The U-17 World Cup team of India has hype: Stephen Constantine

Constantine had summoned Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Rahul KP and Rahil Ali from the Under-17 World Cup team in his list of probabilities of the 34-member SAFF Cup. (Source: PTI)

DAYS AFTER calling four players from the Under-17 World Cup team last year for the South Asian Federation Cup preparation camp Stephen Constantine described the team's performance as "hype". they did not "tear off trees".

Constantine made these comments at a press conference Sunday in Delhi. Interestingly, he backtracked on his statement in a statement issued by the Indian Football Federation (AIFF) a few hours later. In the statement, Constantin said that his comments had been "misinterpreted".

Two weeks ago, Constantin had summoned Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Rahul KP and Rahil Ali from the Under-17 World Cup team. List of probable of the cut. The selection, he said, is in line with his philosophy of recruiting young players into the team and "taking on additional responsibility". These four players are currently in Spain for an invitational tournament and will join the camp in August. But as the rest of the players were meeting in Delhi for a month 's camp, the veteran pulled in a new note.

Constantin asked if he thought that the progress of goalkeeper Dheeraj Moirangthem after the Under-17 World Cup could have been handled better by his managers. Moirangthem was by far the best Indian player in the Under-17 World Cup and continued to shine in the I-League, where he played for Indian Arrows. Then, in the middle of the season, his agents took him to Scotland for a trial with Motherwell. He spent nearly five months with the Scottish club but the case did not materialize. Eventually, Moirangthem signed with Kerala Blasters from ISL last month.

Constantine said how the players were managed after the U-17 World Cup had "nothing to do" with him. "I have nothing to do with the maintenance of this boy.It's not my job.There was a lot of hype about the under-17 team." they did not win any World Cup games and I'm not quite sure what the hype was … we did well … but I've never seen why we were doing so much to the under-17 team. "Unimpressed by their results, Constantine added," They did not qualify for the World Cup, so did they shoot trees? lost all three games.Then they played in the I-League and finished last. "His opinions contrasted sharply with those of the AIFF so far.The federation played the three defeats of the I-League. India (3-0 against the United States, 2-1 against Colombia and 4-0 against Ghana) emphasizing the "courageous" performance of the team. n considers the organization of the Under-17 World Cup as one of its biggest youth development programs and has designated the players as the core of the national team to the # 39; future.

a new statement. In the revised version, the 55-year-old said: "The question has been asked regarding the goalkeeper Dheeraj, who has not played for six months, without any fault on his part. take this opportunity to state that my comments have been misinterpreted and now I want to set the record straight. "

AIFF added that the results of the I-League and the U-17 World Cup unimportant. "I've always said that it's not about winning, but about developing these age groups. They would have learned a lot from the accumulated experiences," he said.

Although his opinion differs from the federation with respect to the Under-17 World Cup, Constantin has adopted a similar line to his employers on the snub of the Asian Games. Earlier this month, the Indian Olympic Association (AIO) refused to allow male and female football teams to participate in the Asian Games, citing their low rankings. Constantine called the decision "dreadful". "I can not begin to tell you how disappointed I am, I think it is a terrible decision, we are not the team we were four or eight years ago. hurt us because I felt we would have a good opportunity to qualify (for the playoff rounds) I think it was a very bad decision, "he said. He said that playing "big games" would have been an ideal preparation for the January Asian Cup, where India was beaten with the UAE, Thailand and Bahrain. Now that Asiad is no longer part of their plans, the team has turned to international friendly matches to prepare for the continental championship.

India will face a major Asian opponent every month from October in its preparation for the Asian Cup. After the match against China in October, Constantine said he was about to finish a friendly in November and would face Oman in Abu Dhabi on December 27, he said.

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The tension between the players and the & # 39; coach has simmered for nearly & # 39 a year and the official said that the AIFF can part with him if the team fails. to win the SAFF Cup. "We asked the players to give us in writing and there must be a consensus of the whole team, but if the performances at the SAFF Cup are influenced by the problems in progress, then we could take some measures", said the source. ens

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