Former Indian great Footballers come together for a cause
NEW DELHI: At a workshop organised and conducted by Richard Hood, Head of Youth Development, AIFF to identify the ‘identity of representing the Country,’ former Indian great Footballers come together for a cause at All India Football Federation Headquarters, the Football House on Thursday (February 2, 2017).
Welcoming all the participants to the workshop, Mr Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF said it’s a “great pleasure to see so many Greats assembling under one roof, that too at Football House.”
The workshop which was conducted by Hood was attended by Bhaichung Bhutia, IM Vijayan, Joe Paul Ancheri, Renedy Singh, Bruno Coutinho, Subrata Paul, Godfrey Pereira, Syed Shabbir Pasha, Sukhwinder Singh and Derrick Pereira. AIFF Technical Director Scott O’Donell and Savio Medeira were also present.
Former India skipper Bhaichung Bhutia, also presently the Chairman of the AIFF Technical Committee said: “I think this is the first of its kind. The right synergy of professionals from AIFF and the professional players who have played the game can bring a change in the future. I think this sort of meetings must happen quite often for the exchange of ideas.”
IM Vijayan touted as the ‘best player of his generation’ by critics said: “Sharing our experiences on such a forum is really an experience for us and this must take place more than once.”
Sukhwinder Singh, the coach who led India to the famous World Cup qualifier win against UAE in 2001 said: “The passion and culture are very much existent in the country. The necessity of the hour is to mould all into the system.”
Renedy Singh said: “It’s the first time I have attended this sort of a meeting. This needs to go on. But the stress must be there on the implementation.”
Derrick Pereira stated: “Richard’s presentation was an exuberant one and the data clearly shows that we also can implement this in our country.”
“It’s good that the AIFF is trying to get the former players involved in the system. We will be able to share our experience at the Grassroots and at the youth level along with helping the National Team,” former India Captain Bruno Coutinho stated.
Joe Paul Ancheri, the versatile player during his playing days said: “We need to get deep into the rural areas. It’s time to implement the ideas.”
‘Arjuna’ Subrata Paul, a present member of the Indian National Team said: “Sharing the forum with such greats and discussing our experiences was a great experience indeed. I feel the passion needs to be an infectious one which would bring all together on the same page.”
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