I agree with arsenal fan Except Amiri none of there Afghan born players are good There top players come from German lower division Netherlands Australia and one top Midfielder from Thai PL NOW in Thai 2nd div I think
Even there best striker Bilal Arezou was warming bench for Sunil Chhetri and looked poor when he played for Churchill bros
In SAFF finals we dominated everything but lost due to Wim Shit benching chhetrI and there excellent goalkeeper
@arsenalfan Yeah Saff countries developed dont u see we are very close to their rankings .we won saff so many times and now we are stagnating in it hence we getting worse ( hanging out in the same pond not moving anywhere)
@samiam Just don't talk mate, if you really believe we are at the level of the SAFF nations then I don't know what to say.
Mamunul Islam is a regular for Bangladesh and he barely even made the bench for Atletico de Kolkata. When was the last time we've seen a SAFF nation player in the I-League? Only some Afghan players made it and in the end, only one has actually done well in Zohib Amiri and going by his recent performances in the ISL and Federation Cup, he is not that much better than say Sandesh Jhingan... actually Jhingan is better!
Just think about it... if we had a proper coach who used that India NT to their strengths instead of one that tried a failed style with us and who used the best players available then we would have easily won the SAFF Cup last year.
Stephen Constantine’s intricate association with the Indian subcontinent is no secret. Having assumed the coaching position of the Indian national team in 2002, the English-Cypriot coach was instrumental in ensuring the progress of the Blue Tigers, through all age groups. It was under his tutelage that India’s fledglings won the Ian Rush trophy besides helping the senior team win the LG Cup in Vietnam.
Constantine now the Rwanda national team’s coach has achieved history once again when he guided the little African nation to their highest ever FIFA ranking position, nestling in at 68 in the latest released data. In fact, they are the biggest movers in the rankings ladder in the latest edition of the rankings released by FIFA earlier this week.
In an exclusive interview with Goal, he has opined that Indian players are more than capable of turning their misfortune at being ranked 171st in the world around provided the right coaching.
Questioned on what his opinion was to improve the ranking of the Indian national team, currently placed 171st in the World, Constantine was expansive in his answer.
“Well first and foremost we need to restore the confidence in the players. I know the Indian players and they are for sure not 171 in the world. Obviously there is a great deal of work but as I found when I was there before the Indian players are more than capable of doing well given the chance. There also needs to be continuity at all levels of the national team and the same philosophy from top to bottom, this then allows the younger players a smooth transition from one national team to do the other, as all the teams will be doing very similar things in training preparation and so on," he explained.
“There is a basic need to get the coaching staff right as well and of course having the International experience is of course a vital component. It is a completely different type of game and the build to games is of course very different,” he added.
Switching topics to the unbelievable progress made by the Rwandan national team in such a short space of time under his tutelage, the 52 year-old revealed it was the mixture of hard work and trust that led to such an expansive rise.
“Yes, it has been an unbelievable day, the whole country is going mad, it is the highest placing in Rwanda's history, and we are the biggest movers so really happy for everyone and always great to see your hard work payoff. The secret is no secret it is a case of a lot of hard work and having good people around me who believe and want the same things. The other key point is allowing the coach to decide on all football matters and having the conviction they hired the right guy,” he expounded.
The former Millwall coach nearly guided Rwanda into the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) as well, but they were disqualified under questionable circumstances, due to them having a Congo-born player amongst them. “The situation regarding the disqualification was shocking and to be honest a disgrace the player in question (we were disqualified because we had a player who was born in Congo and played for us) the fact of the matter is the lad had played for Rwanda for 5 years!” exclaimed an exasperated Constantine.
He also revealed that he was fortunate enough to have good contacts around the world give him a complete SWOT analysis of his opposition internationally, besides having exposure on the international level in coaching teams.
“I think having coached five national teams was also a help in how we prepare for games, carefully selecting and organising international friendlies, and being able to use my experience in many other areas ranging from knowing contacts across the world to get information on the opposition to understanding the different aspects of international football. The success of any International team is a much different type of game then a domestic league,” he revealed candidly.
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Except Amiri none of there Afghan born players are good
There top players come from German lower division Netherlands Australia and one top Midfielder from Thai PL NOW in Thai 2nd div I think
Even there best striker Bilal Arezou was warming bench for Sunil Chhetri and looked poor when he played for Churchill bros
In SAFF finals we dominated everything but lost due to Wim Shit benching chhetrI and there excellent goalkeeper
Yeah Saff countries developed dont u see we are very close to their rankings .we won saff so many times and now we are stagnating in it hence we getting worse ( hanging out in the same pond not moving anywhere)
We cant do that in saff coz we were the best in it
We had recahed our limit
Constantine: 'Indian players are for sure not 171 in the world'
Stephen Constantine’s intricate association with the Indian
subcontinent is no secret. Having assumed the coaching position of the
Indian national team in 2002, the English-Cypriot coach was instrumental
in ensuring the progress of the Blue Tigers, through all age groups. It
was under his tutelage that India’s fledglings won the Ian Rush trophy
besides helping the senior team win the LG Cup in Vietnam.
Constantine now the Rwanda national team’s coach has achieved history
once again when he guided the little African nation to their highest
ever FIFA ranking position, nestling in at 68 in the latest released
data. In fact, they are the biggest movers in the rankings ladder in the
latest edition of the rankings released by FIFA earlier this week.
In an exclusive interview with Goal, he has opined
that Indian players are more than capable of turning their misfortune at
being ranked 171st in the world around provided the right coaching.
Questioned on what his opinion was to improve the ranking of the
Indian national team, currently placed 171st in the World, Constantine
was expansive in his answer.
“Well first and foremost we need to restore the confidence in the
players. I know the Indian players and they are for sure not 171 in the
world. Obviously there is a great deal of work but as I found when I was
there before the Indian players are more than capable of doing well
given the chance. There also needs to be continuity at all levels of the
national team and the same philosophy from top to bottom, this then
allows the younger players a smooth transition from one national team to
do the other, as all the teams will be doing very similar things in
training preparation and so on," he explained.
“There is a basic need to get the coaching staff right as well and of
course having the International experience is of course a vital
component. It is a completely different type of game and the build to
games is of course very different,” he added.
Switching topics to the unbelievable progress made by the Rwandan
national team in such a short space of time under his tutelage, the 52
year-old revealed it was the mixture of hard work and trust that led to
such an expansive rise.
“Yes, it has been an unbelievable day, the whole country is going
mad, it is the highest placing in Rwanda's history, and we are the
biggest movers so really happy for everyone and always great to see your
hard work payoff. The secret is no secret it is a case of a lot of hard
work and having good people around me who believe and want the same
things. The other key point is allowing the coach to decide on all
football matters and having the conviction they hired the right guy,” he
expounded.
The former Millwall coach nearly guided Rwanda into the African Cup
of Nations (AFCON) as well, but they were disqualified under
questionable circumstances, due to them having a Congo-born player
amongst them. “The situation regarding the disqualification was shocking
and to be honest a disgrace the player in question (we were
disqualified because we had a player who was born in Congo and played
for us) the fact of the matter is the lad had played for Rwanda for 5
years!” exclaimed an exasperated Constantine.
He also revealed that he was fortunate enough to have good contacts
around the world give him a complete SWOT analysis of his opposition
internationally, besides having exposure on the international level in
coaching teams.
“I think having coached five national teams was also a help in how we
prepare for games, carefully selecting and organising international
friendlies, and being able to use my experience in many other areas
ranging from knowing contacts across the world to get information on the
opposition to understanding the different aspects of international
football. The success of any International team is a much different
type of game then a domestic league,” he revealed candidly.