Asian Cup 2019: 5 Reasons Why India Not Playing Syria Friendly is Bad News

Instead of facing Syria, the Blue Tigers would be locking horns with a club side from UAE (File picture)
Instead of facing Syria, the Blue Tigers would be locking horns with a club side from UAE (File picture)

#1 India shouldn't say 'No' to a team from Asian Cup

Apart from Syria, Iran is another country Stephen Constantine refused to play
Apart from Syria, Iran is another country Stephen Constantine refused to play

At the press conference on Wednesday, Stephen Constantine mentioned that Iran coach Carlos Queiroz had requested him to schedule a friendly match against India on 27th December. However, he unwillingly shrugged it off due to a fixture clash against Oman on the same day.

Moreover, he iterated that the AIFF had sent out letters to 15-20 federations asking for friendlies in UAE. But, they all refused. And, here is a country with whom the deal was done.

Instead, they are slated to play a club side. It makes absolutely no sense because you need to play other strong countries in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup to prepare for the tournament. Constantine keeps saying we need to play other countries lot more. However, when someone comes up, he rejects the suggestion.

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Edited by Aravind Suchindran
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