I’m Pallab Chakraborty. Sharing my views on Indian football.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
BHAICHUNG 'S FOOTBALL ACADEMY @ SILIGURI
The academy looking forward to setting up a world cup facily with 3 artificial turfs. Top coaches will train carefully -chosen talented footballers.
The former India captain said getting land would not be an issue and he is now looking forward to setting up a world class facility with three artificial turfs in Siliguri.
I wish Bhichung Bhutia a very good luck.
Thanks Bhaichung !!!!!!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Chettri, Jeje not fit for European clubs: Robert Bann
The Dutchman said that the fact that Indian strikers went for trials to Glasgow means that they are not good enough for European clubs.
"Sunil and Jeje are top Indian clubs and ideally scouts should have come to India to watch them play. The fact that they travelled to Scotland shows that they are no good enough for top clubs in Europe," said Bann, a former technical director with Australia.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) secretary general Kushan Das also concurred with Bann.
"Indian players lack fitness. I don't think there is any player in the national team who is even fit for second division European club," Das told IANS.
Meanwhile contrary to Bann's views, Chettri said Indian players have the potential to play to Europen clubs.
"It is tough but I believe that Indian players have the potential to play in European league. The basics are same and Indian players and skilled. The only difference is in the training process," Chettri said.
The former Sporting Kansas City striker said that it is about the first Indian player to breakthrough and others would follow soon.
"In Japan and South Korea it happened the same as well. After Kazu Miura and Hidetoshi Nakata now Japan has several players in the European league. It is all about one Indian player and then we can several playing overseas," Chettri said.
Asked about his six-day trial with Rangers, Chettri said: "I am happy that I got a chance to go to the Rangers. We couldn't train much with the main team as they had their matches. The coach stayed a bit busy and we couldn't spend much time with him. But it was a great experience - there were quality footballers all around and it was a learning experience for me. I am a more confident player now."
The 68-year-old Bann feels that Indians still have a long way to go before realising their dreams of playing in Europe.
"Indian players have to be realistic in their approach. The youth development system is faulty. Half-educated coaches are making it worse. There is not talent spotting system and it is making things difficult in a huge country like India," he said.
Bann said India must have talent spotters, on the lines of now defunct Talent Research Development Officers in the Indian cricket board.
"Today India is one of the top cricketing countries because they spotted talents at the right age. I will propose a similar thing in my report to the AIFF. It is not possible for Colin Toal (youth development chief coach) to tap talents all over the country," he said.
Source : The Times of India
Friday, December 2, 2011
GLASGOW RANGER To Monitor Indians
ALLY McCOIST says Rangers will continue to monitor Indian stars Sunil Chhetri and Jeje Lalpekhlua after their trial with the club came to an end.
The strikers have spent the last six days working in Scotland with the SPL champions after arriving in Glasgow last Friday.
And they took part in a bounce game amongst squad members yesterday at Murray Park as the manager and his assistant Kenny McDowall took the opportunity to see them in action.
Chhetri and Lalpekhlua will now resume their careers with their clubs in the I-League but McCoist is ready to keep a close eye on how they progress.
He told The Ibrox Edition: "Sunil and Jeje did fine and showed up well in training. They showed some lovely touches and adapted to the different surroundings they experienced.
"They are away back home today but we will keep monitoring their situations and keep monitoring their performances back home.
"They will continue to play for their sides in India and it was great to have them both working with us as they are talented boys.
"It was a good experience for them and I think they certainly enjoyed it. We enjoyed having them here too.
"Kenny and I watched them playing in the match yesterday and it was a really enjoyable game. They did absolutely fine."
