{"id":36681,"date":"2019-05-18T05:52:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T05:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=36681"},"modified":"2019-05-18T05:52:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T05:52:35","slug":"national-team-players-pepped-up-over-stimac-s-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=36681","title":{"rendered":"National team players pepped up over Stimac\u2019s appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SunilBy Nilanjan Datta,<\/strong>
AIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

 NEW DELHI: Igor Stimac\u2019s appointment has been met with huge optimism and positivity from players of the Indian Men\u2019s Senior National Team. Almost immediately after Stimac\u2019s appointment as the Head Coach of the Blue Tigers, lot many players expressed their \u201chappiness,\u201d and welcomed the Coach from Croatia saying, Indian Football \u201cwill benefit from his immense experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sandesh Jhingan, Central Defender Blue Tigers mentioned \u201cStimac\u2019s experience will be great for Indian Football, especially after what he has achieved with Croatia in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n

 \u201cAt the moment, Croatia are ranked 5 in the FIFA ladder, besides being the FIFA World Cup finalists, and him being one of the pioneers of that process shows his positive vision,\u201d he said. \u201cPersonally, it\u2019s a big bonus for me. He was a central defender during his playing days, and had such a great World Cup in 1998. So it\u2019s an opportunity for me to learn a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jhingan\u2019s comments came after talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri had tweeted on Stimac\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019d like to extend a warm welcome to the new boss, @stimac_ligor on his appointment as coach of the National team. He brings with him tremendous experience of having coached on some of the biggest stages in football. We will do well to benefit from it,\u2019 was Chhetri\u2019s first of a series of tweets from his personal handle @chetrisunil11.<\/p>\n

Chhetri also mentioned that he has already spoken to the boys of the National Team.<\/p>\n

 \u2018This will be a process, one towards which we will be giving nothing less than 100%. I\u2019ve already spoken with the boys from the National team, and we have begun working on our fitness as we need to switch modes soon.\u2019<\/p>\n

 Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu said he is \u201creally looking forward\u201d to the camp in Delhi.<\/p>\n

 \u201cI am very excited to be honest. We have a busy year coming ahead which is really good for us to keep developing as a team. We need games like the King\u2019s Cup, and the Hero Intercontinental Cup to challenge ourselves to grow. I am really looking forward, and very happy,\u201d Gurpreet told www.the-aiff.com \u201cIf we keep doing our jobs like we have in the recent past, I am sure we will grow even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pritam Kotal, often referred to as \u2018Mr. Consistent\u2019 by the fans also couldn\u2019t hide his excitement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very excited to have under a new coach in the like of Igor Stimac. His experience will be a great addition to the team and we will look to go one better under his leadership,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n

Jhingan also stressed on the importance of being patient. \u201cMost importantly, it\u2019s time for me and the entire squad to adapt to his system and believe in the process, and vision behind it. As a nation we need to be patient, have a positive attitude, and support each other for more glories,\u201d he expressed.<\/p>\n

Chhetri concluded his series of tweets explaining: \u2018When there is a change in guard at the helm, what doesn\u2019t change is our desire to keep improving. What I am also assuming won\u2019t change is the way all you fans have backed us. Let\u2019s all turn to this new chapter.\u2019 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"SunilBy Nilanjan Datta,<\/strong>
AIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

 NEW DELHI: Igor Stimac\u2019s appointment has been met with huge optimism and positivity from players of the Indian Men\u2019s Senior National Team. Almost immediately after Stimac\u2019s appointment as the Head Coach of the Blue Tigers, lot many players expressed their \u201chappiness,\u201d and welcomed the Coach from Croatia saying, Indian Football \u201cwill benefit from his immense experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sandesh Jhingan, Central Defender Blue Tigers mentioned \u201cStimac\u2019s experience will be great for Indian Football, especially after what he has achieved with Croatia in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"\nNational team players pepped up over Stimac\u2019s appointment - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=36681\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"National team players pepped up over Stimac\u2019s appointment - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Nilanjan Datta,AIFF Media Team  NEW DELHI: Igor Stimac\u2019s appointment has been met with huge optimism and positivity from players of the Indian Men\u2019s Senior National Team. 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