Pakistan U-23 - Mhuhammad Al Shamlan Mubarak
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India U-23 - Wim Koevermans
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Showing posts with label Wim Koevermans. Show all posts
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
India U-23 surrender meekly to Pakistan
Scoring a goal in each half, arch rivals silenced the vocal Garden City crowd on a pleasant mid-week game at the Bangalore Football Stadium. Incheon-bound India U-23 team meekly surrendered to the Pakistan U-23 team. Pakistan skipper Kaleemullah scored the forst goal from a direct free-kick in the 38thminute while the second was added by Man of the Match Saddam Hussain in the 90th minute.
India did have their chances in the first-half but a Team will always go back punished if chances are not converted when you have them. And in International Football, you don’t get them aplenty.
In the first half, inspirational Captain Sunil Chhetri was omnipresent. He was always there for support in the midfield, holding on to the ball that extra moment for his Teammates to recover and get into shape.
On two Occasions in the first half, he was the man who made the difference though it didn’t break the deadlock.
In the first instance, Chhetri, turned 360 degrees on to his left and as his marker slipped, his dipping long-ranger was fisted over by acrobatic Pakistan Goalkeeper Muzammil Hussain.
If that was the attempt, he turned provider for debutant Haokip Thonhkosiem in the 37th minute. He twirled in between his Sher Mumammad and Muhammad Bilal and set it up for Haokip. All in the clear, Haokip entered the box but his attempt was saved by Hussian. But even off the rebound, Francis Fernandes was unable to finish it off.
It was miss to repent as off the very next attack, Pakistan took the lead. Lalrindika Ralte, who with Milan Singh was regulating the midfield till then, brought down rival Captain Kaleemullah outside the box; and off the resultant free-kick, Kaleemullah bent it past Indian Goalkeeper Amrinder Singh.
Changing over, India looked ordinary. Despite trailing by a goal, there wasn’t any momentum nor urgency as Pakistan sealed the fate in the 90th minute through Saddam. In fact, had Saddam not muffed up a similar opportunity in the 80th minute where he failed to slot it past Amrinder, the scoreline would been more humiliating.
The buildup which stays the hallmark in the practice sessions was nowhere to be seen. There wasn’t much thrust, leave aside chances. The surrender was just meek. Hardly was a ball won in the midfield and a series of miss passes made it difficult to build an attack and restore parity. The performance was below par, lacklustre and disappointing.
National Coach Wim Koevermans did try a number of substitutions in the second half but it didn’t yield any result.
INDIA: Amrinder Singh; Pritam Kotal, Joyner Monte Lourenco, Sandesh Jhingan, Narayan Das; Milan Singh (D Ganesh – 76th), Lalrindika Ralte (Siam Hangal – 46th); Francis Fernandes (Seiminlen Doungel – 46th), Sunil Chhetri (Captain), Mandar Rao Desai (Clifton Dias – 67th), Haokip Thonhkosiem.
India did have their chances in the first-half but a Team will always go back punished if chances are not converted when you have them. And in International Football, you don’t get them aplenty.
In the first half, inspirational Captain Sunil Chhetri was omnipresent. He was always there for support in the midfield, holding on to the ball that extra moment for his Teammates to recover and get into shape.
On two Occasions in the first half, he was the man who made the difference though it didn’t break the deadlock.
In the first instance, Chhetri, turned 360 degrees on to his left and as his marker slipped, his dipping long-ranger was fisted over by acrobatic Pakistan Goalkeeper Muzammil Hussain.
If that was the attempt, he turned provider for debutant Haokip Thonhkosiem in the 37th minute. He twirled in between his Sher Mumammad and Muhammad Bilal and set it up for Haokip. All in the clear, Haokip entered the box but his attempt was saved by Hussian. But even off the rebound, Francis Fernandes was unable to finish it off.
It was miss to repent as off the very next attack, Pakistan took the lead. Lalrindika Ralte, who with Milan Singh was regulating the midfield till then, brought down rival Captain Kaleemullah outside the box; and off the resultant free-kick, Kaleemullah bent it past Indian Goalkeeper Amrinder Singh.
