{"id":341139,"date":"2023-07-03T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/03\/saff-championship-sandesh-jhingan-confident-of-victory-against-kuwait-in-final-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:13:16","slug":"saff-championship-sandesh-jhingan-confident-of-victory-against-kuwait-in-final-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/03\/saff-championship-sandesh-jhingan-confident-of-victory-against-kuwait-in-final-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"SAFF Championship: Sandesh Jhingan confident of victory against Kuwait in final | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>BENGALURU: Without disregarding the strength of Kuwait, India defender <!-- -->Sandesh Jhingan<!-- --> on Monday said the hosts are confident of winning the <!-- -->SAFF Championship<!-- --> here on Tuesday.<br \/>&#8220;Our focus is now on Kuwait, it is going to be a tough game. They are a very good team. They have an experienced coach. We are looking forward to it. We have done well together and sky is the limit for this batch,&#8221; said Jhingan during the pre-match press conference.<br \/>&#8220;They have very technical players, and individually, they are also good. About their (FIFA)ranking (141), everyone knows that they aren&#8217;t where they should be. If you don&#8217;t do your thing for 10 seconds, they score against you,&#8221; added Jhingan.<br \/>Jhingan just can&#8217;t wait to take the field after missing the semifinal against Lebanon due to the two accumulated yellow cards in the group matches against Pakistan and Kuwait.<br \/>&#8220;I missed being on the field (against Lebanon) like any other footballer. I don&#8217;t want to miss the big games. But the team did really well, and I don&#8217;t think I was missed much. Mehtab Singh did well and Anwar Ali did well, and the entire backline did well. &#8220;It is all about team philosophy and unity. I was personally confident that we will get through to the final,&#8221; he said.<br \/>The veteran defender had words of appreciation for Anwar, who was exceptional against Lebanon.<br \/>&#8220;We all know about Anwar&#8217;s condition (Hypertrophic Cardio Myopathy). Coming out of it needs a strong mentality, and credit to his family for supporting him. He is doing very well at the moment,&#8221; Jhingan added.<br \/>India have never lost a final at home since 2005, and assistant coach Mahesh Gawli hoped his side will handle the pressure well.<br \/>&#8220;There is pressure because we want to win. The team is doing very well and I hope they play the same as they were doing,&#8221; Gawli said.<br \/>India and Kuwait were involved in a heated Group A match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, a few days ago.<br \/>However, Gawli said he has told the players to remain calm and focus on the task at hand.<br \/>&#8220;The last match against Kuwait was very heated. 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