New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The India U-17 Men’s soccer group are set to play their final coaching sport in Germany towards a mixture of U-17 and U-18 boys from TSV Schwaben Augsburg on the Paul Renz Akademie in Augsburg on Monday.
The India U-17s are at the moment out on an publicity tour. First, they have been in Spain for a month, the place they performed the junior groups of prime La Liga golf equipment like Atletico de Madrid, Real Madrid, Getafe, and so forth., earlier than shifting base to Germany for 2 weeks. The India U-17s have performed VfB Stuttgart U-16/U-19s (0-2), SSV Reutlingen U-16s (6-1), and FC Augsburg U-17 (3-1) of their three coaching matches in Germany.
India head coach Bibiano Fernandes mentioned as quoted by AIFF, “The last two months have been filled with intensive training, and a lot of information has been disbursed to the boys, which will surely help them improve their game. We will now approach our last game in Germany with the same mentality as the rest of the matches, and try to finish our time here on a winning note.”The India U-17s will participate within the AFC U-17 Asian Cup subsequent month in Thailand, after securing qualification for a similar final yr. They will face Vietnam (June 17), Uzbekistan (June 20), and Japan (June 23) of their three matches in Group D.
“One can see the improvement in the boys in the last few months. We have been in a very long camp since our time in Goa, and playing in Spain and Germany has also helped the boys understand how technically and physically strong teams play, and now we need to set up against such units. I am sure this will put them in good steam for Thailand,” mentioned Fernandes.
The Blue Colts will shift base to Thailand on June 1, the place they may practice whereas acclimatising to the native circumstances for 2 weeks, earlier than the beginning of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup. (ANI)