Changing over, India looked ordinary. Despite trailing by a goal, there wasn’t any momentum nor urgency as Pakistan sealed the fate in the 90th minute through Saddam. In fact, had Saddam not muffed up a similar opportunity in the 80th minute where he failed to slot it past Amrinder, the scoreline would been more humiliating.
The buildup which stays the hallmark in the practice sessions was nowhere to be seen. There wasn’t much thrust, leave aside chances. The surrender was just meek. Hardly was a ball won in the midfield and a series of miss passes made it difficult to build an attack and restore parity. The performance was below par, lacklustre and disappointing.
National Coach Wim Koevermans did try a number of substitutions in the second half but it didn’t yield any result.
INDIA: Amrinder Singh; Pritam Kotal, Joyner Monte Lourenco, Sandesh Jhingan, Narayan Das; Milan Singh (D Ganesh – 76th), Lalrindika Ralte (Siam Hangal – 46th); Francis Fernandes (Seiminlen Doungel – 46th), Sunil Chhetri (Captain), Mandar Rao Desai (Clifton Dias – 67th), Haokip Thonhkosiem.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Koevermans looking for a win
AIFF Media
A couple of days in between and the two teams gear up once again for the second big clash. After all its India versus Pakistan and it doesn't happen every alternate day.
Pakistan Coach Muhammad Shamlan Al-Mubarak, in the official post-match interaction after the first match had categorically mentioned that “Pakistan are confident of beating India.”
“After the first match we have more idea about India and how they play. We feel we can script a positive result in the second match,” he maintained.
Keen to curve out a result in their favor, Pakistan had two Training Sessions in the day, one hour each both in the morning and the afternoon, while the Indian Team had an hour-long Session in the afternoon.
“We intend to improve in our style of play in the next game,” Koevermans further informed. “The manner in which we react and behave when we have the ball and when we don’t have the ball will be significant and help us develop for the future.”
“There has been a huge improvement in our game from day one when we all assembled in Bangalore. We had to bring the Team tactically to one platform. But at the same, there are a few things which we can do better from our first match against Koevermans Pakistan. We need to make sure that we do it better,” he opined.
Referring to a question as to whether India are over dependent on Sunil Chhetri, uttered: “There’s no denying he scores but at the same time there are others who gets into scoring opportunities. We are paying special attention to the aspect of finishing. That’s an area of improvement for sure. Games are the test which helps us define ourselves,” he concluded.
“I came to know later that there were six Players who made their debut for India in the last match. It’s such a proud moment for them. I didn’t realize it but that’s never the way I select my Team. If the six played, they played because they deserved it. I’m so happy for the boys,” tells Koevermans. “It’s a match they will never forget. In fact, no Player ever forgets his first International Match. And they played in such a wonderful atmosphere. It was a full Stadium, live on National Television and it was against Pakistan,” he adds.
“We look forward to having a full House on the morrow. And we are looking for a win.”
Ticket sales have been brisk especially with India’s victory in the first-match. The response online has also been very positive.
“I expect Pakistan to be competitive once again. And hopefully we get to play with 11 men for the full 90 minutes. We aim to carry on the momentum and expect for a good match,” he states.
“This will be our 7th Match in preparation to the Incheon Asian Games. In Czech Republic we played against strong Senior Club sides and this time we are playing an U-23 National side who are also preparing for the Asian Games. We hope for it to turn out good,” he pronounces.
For the record, Striker Robin Singh who was given marching orders for receiving his second Yellow Card in the previous match will be missing the match.
A couple of days in between and the two teams gear up once again for the second big clash. After all its India versus Pakistan and it doesn't happen every alternate day.
Pakistan Coach Muhammad Shamlan Al-Mubarak, in the official post-match interaction after the first match had categorically mentioned that “Pakistan are confident of beating India.”
“After the first match we have more idea about India and how they play. We feel we can script a positive result in the second match,” he maintained.
