Constantine said the interest had grown for football in India but the infrastructure was still a lot left to be desired.
Without naming, he hit out at Mohun Bagan and East Bengal for helping little to develop infrastructure.
"What infrastructure do we have? Do you have the facilities to hold the camp here. We have three teams in Goa, we have the two biggest clubs here in India but there's no training facility. How is that possible, it's a bit of joke. It's a crying shame that the two biggest clubs in India don't have adequate training and medical facilities."
"Now I see a great deal of interests with more foreign coaches, clubs coming in. We have more foreign coaches in the I-League now," Constantine said.
Asked why Romeo Fernandes, one of the brightest prospects of the ISL, was dropped from the list of probables for 2018 World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification matches against Oman and Guam, Constantine said: "I have been wanting to answer this question for so long. Romeo went to Brazil to play for Atletico Paranaense and has played only 18 minutes in the last four months."
"Would you have picked him for the Indian national football team? But the tour is still open and anyone can come into the squad."
"I would want the boys to give their 100 percent. There will be no easy games," he said.
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Constantine said the interest had grown for football in India but the infrastructure was still a lot left to be desired.
Without naming, he hit out at Mohun Bagan and East Bengal for helping little to develop infrastructure.
"What infrastructure do we have? Do you have the facilities to hold the camp here. We have three teams in Goa, we have the two biggest clubs here in India but there's no training facility. How is that possible, it's a bit of joke. It's a crying shame that the two biggest clubs in India don't have adequate training and medical facilities."
"Now I see a great deal of interests with more foreign coaches, clubs coming in. We have more foreign coaches in the I-League now," Constantine said.
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Asked why Romeo Fernandes, one of the brightest prospects of the ISL, was dropped from the list of probables for 2018 World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification matches against Oman and Guam, Constantine said: "I have been wanting to answer this question for so long. Romeo went to Brazil to play for Atletico Paranaense and has played only 18 minutes in the last four months."
"Would you have picked him for the Indian national football team? But the tour is still open and anyone can come into the squad."
"I would want the boys to give their 100 percent. There will be no easy games," he said.
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