Indian captain Sunil Chhetri says he would be part of a least-prepared team.
Sunil Chhetri also stated either the team did not go for the match or we used the perfect and prepared team for that competition to perform our level best. Indian Super League squad show the irregularities in the continental showpiece Event.
Chhetri, 39-year-old, spoke over the phone from Bengaluru to express his views that he neither accused nor criticised someone. Chhetri never left his team because his group wanted Sunil in the Asian games. He would never let his team down, but his coach (Simon) is not satisfied with his decision. he never says no to playing for his Country and never wants to dishonour anyone.
After becoming the father, Chhetri resumed his training after nearly one week. According to him, we must be in a training session or a camp in China. If that is impossible, a Team would be there, in which players will play together, they know each other and recreate their training sessions together. Clifford Miranda, U- 23 squad, took to China for the Asian qualifiers. Head coach Igor Stimac from Team India had selected for the All India Football Federation (AIFF) released on 1 August 2023.
He stated the lack of training sessions and inadequate time for team cooperation that would go into the Asian Games. He never remembered when he last played with Sumit Rathi and Narender Gahlot. It would be a daunting task not only for him but also for the other players.
Sumit and Gahlot are the professional central defenders.
Asian Games in football is an age-specific cutthroat, and 22-player team has only three players born before 1 January 1999, and that not usually held in a FIFA window where the clubs have to liberate the performers for Global responsibility.
Chhetri understood the Mumbai City FC, Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Odisha FC retaining their performers. They are expressing India at continental rank.
The players which the head coach wanted can be released. It is an arduous task for both the clubs and coaches. But a person can always hope, and he still has hope to go with the best possible team.
Chhetri spoke that, before the qualifiers of the Asian games in the previous year, there were not enough tickets due to the lack of curiosity. It led to a rise in ticket availability, and the spectator number is nearly 50,000 at Salt Lake Stadium.
In 2018, when the opposite team was Kenya in the Intercontinental Cup, Chhetri aimed support from social media. Virat Kohli and others gave their help, and then Mumbai Arena filled up at pace.
If nothing had happened, he would still run and fight. He would never play without a single goalkeeper. But all these things never changed that he would be a part of the less-prepared unit.
India has a tie-up with China, Bangladesh and Myanmar. China under-23 has played 12 games and selected by the senior players. For the 16th round, the top two squads out of the six groups and four from the best third teams will qualify for the match.
Sunil Chhetri and his wife Sonam Bhattacharya became parents of a son named Dhruv. Chhetri missed the moment in which India played with Iraq. He is excepting for the king's cup. The Jeakson (Singh) and (Mahesh) Naorem expected to be part of the Asian games. But three days ago, it was not going great with Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan and the other 24 players' names listed by AIFF.