Ghedin satisfied with team’s performance despite mistake leading to goal
Antoine Busuttil | Saturday, September 8th, 2012 | 20 Comments »
Malta coach Pietro Ghedin was satisfied with the team’s performance during the opening 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier despite the narrow defeat to Armenia.
Speaking after the game, Ghedin said he was satisfied with the performance although it was disappointing to lose due to a distraction by the rear-guard.
The Malta coach said the team did all it could, controlling their opponents well. He said Armenia proved to be a strong side, both in the technical and physical aspect – pointing out that their players were in very good physical condition considering that almost all players play in leagues which are mid-way through the season.
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Rather than lack of determination, Ghedin said it was more a matter of pressure. He said the Malta players tried their best but it was not easy. However the Maltese only allowed their opponents to have a handful of shots at goal.
Ghedin admitted that up front, Malta could have done better, pointing out that Michael Mifsud was only eighty per cent fit.
“Something did not work well but all in all the players gave their very best. We could have done better and the goal could have definitely been avoided. But against such teams, you have to suffer. However the players leave the pitch with their heads held up high,” said Pietro Ghedin.
As regards Tuesday’s game against Italy in Modena, the Malta coach said that now the players have to recover theselves in view of this game. He said his task is to instill the courage and lift the morale of the players.
Ghedin will not change his 4-2-3-1 system, saying that the system is flexible and before trying to adopt a different scheme, one has to have the right players and they should be able to adapt themselves.
The Malta coach concluded by thanking supporters and said that in future matches, the team will reciprocate with better results.
Meanwhile Armenia coach Vardan Minasyan said it was a difficult game for both sides, also considering that it was their first outing. He said the performance of his team was not that good but what was the most important was the three points.
When asked how far will the team go in these qualifiers after a remarkable third place and seventeen points in the EURO 2012 qualifiers, Minasyan said the only focus will be from game to game and is now on next Tuesday’s game against Bulgaria.
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l-istess baqa dan il kowc jifrah bsubajh f’ghajnu!
oh come on malti karkariz wot qed tistena?we played well at least ux
Nifhem li Michael Mifsud l-ahjar player li ghandna imma daqshekk spiccajna niddependu fuqu? Biex ha nilghabu meta jirtira mela? Ma nafx dik hi l-opinjoni tieghi
Armenia tim b’sahhtu jekk tara biss ir-rankings malajr tinduna. Gejna fi grupp veru iebes u rridu nkomplu naghtu support lit-tim. F’dan il-livell mhux facli tigbor il-punti kontra avversarji kbar.
Jekk Ghedin kin sodisfatt bil-performance jien ma kontx…qas pass sura ma bdejna naghtu! Hope li nhar it-Tlieta jkunu hafna ahjar ghax nibza li gejja xi wahda, tiehu inkonsiderazzjoni li Taljani gew draw l-ewwel loghba!
Id – difiza kienet perfetta biss il- pass li jwassal fuq l-attakanti maltin kien inezistenti u ghalhekk b attejna ghaliex il passes li waslu ghand mifsud u shabu kienu ftit …… nifhem li mifsud seta forsi ghamel ahjar imma la il kundizzjoni tghijaw ma kinitx wahda perfetta ma tista tghamel xejn …… nemmen li kontra l-italja se nohorgu ahjar
posso restare a casa pietro
Mr.Ghedin, if Micheal Mifsud was not 100% fit, why he played all the match? Do you think its fair for the club that is paying the player, to play him not fully fit?
L Klabb juhu 5000 ewro talli Mifsud laghab, hekk fair allura??
oh come on malti karkariz hes a good coach,i belive in him ta miskin,give him sam cans ux,u fejn rajtu subajh fajnu!!! come on blues!!
Blue Sliema,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nahseb ghad fadlilna biex nilhqu il livel mixtieq fil football,,,,,,,,,xqed tistenna li nirbhu il group ghax ghandna lil Ghedin, bhala coach biex intuh cans,,,,,il huta iz zghira qat ma belat lil kbira,,,,,,,,nammira lil players li jiprovaw jghamlu hilithom,,,,,,imma bhala coach xejn specjali
Disappointed with the performance.
1.Lacking quality going forward.
2.Set plays were poor. Something we should be working on as we lack goal opportunities.
3.We took to long to make the 1st substitution. The midfield was inexistant in the 2nd half and needed fresh legs.
The only positive was that we defended well but what do you expect with 8-9 behind the ball! For me it was a step back from the performances in the previous campaign but still FORZA MALTA….
ghax ma dahlux lil Barbara fuq qudiem lahhar 20 mi u javansa Schembri jekk Mifsud ma kienx tajjeb dehr issapap u bogdanovic laqqas corner ma jaaf jghati…..u jekk gibna lil Barbara mil Usa man gibux lawstralian Hutchinson dak kien jghamel diferenza fin nofs
god some people like to complain why not complain when buttigieg was in charge of the other campaign i tell you what if ghedin was in charge of the team back then malta would of picked up 5 to 8 points in that group cause that group was no way near as hard as this group. croatia geece israel latvia georgia now that was a joke that we could only get 1 point then pity buttigieg was in charge not ghedin who has to manage the team against italy bulgaria czech rep denmark and armenia. armenia who picked up 17 points in their last campaign and majority of their players play in russia which their league is already half way in the season. FORZA MALTA GHAL DEJJEM
@ ozmalt,10-9-12,@ 01:58,kif titkellem u tikteb milli jidher,ma tafx taqra il-loghba tal-futbol,l-italja u il-kroazja fil-grupp tal-euro 2012 gew draw 1-1,jigifieri l-istess qawwa ghandhom.
@ ozmalt,10-9-12,@ 01:58,milli jidher kif titkellem u tikteb fuq il-futbol,ma tafx taqra il-loghba tal-futbol,fil-grupp tal-euro 2012 l-italja u il-kroazja gew draw 1-1,jigifieri l-istess qawwa ghandhom fil-futbol,m’hemm differenza ta xejn bejniethom l-istess livell ta futbol ghandhom,@ ozmalt.
il-kroazja ma l-italja li kienu fl-istess grupp fil-EURO 2012,gew draw ta 1-1,@ ozmalt,10-9-12,@ 01:58.
issa ghada xi laqa u boloh maltin li ha jzommu ma taljani ahjar jaraw xinuma jiktbu fuqna il bella italia taghhom………….qedin jiktbu li ghada huwa hela ta hin tilab ma malta, li team ta serie d ukoll jifqana, kien hemm min qal li ahjar jilab hu ghada kontra malta ,u qalu wkoll li team ta taljani ta 21 jatuwna 6 wkoll,…..umbad noqod nilaq lil dawn in nies jew? dawn aktar nobodom, [setaw kienu nglizi germanizi etc]…….ax ma nafx nidhol fi site ax kont najdilom vera hela ta hin ……….bhalma kienu spajna tal euro li sturdewkom u hawdukow 4444444444444444444-0
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Irridu nilghabu bil-B*** ha nuruwhom xi nsarfu ahna l-Maltin.