There is a good future for Indian football: Igor Stimac

Ever since taking charge of the Indian National Team on May 15, newly appointed Head Coach Igor Stimac has already identified a good future for Indian football spurred by youth development and robust progeny coming on the back of an inspiring performance in the AFC Asian Cup earlier this year.

In Head Coach Igor Stimac's first press conference, the Croat who won a bronze medal in the FIFA World Cup touted India as a sleeping giant with huge potential and talked at length about his short-term goals, the team’s preparation, the challenges ahead and a lot more.

He has described Indian football as a sleeping giant and sees many good opportunities with the youth coming up. The youngsters in the setup here are knocking on the doors of the senior national team and he is happy with the technical quality of the players.

Coach on India qualifying for the FIFA World Cup said that the main the objective of any nation is to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and no one has stopped us from dreaming about qualifying.

As strong is our dream, the stronger the belief becomes. If we are to qualify then hard work becomes important along with the willingness to learn every day, more professionalism and more communication.