After registering a brilliant win against Kyrgyzstan, coach Stephen Constantine said that the boys are magnificent and they played very smartly. According to him, the team defended well and showed good team spirit, and that is what led them to victory.
Sunil Chhetri also shared his thoughts in the middle of the match when he scored the goal. Skipper said, “I got a tackle first time, but I was telling myself ‘don’t fall’. When I got the next tackle, ‘don’t fall’. Then I passed it to Jeje and kept running. He delivered a top ball and all I did was wrap my leg around it. It’s a good feeling.”
Team India played like they didn’t want anything less than victory. And this attitude has earned them 13 wins in their last 15 games. Talking about this performance, coach Constantine said, “I am not someone to looks at records. This (13 wins from 15 games), is phenomenal at any level.” He instead praised the unity and team work of the team saying, “We defend as a team. The entire 11 and Gurpreet made unbelievable saves. Players working their socks off to make sure we are compact. They had chances, we didn’t stop and played and won as a team.”