Keen to curve out a result in their favor, Pakistan had two Training Sessions in the day, one hour each both in the morning and the afternoon, while the Indian Team had an hour-long Session in the afternoon.
“We intend to improve in our style of play in the next game,” Koevermans further informed. “The manner in which we react and behave when we have the ball and when we don’t have the ball will be significant and help us develop for the future.”
“There has been a huge improvement in our game from day one when we all assembled in Bangalore. We had to bring the Team tactically to one platform. But at the same, there are a few things which we can do better from our first match against Koevermans Pakistan. We need to make sure that we do it better,” he opined.
Referring to a question as to whether India are over dependent on Sunil Chhetri, uttered: “There’s no denying he scores but at the same time there are others who gets into scoring opportunities. We are paying special attention to the aspect of finishing. That’s an area of improvement for sure. Games are the test which helps us define ourselves,” he concluded.
“I came to know later that there were six Players who made their debut for India in the last match. It’s such a proud moment for them. I didn’t realize it but that’s never the way I select my Team. If the six played, they played because they deserved it. I’m so happy for the boys,” tells Koevermans. “It’s a match they will never forget. In fact, no Player ever forgets his first International Match. And they played in such a wonderful atmosphere. It was a full Stadium, live on National Television and it was against Pakistan,” he adds.
“We look forward to having a full House on the morrow. And we are looking for a win.”
Ticket sales have been brisk especially with India’s victory in the first-match. The response online has also been very positive.
“I expect Pakistan to be competitive once again. And hopefully we get to play with 11 men for the full 90 minutes. We aim to carry on the momentum and expect for a good match,” he states.
“This will be our 7th Match in preparation to the Incheon Asian Games. In Czech Republic we played against strong Senior Club sides and this time we are playing an U-23 National side who are also preparing for the Asian Games. We hope for it to turn out good,” he pronounces.
For the record, Striker Robin Singh who was given marching orders for receiving his second Yellow Card in the previous match will be missing the match.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Chhetri, Robin, Siam, and Shankar leave for Czech Republic with Indian squad
AIFF Media
A 25-member Indian squad left for Czech Republic for a 19-day exposure tour for preparation for the forthcoming Incheon Asian Games. The Team would be back on August 8, 2014.
Four Players from the original 29-member squad – Deepak Devrani, Shouvik Ghosh, Sanjay Balmuchu, and Romeo Fernandes who were practicing under National Coach Wim Koevermans have been released from the camp and didn’t travel to Czech Republic.
The Indian squad will play three matches during the period against three different Clubs -- Senco Doubravka, FK Most and TJ Domazlice. The Team will be based in Pilsen.
Furthermore, the squad will also be travelling to China for another exposure Tour from August 25-September 8 where they would be playing two matches against Shanghai FC and JiangSu.
Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, and Francis Fernandes are the three Senior Players who are part of the squad. The rest of the squad comprise of U-23 players.
The 25-member squad presently which travelled to Czech Republic is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS: Amrinder Singh, Ravi Kumar, Kamaljit Singh.
DEFENDERS: Pritam Kotal, Keenan Almeida, Joyner Lourenco, Shankar Sampingiraj, Sandesh Jhingan, Salam Singh, Narayan Das
MIDFIELDERS: Pronoy Halder, Rowlin Borges, Clifton Dias, Alwyn George, Siam Hangal, Lalrindika Ralte, Dhanpal Ganesh, Milan Singh
FORWARDS: Francis Fernandes (Senior Player), Seiminlen Doungel, Sunil Chhetri (Senior Player), Robin Singh (Senior Player), Haokip Thongkoshim, Alesh Sawant, Mandar Rao Desai
A 25-member Indian squad left for Czech Republic for a 19-day exposure tour for preparation for the forthcoming Incheon Asian Games. The Team would be back on August 8, 2014.
Four Players from the original 29-member squad – Deepak Devrani, Shouvik Ghosh, Sanjay Balmuchu, and Romeo Fernandes who were practicing under National Coach Wim Koevermans have been released from the camp and didn’t travel to Czech Republic.
