Competing against good players in ISL has given Indian players confidence
Former Indian footballer Baichung Bhutia has stated that the Indian players playing against quality opponents in the Indian Super League has become more confident, which has been quite evident in the World Cup qualifiers. Apart from that, Bhutia has also credited the tactical acumen of the coaches.
India’s national football team has been immensely praised for their result away against defending Asian Champions Qatar at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, where the Blue Tigers churned out a draw against the World Cup hosts. And former Indian skipper Bhutia has stated that their quality has only improved by playing against top-quality players in the ISL.
“In my opinion, the ISL has made the players more confident. I think competing with good players has definitely given them confidence and you can see that in the way they played the last two World Cup qualifiers against Oman and Qatar,” said, Bhaichung, reported IANS.
Such has been their performance that India’s next match Bangladesh at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on October 15 has seen Sunil Chhetri and Co. being the clear favourites. And Chhetri has been of the opinion that this confidence in the team has been down to the quality of those coaches who have been managing the side.
“What I am trying to say is that while the ISL has definitely helped as the players are now wearing a more confident look and have much more self-belief, there are a lot of other factors too and a major one in that is the tactical acumen that has come in with the coaches.
“These boys did well under Stephen Constantine and are now doing well under Igor Stimac. The boys are improving tactically and their style of play has also improved. All these have combined to ensure the performance that you see on the field now,” Chhetri added.
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