When Manisha Kalyan walked up to receive the award of \u201cBest Midfielder of the Tournament\u201d at the end of India\u2019s Turkish Women\u2019s Cup campaign, the disappointment for being pipped to the title was writ large on her face. She quietly but gracefully accepted the award and returned to her teammates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later, as the Indian senior women\u2019s team were returning to the hotel with the runners-up trophy after the narrow 0-1 defeat against Kosovo, Manisha opened up a bit about her performance and the award in a chat with the-aiff.com.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The first thing the former AIFF Player of the Year said was that the award wouldn\u2019t have come without the active support of her teammates in the Blue Tigresses squad. \u201cI feel happy that I received the best midfielder trophy. What made me happier was that I could help my team reach this far and finish as runners-up. But it isn\u2019t an individual triumph for me; I wouldn\u2019t have achieved this without the help of my teammates,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manisha felt sad that India had to surrender three points on the pitch against Kosovo despite putting up a great fight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe played well in the match. We created enough opportunities, but unfortunately, we couldn\u2019t convert them into goals. It was also a learning process for us. We have so many positives to take away from this match. We will use this valuable experience in our next endeavour,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Head coach Langam Chaoba Devi aired similar views on the match against Kosovo that confirmed India\u2019s second place in the four-team competition. \"Overall, my girls played well, they fought all out. But we couldn\u2019t sustain it in the last few seconds when they scored the winner. The Kosovo number seven (Er\u00ebleta Memeti) is a very good dribbler, something we discussed in the meeting on the eve of the match. But as was the situation, she scored the only goal of the match,\u201d said a disappointed coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe had so many chances to score, but our girls were not able to convert. Yet, this runners-up title is a big thing because Kosovo are a strong side. All the credit goes to the girls because they played fantastic football throughout the tournament and had a good game today,\u201d said Chaoba, herself a former India defender.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/turkish-womens-cup-2024-manisha-kalyan-adjudged-best-midfielder-as-india-finish-runner-up.jpg", "alt_img": "Turkish Women's Cup 2024: Manisha Kalyan adjudged Best Midfielder as India finish runner-up", "alt_title": "Turkish Women's Cup 2024: Manisha Kalyan adjudged Best Midfielder as India finish runner-up", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Turkish Women's Cup 2024: Manisha Kalyan Adjudged Best Midfielder As India Finish Runner-up On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Turkish Women's Cup 2024: Manisha Kalyan Adjudged Best Midfielder As India Finish Runner-up, When Manisha Kalyan: Though the Indian senior women's national football team was a tad disappointed in missing the title in.", "seo_keywords": "Manisha Kalyan, Best Midfielder, Turkish Women, When Manisha Kalyan, AIFF Player, Blue Tigresses, Langam Chaoba Devi, The Kosovo", "tag": "", "tagging": "Manisha Kalyan, Best Midfielder, Turkish Women, When Manisha Kalyan, AIFF Player, Blue Tigresses, Langam Chaoba Devi, The Kosovo", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "turkish-womens-cup-2024-manisha-kalyan-adjudged-best-midfielder-as-india-finish-runner-up", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "505", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-02-27 18:26:02", "updated": "2024-02-27 18:26:02", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Manisha Kalyan, Best Midfielder, Turkish Women, When Manisha Kalyan, AIFF Player, Blue Tigresses, Langam Chaoba Devi, The Kosovo", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-02-27 18:26:02", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "football", "cnmid": "872085", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/turkish-womens-cup-2024-manisha-kalyan-adjudged-best-midfielder-as-india-finish-runner-up-13585" }