The Indian squad will play three matches during the period against three different Clubs -- Senco Doubravka, FK Most and TJ Domazlice. The Team will be based in Pilsen.
Furthermore, the squad will also be travelling to China for another exposure Tour from August 25-September 8 where they would be playing two matches against Shanghai FC and JiangSu.
Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, and Francis Fernandes are the three Senior Players who are part of the squad. The rest of the squad comprise of U-23 players.
The 25-member squad presently which travelled to Czech Republic is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS: Amrinder Singh, Ravi Kumar, Kamaljit Singh.
DEFENDERS: Pritam Kotal, Keenan Almeida, Joyner Lourenco, Shankar Sampingiraj, Sandesh Jhingan, Salam Singh, Narayan Das
MIDFIELDERS: Pronoy Halder, Rowlin Borges, Clifton Dias, Alwyn George, Siam Hangal, Lalrindika Ralte, Dhanpal Ganesh, Milan Singh
FORWARDS: Francis Fernandes (Senior Player), Seiminlen Doungel, Sunil Chhetri (Senior Player), Robin Singh (Senior Player), Haokip Thongkoshim, Alesh Sawant, Mandar Rao Desai
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Preparatory camp for Incheon Asian Games begins in Bangalore
AIFF Media
The Indian Team’s Preparatory Camp for the Incheon Asian Games kicks-off in Bangalore from July 1, Tuesday. The boys who are assembling in Bangalore on the day would commence training under National Coach Wim Koevermans from July 2.
The Camp in Bangalore kicks-off a Preparatory process of two and half months where the squad would also be proceeding to a two-week exposure tour to Europe besides another exposure Tour in the Far East from mid-August.
In addition, there are two matches with Pakistan U-23 Team on August 17, 2014 and 20, 2014 in Bangalore as part of a Friendly Series.
National Coach Wim Koevermans feels he would be able to “work on Teamwork and Football fitness” during the period.
“It’s good to have the boys for two and a half months. We will be able to build on Teamwork and the Football fitness as well,” told Wim. “We will also be able to work on the manner and style we want to play,” he added.
Besides the Friendly Series against Pakistan, the Team would also be playing a number of Friendly matches against Club sides in Europe and even the Far East.
“This Preparatory Camp is no different from the Senior Team’s Preparatory Camp,” Koevermans stated. “All the boys play in the I-League and it’s a nice opportunity for me to learn and understand how they train and perform. At the same time, it’s also an opportunity for them as there is a good pool who could make their way into the Senior National Team,” he maintained.
“Exposure Tours stay pertinent as we build up for big Events. We want to play outside India as we won’t get that good an opposition in India. The boys need to play against different styles, learn about strong opposition and build on from there,” Koevermans opined.
Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh and Francis Fernandes are the three Senior Players who have been named in the squad. The rest of the squad comprise of U-23 Players.
The 30-member squad for the Camp in Bangalore is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS: Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Ravi Kumar, Kamaljit Singh.
DEFENDERS: Pritam Kotal, Keenan Almeida, Deepak Devrani, Joyner Lourenco, Shankar Sampingiraj, Sandesh Jhingan, Sanjay Balmuchu, Salam Singh, Narayan Das, Shouvik Ghosh.
MIDFIELDERS: Pronoy Halder, Rowlin Borges, Clifton Dias, Alwyn George, Siam Hangal, Lalrindika Ralte, Dhanpal Ganesh, Milan Singh.
FORWRADS: Francis Fernandes (Senior Player), Romeo Fernandez, Seiminlen Doungel, Sunil Chhetri (Senior Player), Robin Singh (Senior Player), Haokip Thongkoshim, Alesh Sawant, Mandar Rao Desai.
The Indian Team’s Preparatory Camp for the Incheon Asian Games kicks-off in Bangalore from July 1, Tuesday. The boys who are assembling in Bangalore on the day would commence training under National Coach Wim Koevermans from July 2.
The Camp in Bangalore kicks-off a Preparatory process of two and half months where the squad would also be proceeding to a two-week exposure tour to Europe besides another exposure Tour in the Far East from mid-August.
