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Siliguri: \u201cLook at that. It\u2019s beautiful and captivating,\u201d National Coach Wim Koevermans points to the snow-clad Kanchenjunga. \u201cI\u2019d have to come here once for a trek in the Himalayas,\u201d he echoes.<\/p>\nSiliguri: \u201cLook at that. It\u2019s beautiful and captivating,\u201d National Coach Wim Koevermans points to the snow-clad Kanchenjunga. \u201cI\u2019d have to come here once for a trek in the Himalayas,\u201d he echoes.<\/p>\n
The neighbours from the Himalayan Kingdom, meanwhile, have already arrived in Siliguri and they will be playing India in the International Friendly at the Kanchenjunga Stadium on Tuesday (November 19).<\/p>\n
The kick-off on November 19 is at 6pm.<\/p>\n
At the Official Pre-Match Media Interaction, Nepal\u2019s Head Coach Jack Stefanowski utters: \u201cWe look forward to the Match and am confident.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the record the last time the two Teams met, Nepal edged past India 2-1 at the 2013 SAFF Championship in Kathmandu.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to have a look but haven\u2019t been able to watch India\u2019s match against Philippines. It was good match,\u201d Stefanowski maintained. India and Philippines played a 1-1 draw at the Kanchenjunga Stadium on November 15.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank Nepal National Team for coming over here in Siliguri for the International Friendly,\u201d India\u2019s National Coach Wim Koevermans said. \u201cWe played an interesting Match against Philippines and know this will be an interesting match too. We are looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a Match of revenge as is being stated. Every Team takes the field to win. Sporting culture says that once you lose to a Team you stay keen to win it the next time you play. We want to win,\u201d Koevermans stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s not that easy. We know Nepal are a strong side as we played them in the Nehru Cup and then in the SAFF Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
While there are no injury concerns in the Indian Team, Stefanowski will be taking a final decision on Raju Tamang on the morning of the matchday.<\/p>\n
National Team Captain Sunil Chhetri, presently tied with Bhaichung Bhutia on 42 Goals as India\u2019s highest-ever goal-scorer felt it just \u201cdidn\u2019t matter as long as someone scored.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo win Matches you need to score. It just doesn\u2019t matter as long as we convert our chances. Whether it\u2019s me or anyone in the squad, it\u2019s immaterial as to who scores,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow is a new game with both Teams starting from the same score. History is there for stats,\u201d he referred to India\u2019s loss to Nepal in the SAFF Championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to thank the fans in Siliguri for their overwhelming support in the last match against Philippines. We expect them to cheer for us once again,\u201d Koevermans pronounced.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the recent past we have not been able to convert our chances. We got plenty of them for sure. Chances only come when you play well,\u201d Koevermans opined. \u201cWe are playing some good Football and hope to carry on the trend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Koevermans and Sunil congratulated Subrata Paul for signing a contract with Danish Superliga team FC Vestsjaelland. \u201cI\u2019m very happy for him. I wish him all the luck,\u201d Koevermans stated.<\/p>\n
Chhetri who has played for long with Paul in the National Team lauded his signing for the Danish Club. \u201cHe is a strong character. It\u2019s such a wonderful news for Indian Football.,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Siliguri: \u201cLook at that. It\u2019s beautiful and captivating,\u201d National Coach Wim Koevermans points to the snow-clad Kanchenjunga. \u201cI\u2019d have to come here once for a trek in the Himalayas,\u201d he echoes.<\/p>\n
The neighbours from the Himalayan Kingdom, meanwhile, have already arrived in Siliguri and they will be playing India in the International Friendly at the Kanchenjunga Stadium on Tuesday (November 19).<\/p>\n
The kick-off on November 19 is at 6pm.<\/p>\n
At the Official Pre-Match Media Interaction, Nepal\u2019s Head Coach Jack Stefanowski utters: \u201cWe look forward to the Match and am confident.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the record the last time the two Teams met, Nepal edged past India 2-1 at the 2013 SAFF Championship in Kathmandu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"\n