Articles on History of Indian Football
Somnath_Sengupta
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Tactical Evolution of Indian Football
Part - 1 : Profiling three great 2-3-5 teams. Mohun Bagan's IFA Shield winning team of 1911, East Bengal's all conquering team of 1950s, Mohammedan Sporting team of 1930s.
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Part - 2 : Change of tactics under Rahim saab
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Part - 1 : Profiling three great 2-3-5 teams. Mohun Bagan's IFA Shield winning team of 1911, East Bengal's all conquering team of 1950s, Mohammedan Sporting team of 1930s.
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Part - 2 : Change of tactics under Rahim saab
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Rahim saab
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Jarnail Singh
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Mohammedan SC in 1930s
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Asian Games
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AFC Asian Cup
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Olympics
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India's five most memorable wins in International football
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Amal Dutta had introduced the 3-2-3-2 Diamond System that season. The three back system was ultra attacking and Mohun Bagan would often have seven players in opponent half. Young Debjit Ghosh was used a defensive screen while Basudeb Mandal played the role of a deep lying playmaker. Amit Das played just behind Cheema Okerie while Abdul Khaleq started on the wings – drifting in as the match progressed. Bagan had pulverised Churchill Brothers, three time Goan Champions, 6-0 using that system in quarterfinal.
PK fielded a 4-4-2 to counter Dutta’s system. He changed his regular fullbacks, ageing Ilias Pasha and inexperienced Falguni Dutta, to play Dulal Biswas and Amitabh Chanda, in order to exploit lack of width of Dutta’s system. Samuel Omolo was given the job to man-mark Cheema while Nousad Musah took turns to mark Cheema and Khaleq. Nazimul Haq played a withdrawn role with Baichung as lone striker. Imposing Nigerian ‘keeper Agende was played to nullify Cheema’s aerial dominance.
The match was added extra colour thanks to Dutta’s characteristic pot shots. He called Omolo “omelette” and Baichung “chung chung”. Wily PK used these to motivate his players.
In last two decades Indian football has seen a number of talented coaches, both Indian as well as foreign imports. A number of these coaches have tried new and innovative formations keeping in sync with popular tactics on the global stage. Among Indian coaches Sabbir Ali, Sukhwinder Singh, Derek Perreira, Armando Colaco, Subrata Bhattacharya and Subhash Bhowmik deserve special mention. Notable foreign coaches include Danny Mclennan, Clifford Chukuwama, Karim Bencharifa, Carlos Alberto and Drago Mamic and Trevor Morgan.
His doubters were soon proved wrong as he began showcasing his god gifted talent. Krishanu had a unique playing style – his technique was solid and he could easily beat an opponent defender with his tight dribbles and sudden acceleration. What made Krishanu really unique was his peripheral vision and array of passes. He had this uncanny ability to slip in through balls to split an entire defensive line. Playing on the left side of central midfield he would act as the link man between deep midfield and strikers. Often playing as a striker during his initial days, Krishanu would develop into a playmaker per excellence. He was popular for the effortlessness and lazy elegance of his play.