The appointment is yet to be ratified with the Executive Committee of AIFF.
Is there still canvassing going on by vested interests for Roca ?
File may be sent to Sports Ministry for Salary clearance. In election mode,I am not sure they will do it now. New Sports Minister might come in few weeks time.
AIFF plans to start Camp for King's Cup on May 22nd.
Stimac needs appointment confirmation, Visa and all.
Clicbait from Keeda. I did like Rocas appointment stuff initially but Roca isn't a great manager either. He had India's highest spending club yet failed in his first season in I-League.
He made a terrible decision to 3 at the back and lost the final in ISL.
The problem is Stimac is much worse choice here. He had absolutely terrible record in Asia and will have Constantine' s back room staff.
Record is a work in Progress. In Europe, unless you are coach of a mighty country / club you cant have a good record. And those great European record coach / managers will not come to India.
Regarding backroom staff, AIFF will not easily lose the hold of National Team. They posted their man Savio Madeira with Bob Houghton. To arrange things and for equations with fed, every Foreign coach will need to have Indian Back room staff otherwise job is not secured.
Only thing matters is that Squad is selected strictly on Merit.
He talked about I-league and ISL, list of 36 players - thats a good beginning.
SC talked about useless stuff like Ranking, Good Pot for Draw if we dont play Friendlies, !!!
SC managed to lose in SAFF Finals against Maldives, lost to Guam in WCQ. And we are questioning Stimac record as Croatia National Team Manager !!!!
I totally agree with Munna. If we can give chance to SC twice why not Stimac. He has the pedigree and may actually be a good coach for us. We fans should stop comparing him to Roca. Roca did not have a decent NT coaching exp and even if bad Stimac at least was thought to be worthy enough to be the coach of Croatia. So all in all instead of judging him immediately we should give him some time. We wanted someone better than SC we got one and instead of looking at his records we should welcome him and wait for the results.
Late Milovan Ciric only came to coach before major international tournament as AIFF in the 1980s did not have money to pay him for the full year. Yet he transformed our national team. In 1984 nehru cup in Calcutta we lost 0-1 to Argentina, with six players who won 1986 world cup
Former Churchill Brothers coach and I-League winner Zoran Dordevic used to speak very highly about Milovan Ciric. Milovan Ciric was his teacher and mentor at the start of his coaching career. He told him to go to India.
Albert Roca's agent blames AIFF, Federation refutes
Albert Roca's agent said the All India Football Federation (AIFF) did not give the Spaniard enough time to attend the Indian men's senior football team coach interview in person
The agent of former Bengaluru FC manager Albert Roca – who was considered as the favourite to take over as the coach of the Indian senior men’s football team – has accused the All India Football Federation (AIFF) of giving his client little time to personally attend the interview conducted by the technical committee.
The committee, headed by yesteryear India international Shyam Thapa, has recommended the appointment of former Croatia coach Igor Stimac to take over the national team, which is without a coach since the departure of Stephen Constantine in January.
According to Roca’s agent, the AIFF originally intimated the candidates on May 5 that the interview would be held on May 7 before postponing it to May 9 a day later.
The short notice made it difficult for the candidates to procure visas. It takes a minimum of four days to acquire an Indian e-visa. “Roca didn’t have the option to come to India for the interview because it was impossible to get the visa in such a short space of time. He could have made a better impression if he had appeared in person" Roca's agent, Kuldeep Sharma, told Sportstar.
The charge, however, was refuted by Abhishek Yadav, the national team director. “The technical committee had picked a nine-man shortlist on April 15. A day later, we informed them (shortlisted candidates) that we want to fill the position by May 10,” he said.
“We again reached out to the final four candidates on May 3 and asked them about their availability. After consultation, the interview date was pushed to May 9. We wanted to finish the interviews quickly because we have an upcoming camp,” said Yadav.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das supported Yadav’s view and said: “Our technical committee had shortlisted candidates and the national team director spoke to all of them to find out their availability. They were given the option of either a Skype or an in-person interview.”
Only Stimac appeared in person for the interview, while Roca, Hakan Ericson (Sweden) and Lee Min-Sung (South Korea) joined the process through Skype. Stimac’s personal appearance in front of the technical committee in such short notice has led people to cast aspersions on the entire process, with some hinting that the AIFF had perhaps already decided on the appointment before the interview process.
Yadav is of the opinion that the personal appearance of Stimac had no bearing on the outcome. “We wanted a good candidate. The technical committee and technical director (Isac Doru) believed the other candidates were good too; they liked some of the points they made,” he said.
