New Delhi: Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri is highly impressed with the country’s U-16 and U-20 sides, who have punched above their weight in recent times. Chhetri said Tuesday that both squads are capable of achieving bigger things in future.
While the U-16 team shocked Iraq, the U-20 squad caused one of Indian football’s biggest upsets by stunning the sport’s superpower Argentina in a tournament in Spain.
Chhetri expressed optimism when asked about the two sides. “Of course the U-19 team are also doing well, great result against Argentina, something they should be really proud of,” he informed.
I am amazed at the way the U-16 boys are playing. I am sure they are going to achieve bigger things in the years to come
Sunil Chhetri
“But the U-16 team are amazing, you should watch them play. We watched some videos of them, some game plans and they are amazing. (Coach) Bibiano (Fernandes) is doing a great job with those kids and I just hope, touchwood, I just hope, they can keep improving from what they are. I am pretty sure they are going to achieve bigger things in the years to come,” added India’s highest international goalscorer.
Chhetri also said that they were gearing up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. “The aim is to do well in the 2019 Asian Cup, but before that we have got a couple of matches which we will try our best to win and improve our standards going into the Asian Cup. The players are going to give everything they have got when the tournament comes,” the 34-year-old striker said.