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The FIFA U-17 World Cup is just eight months away, but what has been happing in All Indian Football Federation (AIFF)? The AIFF sacked Indian youth coach Nicolai Adam, the head coach of the national U-17 team. Adam’s sacking left the Indian U-17 boys’ preparation in disarray.
The shocking move to sack the coach came days after the U-17 side put up a disastrous show on their tour of Russia. In the late evening development, the German is understood to have been told to step down by AIFF president Praful Patel.
The German national joined the Indian team in 2015 after serving as the coach of the national U-16 team and the U-17 team of Azerbaijan and guided the U-19 national team to the Elite Group of UEFA. Also read- (’Khelegi toh Khilegi’ – a pan-India initiative for girls football launched in the capital)
The Indian team finished bottom of the table in the Granatkin Memorial Cup in Moscow. The tournament featured 16 teams from across the world and India could manage just one win from five outings. Also read- (No room for radicals in football, says Real Madrid President Florentino Perez)
However, the ouster of Adam may not be only due to performance but also because of concern of doping. The decsion just months away from a major tournament can be counterproductive.
The sacking of Adam hardly makes any sense as the federation spent Rs 8 crores in the service of Adam. His is sacking created a panic among the boys as they really don’t know how to adapt to new coach’s rules and method within a short span of time.
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