In addition, there are two matches with Pakistan U-23 Team on August 17, 2014 and 20, 2014 in Bangalore as part of a Friendly Series.
National Coach Wim Koevermans feels he would be able to “work on Teamwork and Football fitness” during the period.
“It’s good to have the boys for two and a half months. We will be able to build on Teamwork and the Football fitness as well,” told Wim. “We will also be able to work on the manner and style we want to play,” he added.
Besides the Friendly Series against Pakistan, the Team would also be playing a number of Friendly matches against Club sides in Europe and even the Far East.
“This Preparatory Camp is no different from the Senior Team’s Preparatory Camp,” Koevermans stated. “All the boys play in the I-League and it’s a nice opportunity for me to learn and understand how they train and perform. At the same time, it’s also an opportunity for them as there is a good pool who could make their way into the Senior National Team,” he maintained.
“Exposure Tours stay pertinent as we build up for big Events. We want to play outside India as we won’t get that good an opposition in India. The boys need to play against different styles, learn about strong opposition and build on from there,” Koevermans opined.
Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh and Francis Fernandes are the three Senior Players who have been named in the squad. The rest of the squad comprise of U-23 Players.
The 30-member squad for the Camp in Bangalore is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS: Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Ravi Kumar, Kamaljit Singh.
DEFENDERS: Pritam Kotal, Keenan Almeida, Deepak Devrani, Joyner Lourenco, Shankar Sampingiraj, Sandesh Jhingan, Sanjay Balmuchu, Salam Singh, Narayan Das, Shouvik Ghosh.
MIDFIELDERS: Pronoy Halder, Rowlin Borges, Clifton Dias, Alwyn George, Siam Hangal, Lalrindika Ralte, Dhanpal Ganesh, Milan Singh.
FORWRADS: Francis Fernandes (Senior Player), Romeo Fernandez, Seiminlen Doungel, Sunil Chhetri (Senior Player), Robin Singh (Senior Player), Haokip Thongkoshim, Alesh Sawant, Mandar Rao Desai.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Final 20-member squad for 2013 SAFF Championship named
Coach Wim Koevermans named his squad of 20 for the forthcoming SAFF Championship, team leaves for Kathmandu on Tuesday, August 27. India is grouped in Group A along with Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Group B consists of Afghanistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.
The Bangalore connection will be in the form of Bengaluru FC's striker duo Sunil Chettri and Robin Singh.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Subrata Paul, Karanjit Singh, Sandip Nandy
Defenders: Nirmal Chettri, Arnab Mondal, Gouramangi Singh, Raju Gaikwad, Sandesh Jhingan, Mohanraj Nalappan
Midfielders: Syed Rahim Nabi, Mehtab Hossain, Arata Izumi, Lenny Rodriguez, Alwyn George, Jewel Raja Shaikh, Francis Fernandes
Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Dawson Fernandes, Jeje Lalpekhlua
Fixture
- September 1, 2013, 6:30 pm: India Vs Pakistan
- September 3, 2013, 3:30 pm: India Vs Bangladesh
- September 5, 2013, 3:30 pm: India Vs Nepal
Semifinals
- September 8, 2013, 6:30 pm:
- September 9, 2013, 6:30 pm:
Final
- September 11, 2013, 6:30 pm:
[PICTURES] India Vs Bengaluru FC
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| John Johnson: No one in vicinity... |
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| Johny scoring the first goal |
Johny serves another deft pass from the midfield
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| Lal's free-kick made no impact on the score line |
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| Speedy Singh Thoi |
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| Another attack in first half, Malemn looks for Beikho |
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| Get off yo, we're not in same team |
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| Vishal up for a strong tackle |
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| Sandesh checks Rooney |
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| Wim has many reasons to look worried |
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Public banned from watching India practice match
The practice match (http://www.gcsstars.com/2013/08/national-team-to-play-against-bengaluru.html) between the senior Indian team and Bengaluru FC is going to be a closed door match - yes, you heard that right!
