Why Maruf went to Vietnam with turmoil in his mind?

Why Maruf went to Vietnam with turmoil in his mind?

Sports Desk
Sports Desk

Published: 08:01 19 September 2024

Bangladesh returned as champions in SAAF U-20 football in Nepal last month. That team could not prepare to compete in Asian football. Coach Maruful Haq couldn't do it this time because of the tension with the players of Bashundhara Kings, injuries, all in all, the way a coach prepares a team and enters the field. The coach could not give any idea in advance what the result of Bangladesh would be after going to Vietnam. After coming from Nepal as a champion, he could not take the preparation of the team. Spanish coach Javier Cabrera took several footballers of his team to Bhutan with the national team to play a friendly match the next day.

Bangladesh team left for Vietnam last night to participate in the group stage of AFC U-20 football. First match against Syria on Saturday. Apart from Bangladesh, hosts Vietnam, Syria and Bhutan will compete in Group 'A'. In addition to the group of Bangladesh, the champions of the 10 groups and the best runners-up of the group will play in the final round. Bangladesh team could not prepare fully for this Asian tournament.


The graves were indifferent to Maruf's party. But the Vietnam game was more important than the friendly match. It will be played at the level of Asia. The coach could not even conduct continuous practice. On top of that, the incident that happened with the footballers of Bashundhara Bits who were in Maruf's camp two days ago is really unpleasant. Gentleman Maruf, has been a victim of misconduct. Bashundhara Kings said that they will not send any footballer to Maruf. Complaints about Maruf, the information that Palta Maruf has disclosed is also not good. He also threatened to resign if necessary. There is always a tug-of-war over Bashundha not releasing their players for the national team or for the youth team. And in this, the formation of the team has to be ironic, the coach cannot finalize the players.

This time, the coach had to be confused while finalizing the name of the under-20 team. The same situation happened when going to Safe. Goalkeeper Shraban, who played in Saaf, was injured, while goalkeeper Asif was Saaf's best player, but he could not be included in the team, Maruf said, 'Asif is not in my touch for 18 days. He didn't think he could perform.' Mohsin of Bashundhara Kings was dropped for the same reason. When these two came to join Maruf's camp, Maruf sent them both back. That's why Bashundhara Kings did not leave Chandan Rahul, Rimon, Johnny in anger on Maruf. If they had, the strength of the party would have increased.

Maruful Haque sat in the press conference yesterday with a disturbance in his mind due to these various reasons. Bhutan went to Thailand for a conditioning camp. Why Bangladesh could not, the coach said, 'I am responsible. Maybe I couldn't understand.' The conditioning camp of the national team is held in Saudi Arabia. And the footballers who are preparing for the future, are neglected. If Javier Cabrera were to coach the U-20 team, he could go abroad for a conditioning camp before going to Vietnam. If Maruful Haq claims it, it is not noticed, nor do Javier's graves think about it.

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