‘Short preparation time is killing any hope for Indian team to do well’: Igor Stimac issues appeal to ISL clubs | Football News

Indian national football team coach Igor Stimac on Saturday requested the Indian Super League clubs and coaches to support the Indian contingent’s bid to have longer national camps throughout November and December prior to the World Cup Qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup.
The Croatian coach also added that the ‘short preparation time is killing any hope for Indian team to do well in major tournaments.”
The ISL is scheduled to start in September and end sometime in March which means that the players representing the national side will have to miss some matches for their respective franchises if they are taking part in the national camp in Nov-Dec.

A sincere request to all ISL clubs and their respective coaches 🙏🏼💙@MumbaiCityFC @mohunbagansg @eastbengal_fc @bengalurufc @ChennaiyinFC @KeralaBlasters @NEUtdFC @JamshedpurFC @HydFCOfficial @FCGoaOfficial @OdishaFC @RGPunjabFC pic.twitter.com/rX4Gzh02Pw
— Igor Štimac (@stimac_igor) August 5, 2023
“I want to thank all the clubs and their respective coaches for the huge part that they have played in developing Indian football and kindly ask you all to keep supporting our request for longer camps throughout November and December prior to the World Cup Qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup. You dear coaches know best that short preparation time is killing any hopes for us doing well in these major tournaments,” Stimac posted on Twitter.
“I urge all clubs to continue supporting our national teams, especially in the upcoming months packed with some major tournaments – AFC U23 qualifiers, Asian Games, World Cup Qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup. We as a nation want to be able to put our best players on the pitch against the footballing giants of Asia and the World and show them that we are not to be taken lightly,” he added.