Bangalore: Captain of the Indian football team stated here that he had never seen in his decade-long career, the good brand of football the team displayed against Kyrgyzstan here Tuesday night. India rode on Chhetri’s goal to 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A qualifier game.
“I’m part of the national team for more than 10 years. Trust me, I don’t remember when was the last time we played such a fantastic brand of football,” Chhetri was quoted as saying by the-aiff.com, Wednesday.
“We got a heavy bashing from the gaffer in the dressing room. Clearly, the situation wasn’t an ideal one. That’s why, when we came out for the next 45 minutes, it was a changed side, more focused and more promising,” Chhetri added.
India are top of the group having six points from two matches. Stephen Constantine’s side beat Myanmar 1-0 in their first game where Chhetri was fed by Udanta Singh for the winner.
“Last game it was Udanta, then Tuesday it was Jeje. Had they not made the scintillating run to feed me with the passes, those goals would not have seen the light of the day. It’s not about me, it’s about the team,” the Bengaluru FC talisman who has scored the most number of goals for the country, asserted.
“My goal might be the cherry at the top but the credit goes to all. Right from (goalkeeper) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the tenacious defenders, midfielders, everyone fought to their limit to churn out this result,” he added.
Indo-Asian News Service