Stephen Constantine believes he can get the #BlueTigers back into the top 100 for the first time since 1996.
“We are never going to be in this bad position again under my rule that’s for sure,” Constantine told Gulf News. “I would like to break into the top 100 and I think we’ve got the talent in the country to do that, it’s just we haven’t been looking in the right places.
“I’m in the process of setting up a scouting network across all 29 states using my former India players as scouts. They understand the mentality of our system and we want to find players who fit the particular style and brand of play that suited us back then, and it didn’t do us any harm against Nepal.
“We need to start winning matches, but aside from that it’s the things we do in between games that are critical. We’ve brought in a sports scientist and video analysis, which we’ve never had before. They used to train once a day but with me they will train twice a day.
“I will use to the maximum all the things I have at my disposal. We may not have a lot of money, but sometimes it’s not about the money, it’s about getting the best out of your players and I think that’s one of the things that I’m capable of doing at any level.”
“If you go back 10 years, there has been a lot of improvement, but then you look at youth development and see we still don’t have Under-17 or Under-19 leagues. We’ve moved on in certain areas but not in others.”
I dont think so as before him India was 111 at one point..I read an article in Sportstar those day with Bhaichung in cover pic " India languishing in FIFA ranking at 111"..look at now :P
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Double sessions are not the answer..just a standard media rubbish to make sound like yoh are working harder...
How about not going back to Cyprus and coming to watch I-League games ??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_Teams_Highest_and_Lowest_FIFA_Rankings