Ayush Chetri looked like a big misfit. Nothing in Rohit Danu as well. Despite having a very weak midfield, Stimac got the best out of these players..Rahul KP looked like the only player capable of scoring. This should give him a good boost under Stimac and hopefully we will see him in the Merdeka cup
And now I am a bit skeptic about not having Arrows team without proper youth league. No matter what we say, age group teams in previous era were playing a lot more international games than current. When will we realise that transition from u17 to u23 is vital for us
Yes we downgraded from removing arrows. But arrows is not a solution having one youth team will not take us anywhere. We need professional football clubs which we don't have a lot of it now. Even with three tier system if we are worrying where will youth players play, then imagine our plight. We also need our players to try their luck abroad. Even if it means BPL or any other league where there is AFC Cup opportunities the minimum. This is the problem now.
Aiff should try and utilise Govt Khelo India initiatives to promote youth leagues including major school, academies,clubs across India under multiple age groups
Igor Stimac names 26 probables for Merdeka Cup 2023
NEW DELHI: Senior Men’s National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac, on Friday, September 29,2023, named a list of 26 probables for the Merdeka Cup 2023, to be played in Malaysia from October 13-17.
The Merdeka Cup 2023 will be a four-team affair with hosts Malaysia, Palestine and Tajikistan are the other teams. To be played on the knockout basis, India will take on hosts Malaysia in the second semi-final on October 13. Palestine and Tajikistan will cross swords in the first semi-final earlier on the same day.
October 17 has been kept as the day for the final and also for the third placed match, which will be played between the two losing semi-finalists.
The final list of 23 players, who will travel to Malaysia, will be announced in the second week of October.
The 26 member probable list are as follows –
Goalkeepers:Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kate and Dheeraj Singh.
Igor Stimac names 26 probables for Merdeka Cup 2023
NEW DELHI: Senior Men’s National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac, on Friday, September 29,2023, named a list of 26 probables for the Merdeka Cup 2023, to be played in Malaysia from October 13-17.
The Merdeka Cup 2023 will be a four-team affair with hosts Malaysia, Palestine and Tajikistan are the other teams. To be played on the knockout basis, India will take on hosts Malaysia in the second semi-final on October 13. Palestine and Tajikistan will cross swords in the first semi-final earlier on the same day.
October 17 has been kept as the day for the final and also for the third placed match, which will be played between the two losing semi-finalists.
The final list of 23 players, who will travel to Malaysia, will be announced in the second week of October.
The 26 member probable list are as follows –
Goalkeepers:Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kate and Dheeraj Singh.
Glad finally he got rid of the great Rahim Ali. Now I am wondering why not add Siva/Irfan and groom them by giving some minutes. Siva is going to be a bench option this season as well with the arrival of their striker. Not really sure if we have any meaningful options. I had hopes on Kiyan but he seems to be happy at his bench role. I really wished for him to go to some clubs where he can start. I even thought he could be our false 9 for a while. Players are also to be blamed for this mess. Our players have poor mentality, they are fine to accept money over career. If they really can make an impact money will follow especially in countries like India with limited options. Nobody wants to take that chance everyone wants to play it safe.
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AIFF, clubs, Govt and local bodies need to work together and improve things at grassroots and youth level.