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Manik eyes progress

Sports Reporter
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National football coach Shafiqul Islam Manik looks to improve on a satisfactory' performance in the Merdeka Cup when he takes the team to Myanmar for a six-nation invitational tournament.
Bang^etsh., who /lushed runners-up under Argentine coach Diego Cruciani in the 2nd Grand Royal Challenge Cup in Myanmar in 2005, will play hosts Myanmar in the opener of the 3rd edition of the tournament on November 11 in Yangon and face Indonesia two days later in their group.
Manik, whose side lost by identical margin of 1-0 to Mozambique and Myanmar before holding eventual Merdeka Cup winners Vietnam to a 2-2 draw last month, has dropped five players from the squad to make way for Alfaz Ahmed, Zahed Parvez and Atiqur Rahman Mishu.
The 18-member team, which leave Dhaka on November 9, will get little time together — probably
just a day’s training on the field.
"I will focus on team planning mostly as I have very little time. However, the players are match fit, which is an advantage for us," said Manik after announcing his squad yesterday.
"I am trying to give the players the idea about positions and may be we will practise one day before we depart."
Defending the changes he has made, the former national fullback said injury caused the exit of ace defender Hassan Al Mamun and midfielder Pranotosh Das, who was due to make his national debut in
Malaysia in the Merdeka Cup.
"Hassan has not recovered. Pranotosh has played in the B. League after our return but he needs more time. Mishu comes as a backup of our only leftback Waly. If anything happens to Waly, we have no other option but Matiur Munna to fill in the gap. But he (Munna) is an important player in the midfield, so I want him there," said Manik.
"I needed an agile player who quickly adjusts to conditions. Zahed fits in here perfectly. I could not accommodate Alfaz last time but Enamul has proved he needs more maturity and confidence at international level. I hope Alfaz's current form and experience would be handy."
Manik also wanted a holding or defensive midfielder in place of Pranotosh but Arif Khan Joy's unavailability has forced him to stick to Arman Aziz and Sharif.
Shuvra and Abul were both dropped for unimpressive performances.
"It was a difficult task because I can take only 18.1 have managed to
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hold on to my core and the team would be built around the 111 had used mostly in Malaysia. There is little time for experiment.
’I am happy about our performance in Merdeka and hope to continue with the good works in Myanmar. Myanmar will be difficult on home ground. Indonesia are a far better team than us but I don' t know whether they are going to send the national team or not. Whatever, our success depends not on the formation, rather on how the footballers play on the certain day."