India’s football structure needs total revamp: Nassiri
May 30th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) India’s football structure needs a total revamp for the sport to flourish and prosper, said former Iranian striker Jamshed Nassiri, who has made the city his home after coming to Kolkata to play for East Bengal in 1980.
“We need to overhaul the Indian football structure. I can’t see any hope unless and until there is total revamp. Facilities should be created to tap young talent to provide them better training facilities, exposure and skill development programmes,” Nassiri told IANS Monday.
“There is a whole lot of raw talent in India. If proper mechanism is created to work at the grassroots, then Indian football can be on the world map. The administration and management should focus on developing the football infrastructure. The training facilities here are outdated; there are not many grounds. Whatever grounds are there, they are not up to the mark,” said Nassiri.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Arsenal Tata Tea Soccer Stars, (a football talent hunt programme), Nassiri also said Bob Houghton -the former coach of the Indian national football team - did a great job and more people like him are required for the game.
–indo-Asian News Service
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