2-0 away win against Kyrgyzstan ?? Also 2-1 away against Burma ? No way man. Remember our overconfidence in previous round ? What happened in the end ?
My predictions
India 2-1 Burma (H)
India 1-1 Burma (A)
India 0-2 Kyrgyzstan (A)
India 1-1 Krgystzzstan (H)
India 2-1 Macau (A)
India 3-0 Macau (H)
India likely to finish 2nd behind Kyrgyzstan in the group and qualify.
If India doesn't qualify with this group then Constantine should be sacked and be banned from coaching anywhere else in the world. India CAN beat all three teams in our group. It isn't a given but it's not impossible at all if we have our best guys out there.
As IMG-R blocks many stadiums for ISL usage only plus renovation going on for U-17 world cup, the choice of venue will be interesting. Mr Thackeray may lobby for Andheri Complex , Mumbai as a venue if it clears the AFC norms.
Just noticed actually that we will be playing Macau at home on 10 October and the U17 World Cup begins on 6 October. So when the u17s play we will be playing an Asian Cup qualifier at home. Overall we have 2 home matches before/during the U17 World Cup (June and October).
With that, I can see the venues being between Mumbai (Mumbai Football Arena), Bangalore, Chennai, and Trivandrum.
FYI Greenfield stadium was leased out to KCA so dont expect any football games there. The stadium authorities were really interested in hosting some football matches but due to lack of interest shown by the KFA ,they Decided to approach KCA . I hope they make some arrangements to play a game or two there but chances are really really slim.
India will lose the last match as it will be played with u19 players as IMG has made it clear they won't release any player nor FIFA rules apply to them as they are a private league.
the primary reason for good form of Kyrgyz is that they have now found 6-7 players playing in Europe/Asia and 2 naturalized Africans as strikers..ex- David Tetteh
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2-0 away win against Kyrgyzstan ?? Also 2-1 away against Burma ? No way man. Remember our overconfidence in previous round ? What happened in the end ?
My predictions
India 2-1 Burma (H)
India 1-1 Burma (A)
India 0-2 Kyrgyzstan (A)
India 1-1 Krgystzzstan (H)
India 2-1 Macau (A)
India 3-0 Macau (H)
India likely to finish 2nd behind Kyrgyzstan in the group and qualify.
If India doesn't qualify with this group then Constantine should be sacked and be banned from coaching anywhere else in the world. India CAN beat all three teams in our group. It isn't a given but it's not impossible at all if we have our best guys out there.
With that, I can see the venues being between Mumbai (Mumbai Football Arena), Bangalore, Chennai, and Trivandrum.