{"id":112264,"date":"2024-08-11T10:01:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T10:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/11\/need-to-find-sunil-chhetris-replacement-manolo-marquez-on-challenges-as-head-coach-of-indian-football-team\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T10:01:13","slug":"need-to-find-sunil-chhetris-replacement-manolo-marquez-on-challenges-as-head-coach-of-indian-football-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/11\/need-to-find-sunil-chhetris-replacement-manolo-marquez-on-challenges-as-head-coach-of-indian-football-team\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Need to find Sunil Chhetri&#8217;s replacement&#8217;: Manolo Marquez on challenges as head coach of Indian football team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/08\/untitled-design-2024-08-11t144444-1723368167.jpg?resize=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Need to find Sunil Chhetri&#8217;s replacement&#8217;: Manolo Marquez on challenges as head coach of Indian football team\" title=\"&#8216;Need to find Sunil Chhetri&#8217;s replacement&#8217;: Manolo Marquez on challenges as head coach of Indian football team\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : PTI<\/span> Manolo Marquez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">The newly appointed head coach of the Indian men&#8217;s football team Manolo Marquez is aware of the fact that his days at the helm of Indian football are going to be full of challenges.  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Marquez feels that it is &#8220;very difficult&#8221; to find a replacement for Sunil Chettri. Chhetri scored 94 goals in 151 appearances for the Indian national team and led the side from the front.<\/p>\n<p>His international exit has created a massive void in Indian football and the first and foremost challenge for Marquez will be to fill that gap as the team looks to build towards the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is very difficult to find one player who can score more than 90 goals in the national team&#8230;We need to find not only a replacement for Sunil Chhetri, we have to find the correct players who can play as a team,&#8221; Marquez told the news agency Asian News International (ANI) on Sunday, August 11.<\/p>\n<p>Marquez is not solely focusing on the senior men&#8217;s team. He emphasized the growth of players at the grassroots level to nurture the budding talent and fast-track the overall development of Indian football.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish coach wants India to grow in leaps and bounds at the international level just like it has in cricket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to improve the level of Indian football in every aspect from the grassroots to the national level&#8230;In cricket, India has a very good team but India needs to have top teams in more sports apart from cricket. We need to find talented players,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Once a part of the top 100 teams in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), India have now slipped down to the 124th position.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbouring Asian countries like China (87th), Saudi Arabia (56th) and Afghanistan (55th) are placed way higher on the ladder compared to India.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/sports\/football\/need-to-find-sunil-chhetri-s-replacement-manolo-marquez-on-challenges-as-head-coach-of-indian-football-team-2024-08-11-946353\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : PTI Manolo Marquez. The newly appointed head coach of the Indian men&#8217;s football team Manolo Marquez is aware of the fact that his days at the helm of Indian football are going to be full of challenges. Marquez feels that it is &#8220;very difficult&#8221; to find a replacement for Sunil Chettri. 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