I felt there was a slight chance of beating Palestine this time around. Would have given our ranking points a huge boost. Even a draw would have been a good result. But as usual SC is more worried about his unbeaten streak. Asshole
I dont think that it is decision of SC only. Kushal Das gave this theory last year also talking about favourable draw. Moreover what ranking are they protecting- they are already in Pot 3 as 13th in Asia.
By current ranking Pot 1 Iran Japan Australia South Korea Saudi Arabia China
pot 2 Uzbekistan UAE Syria Qatar Iraq Palestine
pot 3 India Jordan Oman Lebanon Bahrain Kyrgyz
pot 4 Phillipines North Korea Yemen Vietnam Turkmenistan Thailand
These are the top 24 Asian countries. I am assuming that these 24 will qualify for AFC Asian Cup 2019. What benefit are you talking about, it is more luck of draw. It can be Japan Uzbekistan India Thailand or China Palestine India Phillipines depending on luck. whether India is in Pot 2, 3 or 4 , tough draw can screw them anyways. Not playing friendlies to get better draw makes no sense.
I think the plan is to preserve rankings till the draw . After the draw maybe we will play against strong teams . Draw will be held a year,more or less , before the actual tournament ,i guess.
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But but AIFF are smart
Pot 1 Iran Japan Australia South Korea Saudi Arabia China
pot 2 Uzbekistan UAE Syria Qatar Iraq Palestine
pot 3 India Jordan Oman Lebanon Bahrain Kyrgyz
pot 4 Phillipines North Korea Yemen Vietnam Turkmenistan Thailand
These are the top 24 Asian countries. I am assuming that these 24 will qualify for AFC Asian Cup 2019.
What benefit are you talking about, it is more luck of draw. It can be Japan Uzbekistan India Thailand or China Palestine India Phillipines depending on luck. whether India is in Pot 2, 3 or 4 , tough draw can screw them anyways. Not playing friendlies to get better draw makes no sense.
so, 8 months then.