New Year, New Goals
Tian Yonghang presided over not-a-loss in Grilled Birds' first game of 2023, but it was not victory either, in an outcome which the head coach thought Blackbirds would be happier with. "They really didn't have any way through." he analyzed. "Until that free-kick, of course. And we fell for it."
Next week will see Grilled take on Group A leaders Karak of the West, after the former Indian national champions crushed Abbeydale Hammer 6-0 in their own fixture. There was nothing of luck as Jordanian international Saleh Abolhassan Jaghbeer pushed the team to a methodical dismantling of their English opponents, which had Tian muse about how Grilled would themselves fare.
"It's a very well-built team, credit to Samal for assembling it." he added. "Win or lose, I think some of the younger players will take a lot out of the match."
