Jackson Singh is a huge guy easily around 6'2 something. Not sure how genuine he is but what I have observed is that most of the Manipuri players at top level have faded away even before they turn 30.
about time we give some credit to the boys where it's due.remember they are just kids and trying their best for the nation..no other Indian junior teams have in the past drawn Serbia,Macedonia and Chile away from home..no small feat as the rest of the juniors are struggling to match Singapore,Turkmenistan etc..I hope the experience of playing European and South Americans keeps this bunch in good confidence against the top 6-7 Asian nations and they can always keep matching them
Thats a lot of hope. The small difference b/w us an tye rest will start getting magnified over the next4-5 years. The top 50 nations will have at least 100 kids joining lower rungs of competitive leagues where they will stay and groomed all year round. In India the taken pool groomed is 30 (which is a joke), statistically 10 of them will take govt jobs, another 10's development will be severly affected as the lower rung teams will play 8-10 matches in a 2-3 months window /year...out of the balance 10 atleast 6 will join big clubs for money and get almost no game time. The balance left is 4 players.
the draw against Chile will boost the confidence of the of the boys after morally drained defeat against Mexico and Columbia. This will definitely help them playing in India with large no of spectators supporting them.
I hope they get results like this in the main tournament.
i think everyone has forgotten that Adam asked for boys to go back change their ages and come back to the camp in early days....
99% of this squad is not eligible to play U-19 Aniket Jadhav types are full of this squad
the only reason the scorelines are "respectable" is we have 19- 24 year olds in the team
Most of these Manipur boys will fail to have a career in the I-League or ISL
Have seen this cycle of promising young boys every 2 years with AIFF , so nothing new here.
Bring on the dislikes .... BUT facts are Aniket Jadhav 1993 born Komal Thatal 1995 Saurabh Meher 1996 Hendry Anthony , Suresh , Amarjit , Dheeraj , the list is endless...
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the draw against Chile will boost the confidence of the of the boys after morally drained defeat against Mexico and Columbia. This will definitely help them playing in India with large no of spectators supporting them.
I hope they get results like this in the main tournament.
Aniket Jadhav types are full of this squad
the only reason the scorelines are "respectable" is we have 19- 24 year olds in the team
Most of these Manipur boys will fail to have a career in the I-League or ISL
Have seen this cycle of promising young boys every 2 years with AIFF , so nothing new here.
Bring on the dislikes ....
BUT facts are
Aniket Jadhav 1993 born
Komal Thatal 1995
Saurabh Meher 1996
Hendry Anthony , Suresh , Amarjit , Dheeraj , the list is endless...