PANAJI: Thomas Dennerby has coached teams at three World Cups, two Olympics and two European championships, so he was better equipped to handle India’s traumatic exit from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022.
India women’s coach prepared the team for six months with some high-profile international friendly tours to Bahrain, UAE, Sweden and Brazil. When the tournament kicked off in Navi Mumbai last week, the hosts started with a dominating draw. But the promise of at least a quarterfinal spot quickly evaporated as a dozen-odd Covid-19 positive cases meant there were not enough players to take the field against Chinese Taipei last Sunday.
