‘Coach failed to read the match’

Beaten, broken in defence, and completely outplayed. Bangladesh's ASEAN Cup run ended in total shame in Jakarta as they crashed out of the group stage after letting in 13 goals in just three matches. 
Topped off by a terrible 9-2 beating by Indonesia, the awful run has caused massive anger at home. Former national team striker Zahid Hasan Ameli heavily criticised head coach Thomas Dooley for his poor tactics.
​The men in red and green left the tournament without a single point. A 3-0 opening defeat to Malaysia and a weak 1-0 loss to Singapore set the stage for Thursday's pure nightmare against the hosts.
​"The tournament went terribly. It could not get any worse than this," Ameli said. "Conceding 13 goals in three matches is unacceptable. Nobody expected Bangladesh to play this badly."
​Dutch-born striker Mitchell Bakker scored four times as the home side raced to a 6-1 lead by half-time. 
Shahriar Emon and England-based new boy Farhaan Ali Wahid scored for Bangladesh. Still, three late Indonesian goals deep into injury time sealed one of the darkest defeats in the country's football history.
​"There is no point debating whether we are a team that should let in nine goals, because we did let in nine. 
Now people can clearly say we are that kind of team," Ameli said. "Truth be told, this side had no strength, no fitness, and no game plan against Indonesia. Yes, we tried against Singapore, but against Indonesia, we had to play much tighter at the back."
​Instead, Dooley set up his side to play open football, leaving his defenders wide open against a team full of strong overseas players.
​"We gave them far too much space, and that was where we messed up," Ameli pointed out. 
​While Bangladesh had a lot of the ball against Singapore, they completely fell apart against Indonesia’s fast attack.
​"The coach failed to read the match," Ameli concluded. "He should have changed the game plan. The coach simply did not understand the speed of the game."