So the Indian team currently training in Portugal from the past 3 months has had a good outing so far, in all i think they lost 2 matches of the 9 scheduled.
Sunil chettri getting on the score board is definitely good news along with NP pradeep, i still remember his rocket strike for India in the Nehru Cup in 2007 against Syria. Here is the link to that fantastic goal Video of the Goal
I don't know the quality of the Portuguese opponents so far , have they been playing first string teams or are they of a second string opponents? The media hasn't been covering this at all, it is a shame on you guys.
So the results so far , at least from what i know.
India vs Desportivo Monsanto 6 -2
India vs Sertanense FC 3 -2
India vs Uniao Desportiva da Serra 3 - 1
India vs Mafra 0 - 1
India vs Atletico 1 - 0
I am a big fan of Bob houghton and his coaching style. The AIFF the governing body rejected the coaches plan of not playing against against Namibia, Gambia and Turkmenistan as part of the national team’s preparation for the Asian Cup in January. I think in hindsight maybe the coach feels the opposition wont send their best teams and that is why he felt that playing UAE club teams would be much better.
I do tend to agree with the coach here. I think the AIFF is a bunch of fools, i also read that they wanted to play some matches in orissa? i dont understand why wont they play in the big metros where people will come to support the team at least this way we will get more and more fan base to support our team.
Only time will tell.
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