“It wasn't that any factor went against the candidates. We listened to everyone's opinion with an open mind and their feedback on the technical aspects of how to improve the team. The technical committee felt that Stimac was most convincing and had the best plan,” he added.
Sharma also rejected claims that Roca’s salary demand – upwards of USD 25,000 per month – had tilted the balance against him. “We never officially negotiated salary,” he said.
When asked if he was aware of Roca’s salary demand, the AIFF general secretary said: “At no point did we discuss salary with the coaches. We hadn’t set aside a budget. Obviously, it can’t be an exorbitant price. If there was a right candidate, we would have gone for them. It was about the best person.”
Shyam Thapa, chairman of the technical committee, told Sportstar on Thursday that the technical committee has recommended Stimac for the position of the new Indian team coach. “He gave a splendid presentation and his experience speaks volumes. Stimac has an impressive knowledge of Indian football and we found him as the perfect choice."
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He made a terrible decision to 3 at the back and lost the final in ISL.
The problem is Stimac is much worse choice here. He had absolutely terrible record in Asia and will have Constantine' s back room staff.
Like seriously what massive change is that ??
We wanted someone better than SC we got one and instead of looking at his records we should welcome him and wait for the results.
Albert Roca's agent blames AIFF, Federation refutes
Albert Roca's agent said the All India Football Federation (AIFF) did not give the Spaniard enough time to attend the Indian men's senior football team coach interview in person
The agent of former Bengaluru FC manager Albert Roca – who was considered as the favourite to take over as the coach of the Indian senior men’s football team – has accused the All India Football Federation (AIFF) of giving his client little time to personally attend the interview conducted by the technical committee.
The committee, headed by yesteryear India international Shyam Thapa, has recommended the appointment of former Croatia coach Igor Stimac to take over the national team, which is without a coach since the departure of Stephen Constantine in January.
According to Roca’s agent, the AIFF originally intimated the candidates on May 5 that the interview would be held on May 7 before postponing it to May 9 a day later.
The short notice made it difficult for the candidates to procure visas. It takes a minimum of four days to acquire an Indian e-visa. “Roca didn’t have the option to come to India for the interview because it was impossible to get the visa in such a short space of time. He could have made a better impression if he had appeared in person" Roca's agent, Kuldeep Sharma, told Sportstar.
The charge, however, was refuted by Abhishek Yadav, the national team director. “The technical committee had picked a nine-man shortlist on April 15. A day later, we informed them (shortlisted candidates) that we want to fill the position by May 10,” he said.
“We again reached out to the final four candidates on May 3 and asked them about their availability. After consultation, the interview date was pushed to May 9. We wanted to finish the interviews quickly because we have an upcoming camp,” said Yadav.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das supported Yadav’s view and said: “Our technical committee had shortlisted candidates and the national team director spoke to all of them to find out their availability. They were given the option of either a Skype or an in-person interview.”
Only Stimac appeared in person for the interview, while Roca, Hakan Ericson (Sweden) and Lee Min-Sung (South Korea) joined the process through Skype. Stimac’s personal appearance in front of the technical committee in such short notice has led people to cast aspersions on the entire process, with some hinting that the AIFF had perhaps already decided on the appointment before the interview process.
Yadav is of the opinion that the personal appearance of Stimac had no bearing on the outcome. “We wanted a good candidate. The technical committee and technical director (Isac Doru) believed the other candidates were good too; they liked some of the points they made,” he said.
“It wasn't that any factor went against the candidates. We listened to everyone's opinion with an open mind and their feedback on the technical aspects of how to improve the team. The technical committee felt that Stimac was most convincing and had the best plan,” he added.
Sharma also rejected claims that Roca’s salary demand – upwards of USD 25,000 per month – had tilted the balance against him. “We never officially negotiated salary,” he said.
When asked if he was aware of Roca’s salary demand, the AIFF general secretary said: “At no point did we discuss salary with the coaches. We hadn’t set aside a budget. Obviously, it can’t be an exorbitant price. If there was a right candidate, we would have gone for them. It was about the best person.”
Shyam Thapa, chairman of the technical committee, told Sportstar on Thursday that the technical committee has recommended Stimac for the position of the new Indian team coach. “He gave a splendid presentation and his experience speaks volumes. Stimac has an impressive knowledge of Indian football and we found him as the perfect choice."
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/albert-roca-agent-blames-aiff-indian-football-team-coach-abhishek-yadav-kushal-das-igor-stimac-indian-football/article27108690.ece