No public as well and media will be allowed to enter the during the match time. The match is scheduled at Sunday, August 25, 4 pm, Bangalore Football Stadium.
This decision, taken by the team management has been communicated to the state and district football association (KSFA and BDFA). To ensure proper functioning, the authorities might seek help from the cops, perhaps to drive away people who will turn up for the match.
What's extremely baffling is that with no cricket happening in the Garden City, this was an ideal time for football to get a good coverage, which would have brought good publicity to the SAFF Cup bound team. However, this doesn't seem to be the case.
When we see other SAFF teams like Afghanistan and Maldives playing competitive matches, we're content with a 10-day camp, that too on a turf, on which the game will not be played in the SAFF championship.
No public as well and media will be allowed to enter the during the match time. The match is scheduled at Sunday, August 25, 4 pm, Bangalore Football Stadium.
This decision, taken by the team management has been communicated to the state and district football association (KSFA and BDFA). To ensure proper functioning, the authorities might seek help from the cops, perhaps to drive away people who will turn up for the match.
What's extremely baffling is that with no cricket happening in the Garden City, this was an ideal time for football to get a good coverage, which would have brought good publicity to the SAFF Cup bound team. However, this doesn't seem to be the case.
When we see other SAFF teams like Afghanistan and Maldives playing competitive matches, we're content with a 10-day camp, that too on a turf, on which the game will not be played in the SAFF championship.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
National team to play against Bengaluru FC
If unofficial source is to be believed, the Nepal-bound Indian National team for SAFF Championship is going to play a practice match against Bengaluru FC on Sunday, August 25, 4 pm at the Bangalore Football Stadium.
National camp has been held in the Garden City since last Saturday, August 17, after getting thrashed in the hands of Tajikistan. This camp has been in all wrong news right from the beginning, firstly, Md. Rafique and Karma Tsewang were sent home owing to passport issue, later Denzil Franco sustained injury and returned home. Also, players are preparing in artificial turf while the championship will be played on the natural turf of Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu.
Before SAFF Championship, this match is perhaps the only chance for Kovermans to set the combination right for the team. Meanwhile, Bengaluru FC too would be keen to play this friendly, they are yet to play a game till date.
National camp has been held in the Garden City since last Saturday, August 17, after getting thrashed in the hands of Tajikistan. This camp has been in all wrong news right from the beginning, firstly, Md. Rafique and Karma Tsewang were sent home owing to passport issue, later Denzil Franco sustained injury and returned home. Also, players are preparing in artificial turf while the championship will be played on the natural turf of Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu.
Before SAFF Championship, this match is perhaps the only chance for Kovermans to set the combination right for the team. Meanwhile, Bengaluru FC too would be keen to play this friendly, they are yet to play a game till date.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Senior men’s national camp starts tomorrow
Senior men’s national team is set to start a 10-day camp at the Garden City from tomorrow. Task cut out for coach Wim Koevermans post Tajikistan friendly debacle, as he gets few days’ time with his team work on the areas of improvement.
The camp will conclude on August 26 and team India will kick start their SAFF Cup campaign from September 1 at Katmandu, Nepal.
It was exactly a year ago, under the newly appointed coach Wim, the team prepared for the Nehru Cup at same venue. That time, owing to incessant rain, the venue was shifted from Noida to Bangalore. The team later went ahead retained Nehru Cup.
Read the Bangalore report from here - http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/08/nehru-cup-2012-koevermans-has-task-cut.html.
The camp will conclude on August 26 and team India will kick start their SAFF Cup campaign from September 1 at Katmandu, Nepal.
It was exactly a year ago, under the newly appointed coach Wim, the team prepared for the Nehru Cup at same venue. That time, owing to incessant rain, the venue was shifted from Noida to Bangalore. The team later went ahead retained Nehru Cup.
Read the Bangalore report from here - http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/08/nehru-cup-2012-koevermans-has-task-cut.html.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Wim Koevermans: I’m concerned about the national players who are affected in MohunBagan ban
National Coach Wim Koevermans was right here at the Garden city for a noble cause - an occasion to present the auctioned Indian football shirt and the football to the winner.
