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Tashkent: <\/strong>Long after the Evening Walk was completed and basking in glory had become some hours old for India\u2019s U-16 boys, everyone pounced on the laptop to watch the moment once again \u2013 for the umpteenth time. The Match DVD hadn\u2019t come in by then, it was the winning moment celebration picture.<\/p>\n

All searched themselves, looked and admired till they discovered the \u2018missing link.\u2019 All was there but not everyone. The picture stayed incomplete \u2013 Head Coach, Youth Development Programme, Colm Toal wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n

The boys turned their heads to the Coaches. The Staff understood the feelings. \u201cWe just can\u2019t forget the Man at this moment. It\u2019s to his credit that the Youth Development Programme has gathered shape and yielding results. He deserves the credit,\u201d Coach Thomas Joseph said at one breath. The boys standing next, listened. \u201cHe couldn\u2019t be here with us. He stays the missing link.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a thorough Professional,\u201d Coach-cum-Manager CM Ranjith went on. \u201cHe is in charge of the U-19 and the U-16 Camps and takes care of every minute thing \u2013 right from the balls to the kit to the markings.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven during our stay in Tashkent, we regularly received at least two mails from him. He wasn\u2019t here but was omnipresent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The YDP was launched in 2007 and this is the second U-16 batch to have qualified for the AFC Final Phase, the first batch qualifying in 2007 itself.<\/p>\n

The sense of bonding among all was evident when the boys went out for some sightseeing and window shopping on Saturday morning. \u201cThe boys who were there at the IMG Academy in Florida haven\u2019t been home for over a year. This is what you call sacrifice,\u201d Goalkeeping Coach Mario Aguiar maintained.<\/p>\n

With the news of India making it to the AFC Final Phase splashed all over in Tashkent, the boys were an instant hit the moment they went out. Young girls came over and requested whether they could pose for photographs. The boys blushed, the girls didn\u2019t. Even in the shops the squad was often greeted by an applause. People offered to pay themselves when the Indians didn\u2019t have the Change.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Boys are boys who just love to stop at every step to click pictures. And that\u2019s when the missing link became evident when all huddled together for snaps. \u201cWe have all learnt so much from him. Whenever we have any doubt, we turn to him,\u201d Assistant Coach Bitan Singh quipped.<\/p>\n

The boys had by now fallen in love with the City — picturesque streets, friendly and\u00a0 fashionable people and the Statue of Amir Temur! With barely hours remaining for the return flight, they collected souvenirs and returned in a hurry to pack their bags. Make no mistake, all have carried back a Statue of Amir Temur. Right-hand raised with his horse in full gallop symbolising arrogance, confidence, ability and courage, Temur stays with India\u2019s U-16 boys. After all, it\u2019s just the beginning for Indian Football. \u2018March Forward.\u2019<\/p>\n

By Nilanjan Datta,
AIFF Media Team<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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