Beware of cunning Houghton cautions Banerjee.PK BANERJEE on Thursday trained his guns on national football coach Bob Houghton Bobby Houghton (born 1949) is an English football (soccer) manager and former player, currently the head coach of the Indian national team. During his playing career, Houghton was a midfielder for Fulham (1966-69) and Brighton & Hove Albion (1969-70). , saying that it was a ' ploy' of the coach to select low- ranked teams for the 2009 Nehru Cup and thereby make it easy for India to win their third title under him. He said that it was a strategy of the coach in order to win further accolades for his efforts with the national team. He felt that the importance of an international tournament like the Nehru Cup had been diminished by selecting such teams. " I think this year's Nehru Cup is more of a junior tournament. The participating teams have been purposefully selected in such a way so that India win," he told M AIL AIL 1. Angiocentric immunoproliferative lesion 2. Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy T ODAY . The former player felt that even then, the coach's move backfired as India lost their opening game to Lebanon. He also criticised the coach's cribbing cribbing see crib-biting. over the physique physique /phy·sique/ (fi-zek´) the body organization, development, and structure. phy·sique n. The body considered with reference to its proportions, muscular development, and appearance. of the footballers. " The coach has been wanting taller and well- built players, but how can he find them when he is not ready to travel and look for them. I- League alone cannot display the best players from across the country. One has to look at the grassroot level too. Even after cribbing about the height of the Indian players, most of Wednesday's match was played aerially by the Indians. It was a terrible technical error," he said. Banerjee said that the propensity of Indians to ' bow' to foreigners Foreigners alienage the condition of being an alien. androlepsy Law. the seizure of foreign subjects to enforce a claim for justice or other right against their nation. gypsyologist, gipsyologist Rare. was yet to cease. He said that had it stopped, a Briton wouldn't be running Indian football according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his whims and fancies. " I am shocked at our fascination with foreigners even after 62 years of independence. I don't blame the coach, it is our fault that we tend to trust outsiders blindly," he said. On the other hand, India captain Bhaichung Bhutia stood by the coach. " The results are there for everyone to see. Maybe this year's participants in the Nehru Cup are weak according to him, but if we were trying to win accolades by defeating weaker teams, then how did we qualify for the 2011 Asia Cup?" he said. baidurjo. bhose@mailtoday.in Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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