<blockquote class="UserQuote" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 204); outline: 0px; font-style: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; quotes: ''; background-color: rgb(117, 152, 234); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><div class="QuoteAuthor" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Exactly..i dunno how suddenly everyone had high expectation from this match...and the reactions should as if we have updates</span></div><div class="QuoteAuthor" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div class="QuoteAuthor" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div class="QuoteAuthor" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">coz most of people mentioned there that tajiks don't hav their best players...local based players</span></div></blockquote>
<br><div><br></div><div>the home grown players of most Asian countries ( outside the SAFF and other smaller ASEAN ) countries are still technically & tactically far superior to Indian footballers.</div><div><br></div><div>Our overpaid and inflated ego players are so poor that the best in our country cant play German 4th division while these countries top players who are missing , are playing in higher leagues.</div><div><br></div><div>For India to beat these nations , we need them to be missing their players, for us to play on a water logged pitch at Ambedkar , and have some favorable refereeing decisions !</div><div><br></div><div>But dont worry , we wont learn a thing , .... but we will play in the World Cup one day....... we just need a Bin Hamman and " do a Qatar" to qualify</div>
@gaffertape: well we can still count on our youth teams to make a smooth transition to the senior squad in a few years. I have great hopes from the current U-19 and U-23 squads. They can surely hold their own against most Asian sides if not the top 8<br>
<b>"</b><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>For India to beat these nations , we need them to be missing their players, for us to play on a water logged pitch at Ambedkar , and have some favorable refereeing decisions !"</b> - Well said man! How many false results this water logged pitches have given us...even the AFC Challenge cup win (against Tajikistan indidentally) was possible to to muddy pitches</span>
@gaffertape: well we can still count on our youth teams to make a smooth transition to the senior squad in a few years. I have great hopes from the current U-19 and U-23 squads. They can surely hold their own against most Asian sides if not the top 8<br>
<br><div><br></div><div>Rob Baan leaves in a month , Wim will follow shortly , with an Indian TD coming in , and Bhaichung Chutia a Technical Advisor to the AIFF , to say we are fucked is an understatement.</div><div><br></div><div>I have seen the books at the AIFF , and if you think we can afford to fund the Goal project academies at Bangalore , Navi Mumbai , SikKim etc. then dream on...</div><div><br></div><div>We got warned that the Navi Mumbai Academy will be kicked out of Father Agnel if we didn't pay the outstanding dues last month !!</div><div><br></div><div>Don't judge the strength of our U-19 & U-23 teams by Colm Toal's boasts & some clever reporting by AIFF media, we play shitty Goan club teams and some amateur Mumbai teams , and look great !</div><div><br></div><div>The truth is actually a lot more horrible to face...</div>
<b style="font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"</b><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>For India to beat these nations , we need them to be missing their players, for us to play on a water logged pitch at Ambedkar , and have some favorable refereeing decisions !"</b> - Well said man! How many false results this water logged pitches have given us...even the AFC Challenge cup win (against Tajikistan indidentally) was possible to to muddy pitches</span><div><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: 'lucida grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">yup agreed....and still our players after winnin nehru cup...says we r not certainly 140's or 50's or 60's...<br>i guess win against syria was mere fluke...</span></div>
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<br><div><br></div><div>the home grown players of most Asian countries ( outside the SAFF and other smaller ASEAN ) countries are still technically & tactically far superior to Indian footballers.</div><div><br></div><div>Our overpaid and inflated ego players are so poor that the best in our country cant play German 4th division while these countries top players who are missing , are playing in higher leagues.</div><div><br></div><div>For India to beat these nations , we need them to be missing their players, for us to play on a water logged pitch at Ambedkar , and have some favorable refereeing decisions !</div><div><br></div><div>But dont worry , we wont learn a thing , .... but we will play in the World Cup one day....... we just need a Bin Hamman and " do a Qatar" to qualify</div>
<br><div><br></div><div>Rob Baan leaves in a month , Wim will follow shortly , with an Indian TD coming in , and Bhaichung Chutia a Technical Advisor to the AIFF , to say we are fucked is an understatement.</div><div><br></div><div>I have seen the books at the AIFF , and if you think we can afford to fund the Goal project academies at Bangalore , Navi Mumbai , SikKim etc. then dream on...</div><div><br></div><div>We got warned that the Navi Mumbai Academy will be kicked out of Father Agnel if we didn't pay the outstanding dues last month !!</div><div><br></div><div>Don't judge the strength of our U-19 & U-23 teams by Colm Toal's boasts & some clever reporting by AIFF media, we play shitty Goan club teams and some amateur Mumbai teams , and look great !</div><div><br></div><div>The truth is actually a lot more horrible to face...</div>