The under-22 team, composed of nine KRL players, is touring Palestine for the first time but Milosavljevic was more worried over the players’ failure to find the net after the club registered two draws in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President’s Cup matches.
According to Milosavljevic, the squad, which is led by national champions KRL captain Kaleemullah, is still in the process of finding its strengths and improve its finishing.
“This team has nine players from the KRL side,” Milosavljevic told The Express Tribune. “KRL failed to score in the President’s Cup and as far as the matches in Palestine are concerned I am hoping that they would learn and grow with each one. The team’s finishing is still weak. We’ve been going through tactics but we can’t win without scoring.”
Pakistan are placed in Group B and will play their second match against Palestine on May 16 before taking on Vietnam. For Milosavljevic yet again, the tournament is part of preparation for the AFC Under-22 Championship qualifiers that will take place next month in Saudi Arabia.
“The important thing is that players get the idea of conditions which will be similar to those in Saudi Arabia. I’m looking at it as preparation for the qualifiers. It will be good practice.” The Palestinian side toured Pakistan last year, playing two matches in Lahore and Karachi. The tourists prevailed in the first game before a goal-less draw in the second.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 14th, 2012.
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