{"id":35138,"date":"2017-07-12T08:25:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T08:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=35138"},"modified":"2017-07-12T08:25:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T08:25:36","slug":"there-is-no-room-for-complacency-says-stephen-constantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=35138","title":{"rendered":"There is no room for complacency, says Stephen Constantine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-22699\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stephen-Constantine-feels-the-self-belief-was-exemplary-as-India-won-the-LG-Cup-in-2002.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Constantine feels the self belief was exemplary as India won the LG Cup in 2002\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"260\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stephen-Constantine-feels-the-self-belief-was-exemplary-as-India-won-the-LG-Cup-in-2002.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stephen-Constantine-feels-the-self-belief-was-exemplary-as-India-won-the-LG-Cup-in-2002-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>New Delhi: A day before India U-23 gear up to face Singapore U-23 in the second International Friendly between the two Teams in a span of three days, National Coach Stephen Constantine, presently in charge of India\u2019s U-23 campaign, feels there is \u201cno room for complacency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not be complacent,\u201d he said over the phone. \u201cIn fact, we can\u2019t afford it,\u201d he quips, in reference to India\u2019s dominant display in the first International Friendly on July 9 when a Germanpreet Singh made the difference between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>The match kicks-off on July 12 at 04:30 PM IST and will be live streamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/mycujoo.tv\/ch\/320\">https:\/\/mycujoo.tv\/ch\/320<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two International matches have been organised by All India Football Federation to help the U-23 Team prepare for the forthcoming AFC U-23 Qualifiers in Doha where India have been clubbed with hosts Qatar, Syria and Turkmenistan in Group C, which kicks-off on July 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be looking to improve on our performance as much I am sure Singapore would be looking to improve on theirs,\u201d Constantine stated. The Coach, however, wasn\u2019t willing to agree to the tag of \u2018dominant India.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, we wasted a great deal of possession and scored from the only shot on target,\u201d he pronounced.<\/p>\n<p>The City of skyscrapers, neat and clean, has been able to retain its green belt adding to its beauty. One can see people of all ages either cycling or jogging on the streets reflecting the fitness conscious attitude. And as the boys sweat out in the practice at the Choa Chu Kan Stadium with the USD 2 million villas watching from a distance on the far side, Constantine informs: \u201cWe don\u2019t have any injury concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not someone to comment on my rival Team but can say that Singapore have some skilful players in their squad who at times looked very good,\u201d Constantine, under whose coaching India have now won 9 International matches on the trot (including 8 with the Senior Team), maintained.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian contingent will head to Doha on July 15 once their commitments in Singapore end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-22699\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stephen-Constantine-feels-the-self-belief-was-exemplary-as-India-won-the-LG-Cup-in-2002.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Constantine feels the self belief was exemplary as India won the LG Cup in 2002\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"260\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stephen-Constantine-feels-the-self-belief-was-exemplary-as-India-won-the-LG-Cup-in-2002.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stephen-Constantine-feels-the-self-belief-was-exemplary-as-India-won-the-LG-Cup-in-2002-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>New Delhi: A day before India U-23 gear up to face Singapore U-23 in the second International Friendly between the two Teams in a span of three days, National Coach Stephen Constantine, presently in charge of India\u2019s U-23 campaign, feels there is \u201cno room for complacency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not be complacent,\u201d he said over the phone. \u201cIn fact, we can\u2019t afford it,\u201d he quips, in reference to India\u2019s dominant display in the first International Friendly on July 9 when a Germanpreet Singh made the difference between the two sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[1343,466,11624],"class_list":["post-35138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football","tag-football","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-stephen-constantine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>There is no room for complacency, says Stephen Constantine - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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