qualifiers...

The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Technical Committee chairman Shyam Thapa expressed his displeasure with India's tactics against Oman after they went down 1-0 in their fifth 2022 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday while noting that there has been improvement in the team's defence.

The Blue Tigers could hardly moved the ball in the opposition half and had their backs against the wall for the bulk of the opening 45 minutes. But he highlighted that India do not get run over by strong middle-eastern countries anymore.