Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Melaka: Malaysia coach Nelo Vingada is convinced he now knows his best line-up after seeing his team pick up a point in their 1-1 draw in Group B of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers with Hong Kong in Melaka on Tuesday evening
The former Persepolis coach, who won the AFC Asian Cup in 1996 as head coach of Saudi Arabia, has yet to win after four games in charge of the Malaysia team but believes he has now identified his ideal starting XI.
"It was a difficult day because we lost two points,” said the Portuguese coach. “But I feel that I now have the strongest team in front of me. They are starting to understand my style and philosophy.
"Today we were actually good. We created a lot of chances. There was speed, and the attitude and determination were stronger than before.
"Unfortunately we made mistakes towards the end. We had many chances but we could not convert them.”
Hong Kong took the lead through Sandro in the 53rd minute before Syazwan Zainon levelled the scores three minutes later as the teams shared the points.
Malaysia picked up their first point and sit at the bottom of the standings, but have only played two games compared to three for Hong Kong and Lebanon. The Malaysians will play their game in hand against DPR Korea in Pyongyang on October 5.
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