December 11,
2004
Vietnam Brazilian coach Edson Tavares &
Indonesia English coach Peter Withe claimed there is
no chance both teams would play to a draw as the winner of the Group A clash is all but guaranteed a place in the semi-finals of
the Tiger Cup.
There had
been many suggestions that both countries would do a Sweden-Denmark match in
Euro 2004 & played to a high scoring draw thus ensuring they qualified
comfortably.
Indonesia
coach Peter Withe rebut that saying his team do want
to take the risk of having to depend on goal-difference to ensure they
qualified for the Tiger Cup semi-final as their last match is on December 11 in
2 days time against Cambodia while both Vietnam & Singapore last match is
on December 13 respectively against Laos & Cambodia.
In such a
case his team is at a handicapped as both
His
counterpart Edson Tavares also do not expect himself or
his team to play for a draw as it would be unacceptable for this football-crazy
country as it people always craves for a win in every match. Also as a
Brazilian, who hails from
Worse for
him is that if he believed if he take the defensive route he will play into
Indonesia hands as he knows that Indonesia’s strength lies in their ability to
attack & with his own defence not the best in the
region it would be foolish to invite them to do so as he had seem the
Indonesians coming down the flanks tearing away at other team defence.
But to
others he could copy
The
Brazilian though is conscious that copying