Former Arsenal supervisor Arsene Wenger. File
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Legendary coach Arsene Wenger says “it’s possible” to develop Indian football “in the very short time” and he can’t think about the game evolving with out the involvement of the Asian country.
The encouraging phrases from the previous Arsenal supervisor got here forward of the Indian group’s World Cup Qualifier in opposition to Qatar on Tuesday.
Wenger, who is at present the chief of worldwide football growth, FIFA, visited the All India Football Federation (AIFF) headquarters on Monday and had an interplay with the heads of a choose group of academies from throughout the country.
“I would say I was always fascinated by India. My target is to improve football in the world. And it is impossible that a country like India, 1.4 billion, is not on the football world map,” Wenger stated.
“I believe you have huge assets, fantastic qualities that make me very optimistic about what you can do here.
“It is completely incredible to have that alternative. And with my group, we’re actually extremely motivated to assist this country develop within the sport. I’m satisfied that it is doable within the very brief time period.” Wenger emphasised on how a well-oriented talent development scheme can change the face of the game in a country.
“I used to be in Japan at the beginning of their football in 1995. In 1998, they have been on the World Cup. So that means it is doable. You have to start out early.
“What will football be like in 2030? How can we imagine what our needed quality is in 2030? But what is for sure, is where we start with technique. Football is a technical sport. We have to equip the players from five to 15 with the best possible capacity to be technically at the top.
“That means, mainly, to make it easy, is to make the ball his buddy. The relaxation could be developed later. And this is completely very important.
“So, this is where we have to start and that’s where we want to help people to make young players technically perfect. The start of our programme is to identify the talent and then put the best talents together,” he stated.