This was an initiative by Toe To Heart, a Bangalore based NGO that financially and socially supports orphans and children from very poor or broken families.
Koevermans freely interacted with the journos who were present at the event. The discussion ranged from Toe To Heart’s charity venture to his eagerness on utilizing the FIFA match days 2013, from India’s preparedness in bidding U-17 World Cup to the obvious MohunBagan’s ouster from I-League.
A noble gesture from Kim, he’s keen to help an organization who is helping the kids in education, also, hopes to people should help a venture like Toe To Heart.
Playing on a FIFA match day is a prime objective for Koevermans in 2013. To start with, India is playing its first internal game against Palestine in Guwahati on February 6. This will be followed by a training camp for the AFC Challenge Cup where India is grouped with Guam, Chinese Taipei, and Myanmar.
Koevermans interacts a lot with the international Sunil Chettri, who is currently playing in Portugal - sometimes he plays, sometimes he is on the bench, however, he is training four times a week with quality good players. Coach monitors Sunil as much as the other players. Also, speaks to Indian Arrows coach Arthur Papas, thanks to his frequent visit to Kolkata to see I-League matches.
What about India’s U-17 World Cup bid, does that give a boost to the infrastructure? “If we are awarded the hosting rights, it will lift football in India in a very big way”, considers coach. There are a lot of stadiums, which needs to upgraded and renovated. Also, need to identify the host cities to bring in good training facilities. It will help develop football in India!
What’s Koevermans’ take on MohunBagan ban?
For once he sounded cautious, however, more than the ban he is more concerned about his national team players who play for Bagan, “Something happened on the pitch and rules were applied. If people put rules in the book and something happens, you have to apply them, that’s the way it is! 2.5 years of ban is a tough punishment!”
From the national team point of view he looked worried, “A lot of players can’t play at the moment, I’m not happy with that!”
Koevermans is hoping something positive from the next meeting (which is scheduled sometime later this month) so that players can play some competitive matches.
This was an initiative by Toe To Heart, a Bangalore based NGO that financially and socially supports orphans and children from very poor or broken families.
Koevermans freely interacted with the journos who were present at the event. The discussion ranged from Toe To Heart’s charity venture to his eagerness on utilizing the FIFA match days 2013, from India’s preparedness in bidding U-17 World Cup to the obvious MohunBagan’s ouster from I-League.
A noble gesture from Kim, he’s keen to help an organization who is helping the kids in education, also, hopes to people should help a venture like Toe To Heart.
Playing on a FIFA match day is a prime objective for Koevermans in 2013. To start with, India is playing its first internal game against Palestine in Guwahati on February 6. This will be followed by a training camp for the AFC Challenge Cup where India is grouped with Guam, Chinese Taipei, and Myanmar.
Koevermans interacts a lot with the international Sunil Chettri, who is currently playing in Portugal - sometimes he plays, sometimes he is on the bench, however, he is training four times a week with quality good players. Coach monitors Sunil as much as the other players. Also, speaks to Indian Arrows coach Arthur Papas, thanks to his frequent visit to Kolkata to see I-League matches.
What about India’s U-17 World Cup bid, does that give a boost to the infrastructure? “If we are awarded the hosting rights, it will lift football in India in a very big way”, considers coach. There are a lot of stadiums, which needs to upgraded and renovated. Also, need to identify the host cities to bring in good training facilities. It will help develop football in India!
What’s Koevermans’ take on MohunBagan ban?
For once he sounded cautious, however, more than the ban he is more concerned about his national team players who play for Bagan, “Something happened on the pitch and rules were applied. If people put rules in the book and something happens, you have to apply them, that’s the way it is! 2.5 years of ban is a tough punishment!”
From the national team point of view he looked worried, “A lot of players can’t play at the moment, I’m not happy with that!”
Koevermans is hoping something positive from the next meeting (which is scheduled sometime later this month) so that players can play some competitive matches.
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