Yemen Coach Srecko Juricic: We Must Improve Our Attacking Play

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By Rupert Fryer

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Yemen coach Srecko Juricic has revealed he is more than satisfied with what he saw during his side’s Asia Cup 2011 qualification campaign, but stressed that he desperately must add some more firepower to the squad.

Following Yemen’s goalless draw with Hong Kong, he told the-afc.com, “I cannot be satisfied with the way we played in attack. I expected us to create more scoring opportunities. We are still looking for the players who can be more dangerous in attack.

However, despite his side’s lack of talent up front, the Croatian did say he was satisfied with how his side were progressing defensively.

“Knowing how the Middle East teams play away, I'm satisfied that we didn't concede a goal and allowed only two or three opportunities to Hong Kong. I was pleased with the way we defended as we were away from home,” he continued.

Finally, the former United Arab Emirates coach admitted the game was a good experience for his players and that he was happy with their overall showing during a campaign that saw them beat Hong Kong and Bahrain.

“This match was good experience for me to see how we could play away. After analysing all that happened in this match, I must be satisfied with what I saw.”

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