decent squad. misses will be subrata, nabi & gourmangi. strong midfield though. am expecting wim to do a 4-5-1 for his matches vth victorino/clifford as LAM & francis/dika as RAM. lester & mehtab to play deep with arata to play CAM
@Arsenalfan. Why you so disappointed with the team. What would have been your selection.</font><br><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">
</font><br><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Not a fan of Robin Singh, Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Arindam Bhattacharya, Raju Gaikwad, Narayan Das, Nicolau Colaco, Lenny Rodrigues, Victorino Fernandes, or Dawson Fernandes being in the team. I feel we could do better. </font></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;">Guys like Jeje Lalpekhlua, Amrinder Singh, Anas Edathodika, Nikhil Kadam (for prospect reasons), Sangram Mukherjee, and Augustin Fernandes should be in the side instead.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;">These matches are supposed to be about bringing up the next generation of Indian footballers while also keeping a core of guys who already are in the team.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;">My line-up vs. Philippeans (with guys I selected and withdrew):</span></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Karanjit Singh</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Denzil Franco - Arnab Mondal - Anas Edathodika - Gurjinder Kumar</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">CK Vineeth - Mehtab Hossain - Arata Izumi - Lalrindika Ralte</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Jeje Lalpekhlua - Sunil Chhetri</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">My line-up vs. Nepal (with guys I selected and withdrew):</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Amrinder Singh</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Denzil Franco - Arnab Mondal - Augustin Fernandes - Gurjinder Kumar</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">CK Vineeth - Clifford Miranda - Nikhil Kadam - Francis Fernandes</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Jeje Lalpekhlua - Sunil Chhetri</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Games are at home. Strong team against the Philippeans and a relativly good team against Nepal and you got yourself a good start to a new era.</font></div>
<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">How can Wim call for a camp in Goa to prepare for 2 friendlies.... ?</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">This is what FIFA says:</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/ps_792_en-annex_ii_74.pdf</font><br><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Release of players for national association representative matches in</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">accordance with the Coordinated International Match Calendar</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>(Contrary to the Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players, Art. 36 Para. 2, which will be modified in accordance</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>with the decision reached by the FIFA Executive Committee.)</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">a) Qualifying matches for an international competition played on fixed/set dates</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>These matches take priority over matches in a national championship. In other words, matches</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>in the national championship or cup competition should not be arranged on one of the fixed/set</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>dates.</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>A club holding the registration of a player called up to play in the national team must release</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>him to the national association on the fixed/set dates for international matches in each calendar</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>year (see enclosure “Coordinated International Match Calendar 2002 – 2004”).</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>The player shall also be released for the period of preparation. If the player is called up to play</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>in a qualifying match for an international competition, this period shall be 4 days (including the</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>day of the match). The period of release shall be prolonged to 5 days if the match in question is</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>held on a different continent to that on which the club is domiciled (Paragraph 5b).</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">b) <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Friendly matches on fixed/set dates</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">These matches take priority over matches in a national championship. In other words, matches</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">in the national championship or cup competition should not be arranged on one of the fixed/set</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">dates.</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">A club holding the registration of a player called up to play in the national team must release</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">him to the national association on the fixed/set dates for international matches in each calendar</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">year (see enclosure “Coordinated International Match Calendar 2002 – 2004”). The matches</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">may be qualifying matches as defined under Art. 36 Paragraph 2a), or friendly matches.</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">The player shall also be released for the period of preparation. For a friendly match, this period</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">shall be 48 hours (Paragraph 5a).</b></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;">Expect some backlash from clubs this time....</p></div></div>
Apparently Tech Committee head Bhaichung has suggested that Wim should hold longer camps even for friendlies. But the clubs are certainly not punishable if the dont release
@dhungel: Can we expect good crowd for India friendlies in Siliguri?<div>I think lots of Nepalis also live there..it may be like home turf for them</div>
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</font><br><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Not a fan of Robin Singh, Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Arindam Bhattacharya, Raju Gaikwad, Narayan Das, Nicolau Colaco, Lenny Rodrigues, Victorino Fernandes, or Dawson Fernandes being in the team. I feel we could do better. </font></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;">Guys like Jeje Lalpekhlua, Amrinder Singh, Anas Edathodika, Nikhil Kadam (for prospect reasons), Sangram Mukherjee, and Augustin Fernandes should be in the side instead.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;">These matches are supposed to be about bringing up the next generation of Indian footballers while also keeping a core of guys who already are in the team.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: small;">My line-up vs. Philippeans (with guys I selected and withdrew):</span></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Karanjit Singh</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Denzil Franco - Arnab Mondal - Anas Edathodika - Gurjinder Kumar</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">CK Vineeth - Mehtab Hossain - Arata Izumi - Lalrindika Ralte</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Jeje Lalpekhlua - Sunil Chhetri</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">My line-up vs. Nepal (with guys I selected and withdrew):</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Amrinder Singh</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Denzil Franco - Arnab Mondal - Augustin Fernandes - Gurjinder Kumar</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">CK Vineeth - Clifford Miranda - Nikhil Kadam - Francis Fernandes</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Jeje Lalpekhlua - Sunil Chhetri</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Games are at home. Strong team against the Philippeans and a relativly good team against Nepal and you got yourself a good start to a new era.</font></div>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">accordance with the Coordinated International Match Calendar</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>(Contrary to the Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players, Art. 36 Para. 2, which will be modified in accordance</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>with the decision reached by the FIFA Executive Committee.)</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">a) Qualifying matches for an international competition played on fixed/set dates</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>These matches take priority over matches in a national championship. In other words, matches</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>in the national championship or cup competition should not be arranged on one of the fixed/set</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>dates.</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>A club holding the registration of a player called up to play in the national team must release</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>him to the national association on the fixed/set dates for international matches in each calendar</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>year (see enclosure “Coordinated International Match Calendar 2002 – 2004”).</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>The player shall also be released for the period of preparation. If the player is called up to play</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>in a qualifying match for an international competition, this period shall be 4 days (including the</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>day of the match). The period of release shall be prolonged to 5 days if the match in question is</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>held on a different continent to that on which the club is domiciled (Paragraph 5b).</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">b) <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">Friendly matches on fixed/set dates</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">These matches take priority over matches in a national championship. In other words, matches</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">in the national championship or cup competition should not be arranged on one of the fixed/set</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">dates.</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">A club holding the registration of a player called up to play in the national team must release</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">him to the national association on the fixed/set dates for international matches in each calendar</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">year (see enclosure “Coordinated International Match Calendar 2002 – 2004”). The matches</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">may be qualifying matches as defined under Art. 36 Paragraph 2a), or friendly matches.</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">The player shall also be released for the period of preparation. For a friendly match, this period</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">shall be 48 hours (Paragraph 5a).</b></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;">Expect some backlash from clubs this time....</p></div></div>