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In a way, trainer Patrick de Wilde was lucky. He has recently been appointed as the head coach of the Nepali National Women's Team. Now Nepal will play 100 women's international games under his leadership. The match against Laos in Group F of the Asia Cup qualifiers will be Nepal's 100th match as a milestone. This is one of the reasons that will make Nepali players enthusiastic. He will also agree to this extent. Ever since he was appointed as the head coach, he said, "Let's be optimistic and positive."
The 61-year-old De Wilde, who is the coach for Kathmandu Razors in the Nepal Super League (NSL), is considered to be technically superior and experienced. Now he has held the team's first practice session on Saturday and will try to understand all the situations. Before that, he has watched the main matches played by the Nepali national team and has formed a certain opinion. This thinking says, 'We have to win.'
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) signed a one-year contract with him. De Wilde said, "I came to Nepal accepting the challenge. I got to know football here when I was in Nepal for the NSL. A kind of relationship is formed. So it has led me to the new challenge now.'
Asia Cup will start in Uzbekistan in three weeks. It includes hosts Uzbekistan, Laos and Sri Lanka. Only one team from this group will enter the Asia Cup, nothing will be lost to the second placed team. In this case, Nepal's only goal will be to win the group. Laos and Sri Lanka will probably not be a big challenge for Nepal. The challenge will be Uzbekistan. It is a high rival for Nepal. Is the Nepali women's team capable of defeating Uzbekistan? Let's be optimistic. "There are all kinds of possibilities in football," he said. I have taken charge of the Nepali national team, this is also big in itself. His focus is on long-term planning rather than short-term. He wants more Nepali women players to play abroad, especially in Europe. "Players who have played in the top league are very important for the team. More and more players should play abroad, I will try for this too. He believes that Nepali players are ready and capable for high level football.
Nepal started playing women's international football since 1986. In this way, Nepali women's international football is entering four decades. On top of that, Nepal will play 100 games in the future. But Nepal has not won any title in the meantime. He will be the second foreign coach to take charge of the Nepali women's team, after Australian Gary Phillips. Overall, the 12th coach of the women's team. Starting from Khem Gurung, there are Umesh Pradhan, Dhruv KC and Kishore KC and Kumar Katuwal, Kumar Thapa, Hari Khadka, Phillips, Anant Thapa, Balgopal Maharjan and Rajendra Tamang. De Wilde will have to do what no one has done before. That would be the title to win. De Wilde now wants to build a champion team. They want to create the mindset of being a champion in the players. "I have a lot of work to do, I will also have to win, I will start working from tomorrow," he admits.
De Wilde has also created his support team. His two assistants will be Rajendra Tamang and Bhagwati Thapa. Tamang was previously the head coach of the Nepali team, now he will play the role of assistant. In the end, Wilde said, "I want a strong team for good results, so there may be some changes in the team." Will Wilde, who has a pro-license coach's license, change Nepali women's football with his extensive experience? We should also be optimistic and positive.
