The former head coach of the Indian men football team, Manolo Marquez, was thinking about his stint and believes that players involved in international settings should show more pride in playing for the country.
His time with the national team was not ideal as expected. In his time as head coach, Blue Tigers took only one victory In eight games and, as a result, their chances of qualifying for AFC Asian Cup 2027 came into a massive intervention.
Marquez looked back at his Stint manager with the national team and in an interview with Hindustan Times suggested that players need to show their pride, especially while playing for the national team.
“I feel that players can arrive with more proud. Pride play in the national team,” Marquez said. However, he quickly explained that this was not the primary reason for their recent failure.
No basic group of players
As far as mistakes are concerned, Marquez admitted a lack of direction in what he intended compared to what happened. It is His first press conferenceWhere he admitted that he wanted to work with the main group of players, which he never had during his stint.
There were mistakes, he said. If you call 49 players in five FIFA windows, it means you have never found the right group. So it’s more about me, ”he admitted.
He even defended the decision to bring back Sunil Chettri to the National Party. Marquez, all over the heart, believed that Chenettri still had minerals to lead the front line after seeing his performance in the Indian Super League. During this time, the national team also needed an attacking threat. So it was only natural to consider the big ones.
“It was risky, yes. But we had problems searching for targets and he scored in Isl. He had a chance against Bangladesh, and if he scored, everything would change.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
27th July 2025
