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New Delhi: Goalkeeper of the Indian women's football team Aditi Chauhan believes that his participation in the COTIF tournament in Spain will allow players to test themselves against "physical" teams outside the # 39; Asia.
It will be played in Velencia from 1-6 August, will be beneficial in the team's preparations for the SAFF championships and Olympic qualifications, she said.
"This is a great opportunity for us to explore ourselves and test ourselves outside of Asia.In recent years we have dominated the South Asian football circuit and we have a good idea of the situation in Asia, but this tournament will allow us to better understand how we position ourselves against the world-class European teams, "said Aditi. picture. Getty "width =" 380 "height =" 285 "/>
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" This tournament is important because it will be extremely beneficial for us to see the level of professionalism and that is some something we should aspire to, I would like to thank the Sport Authority of India and AIFF for giving us the opportunity to compete with some of the best teams in the world, "she said in a statement. 39, AIFF.
The Indian team will play against Spanish first division teams Fundacion Albacete and Levante UD on August 1 and 3. Morocco on August 5. The Indian team will play its final match against FC Madrid on August 6.
Asked about the difficulty of the tournament, Aditi said: "Having played in England, I am aware that this will be a difficult challenge as most European teams like to play a physical game and to some extent we do not have l & # 39; used to play against such teams, they will be physically stronger than us but I think that's the good challenge for us and we will have to adapt accordingly, while playing on our strengths. She said, "It's good to have kids to challenge some of the senior players for their position and that helps us push each other to do better while working hard.
"The energy and challenge of young people are always needed.You do not want any player in the team to take their position for granted."
"Young people will be l & rsquo; The future so it is good for them to be with the experienced players and learn what is needed both field, because in this game, what you do in the field is also important than what you are doing outside. "
The team has departed for Spain today.This is the first time that the senior women's team travels to Europe to participate in a tournament. [19659002] The exhibition tour was organized by AIFF in coordination with the Indian Sports Authority, bearing in mind the crucial Olympic qualifying in November.
L & # 39; Senior team will also defend its title in the SAFF Women's Championship, which should take place later this year.
