It will take some time to improve Pakistani football, claims Zavisa

The Serbian tactician insisted that the sport in Pakistan still needs a lot of work before they can progress.

Despite the coach’s best efforts, the Green-Shirts were not able to make a mark in this summer’s AFC U-22 Qualifiers, bowing out against the likes of Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan while suffering a draw against Sri Lanka.

However Zavisa Milosavljevic has refused to place the blame on the players, citing that they are still very inferior to those teams in their group.

“I will not blame the players. They showed a lot of improvement after around three months of good training but I would say that they are still far behind the rest of the countries who are participating in the Asian Cup Qualifiers.”

He also added that the structure in Pakistan needed revamping, so that the overall team can improve and that he will talk to the PFF about implementing new changes.

“Pakistan needs to strengthen its club structure. If you have a sound domestic system you will find players who will already know the basics of the game and a coach will have to focus on the build up, super training and preparation of the team ahead of any
competition and not to work on their basics.”

“Pakistan is far behind and will have to adopt a solid approach to correct its football. I will discuss the issues with the authorities and will try to sort out a solution for the problems,” the former Lesotho boss was quoted as saying.

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