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Nehru Cup: We Won When It Mattered The Most - Bhaichung Bhutia

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Goal.com

Indian skipper Bhaichung Bhutia stated that one of the key reasons why the team has been performing well in the last few years is that there haven’t been many changes...



India have won the Nehru Cup twice and also confirmed their participation in the 2011 Asian Cup by winning the AFC Challenge Cup.

The Nehru Cup Player of the Tournament feels that this has got to do a lot with the same set of players being in the squad.

“We were not very consistent in this tournament but we won when it mattered the most. The team has been doing well for the last two-to-three years. Previously, there have been too many changes in the national set-up and hence no continuity.

“If you see the best teams around the world, they have a fixed set of players. It’s not that those who do well domestically wouldn’t get a chance as in the last camp, we did see a lot of new faces,” said the Sikkimese Sniper.

Bhaichung was all praise for Subrata Paul but added that India need to improve on its defending from set-pieces as they have conceded far too often for anyone’s liking.

“Subrata was outstanding. The best is yet to come from him.”

When asked as how important this win over Syria was, he answered saying,”Every tournament is important. When you win one, you look to the next one. So, we’ll cherish this win and try to win the next.”

Amoy Ghoshal.
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  1. ZORBONGTHINGSeptember 01, 2009 3:57 PM

    It was really a proud moment for the indian squad despite the poor support for the Indian football. In fact the paltry sum of 500$ (player of the match) and 1000$(player of the tournament) clearly illustrates the interest the Sports Ministry has for this great sport. Inda lives and dies cricket.The Indian Cricket team is known to have received larger sums and greater support for achieveing a fraction of what AGYA bhaichung and his squad has done despite the total lack of committment of the people who can pull strings.IT was heartrending sight to see SALMAN pick up the cudgels of Indian Football.Hoping for better shows....agya bhaichung ..u have altered the horizon of Indian football...

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