The AFC Challenge League has rolled out for the first time. Bangladesh champion Bashundhara Kings participated in it. But Tapu-Saad-Zikora could not do anything unexpected. They have lost all three matches in a row in the group. Among them, former coach Oscar Brujon's current team lost by 4 goals to East Bengal. In addition, the loss to Bhutan's Paro FC should also be mentioned. After such a failed mission, the Kings have already returned home. Preparations for domestic football are going to start from tomorrow. But before that, the team's Romanian coach Valeri Tita announced a fresh start.
The Kings coach is still reeling from failure in the AFC Challenge League in various ways. He himself did not think that he would lose three matches in a row in the group. That's why Tita told Bangla Tribune, 'To be honest, if someone had told me before the tournament in Bhutan, I wouldn't be able to achieve this result and lose by two suicide goals, two out of three matches! I used to call them crazy.'
Again, there is no way to accept the reality. Tita is a successful coach in the AFC Cup. This is the first time a Bangladeshi club has lost to the hosts in Bhutan. All in all, not getting points from any match is difficult for him. Hinting that such an incident has never happened in his career, he said, 'But look, everything is possible in football. I have been to many matches in my international career as a player and coach, but have never seen or heard of such an unfortunate incident. Losses due to suicide goals in two matches and wasting so many chances, 16 in three matches! In many moments of the match, showing the dominance of the opponent, only one goal! I haven't seen that. That's football.'
Kings do not have a high-quality foreigner like Robinho. Miguel is not 100% fit though. He has brought danger to the team by increasing his weight by 12 kg. Although players were borrowed from Fortis, not all could be played in Bhutan. 6 players had the opportunity to play in a match but they did not play.
Tita said, 'I don't want to say anything new about this. What I said at the press conference in Bhutan. But I can say that I am very disappointed with the result of Bhutan. I expected something better.'
Domestic football is going to build this month. Kings are starting to prepare for him. The first exercise will begin after returning from Bhutan. Tita is dreaming of a new turn, 'I hope, this is the end of bad luck. Have to start over.'
