I’m excited to work with Igor Stimac, says Jobby Justin
Former East Bengal striker Jobby Justin, who received his first call-up to the Indian football team, has said that he is looking forward to working under the new coach - Igor Stimac. After scoring 13 goals for the Kolkata-based club, Justin was signed by ATK ahead of the 2019 season of the ISL.
Kerala-born Jobby Justin has enjoyed a dramatic rise in the last two years ever since he signed for I-League side East Bengal FC ahead of the 2017 season. The former EBFC wing-back developed into a major attacking threat under new coach Alejandro Menendez Garcia as he ended the 2018 season as the club’s top goal-scorer and was revered by the fans as well.
The 25-year old was involved in 12 goals (including four assists), which accounted for more than half of East Bengal’s total goals (23) scored in the season. In doing so, Jobby was included in the 37-member squad named by India’s new coach Igor Stimac for the ongoing national camp.
The young striker revealed that his ultimate aim is to wear the national jersey and he was looking forward to working under Stimac in the coming days.
“Personally, it was a dream of mine to play for the national team and I have been given an opportunity with this camp. So, I will do my level best and my ultimate aim is to wear that blue jersey.
“I am really excited to work with the new coach and considering his experience of working with players like (Ivan) Rakitic and (Luka) Modric, we will have a lot to learn from him. For Indian football, it will be a great thing to have him as coach,” Justin said a recent interview with HT.
Jobby will face stiff competition for a place in the starting lineup with the likes of Balwant Singh, Manvir Singh, Sumeet Passi, and Farukh Choudhary also part of the camp. However, the ATK striker claimed that he is more focused on learning the art of professionalism from skipper Sunil Chhetri at the camp.
“In the camp, I want to learn from Sunil Chhetri about how to be more professional and how to improve my game. He is well known for his professionalism and I think I have a lot to learn from him. I am really looking forward to the experience,” the 25-year-old added.
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