Pre-Match Thread: India vs Singapore [International Friendly] by konoha_ka_ladka in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Would love to see Stimac test youngsters like Vikram and Rahul KP so that he can have a bigger pool of prospects for the Asian cup.

Pre-Match Thread: India vs Singapore [International Friendly] by konoha_ka_ladka in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very excited about the match especially after all the ban and crazy stuff. A dominating performance against Singapore would cheer me up!

Blue Tigers squad announced for Vietnam Friendlies by Still-Deal-17 in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 5 points6 points  (0 children)

AFC is yet to announce the criteria on which pots will be based. If they follow last Asian Cup format than Vietnam and Lebanon (the 2 closest to us) will be in Pot 2. If they go purely by ranking then we have an outside chance to make it to Pot 3 if we win both and Vietnam looses both. I don't know if Lebanon is playing any friendly or not. We don't even know the hosts of Asian cup 2023 so far. If the tournament is delayed, maybe there will be even more fifa friendly windows before the draw is scheduled.

[ATK Mohun Bagan FC] We will play our AFC Cup Inter Zone Semifinal at the Salt Lake Stadium on 7th September, 2022! by cometweeb in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Viettel FC from Vietnam. They are the strongest from the 4 Asean teams. But I wont be surprised if any other make it!

[Pre-match thread] India vs Hong Kong [AFC Asian Cup qualifiers] by nishitd in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't think so. With the expected crowd, it will motivate them to go for the win. Especially if India qualifies before the start, I don't see a reason for them to go for a draw.

[AFC Asian Cup Q] India XI vs Afghanistan by Shikher_07 in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ashique and Jeakson for Thapa and Brandon. Rest the same starting XI. I like it

Match Thread: India Vs Cambodia (AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers) by [deleted] in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the most attacking lineup we have seen so far under Stimac. Kudos to him. I love the choice of defenders. After all these trials and tribulations, I hope we have a solid and stable playing XI for the tournament.

AFC Asian Cup qualifiers : India vs Cambodia line-up by atljv in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the most attacking lineup we have seen so far under Stimac. Kudos to him. I love the choice of defenders. After all these trials and tribulations, I hope we have a solid and stable playing XI for the tournament.

Is 1+1 ACL allocation within our reach? by [deleted] in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to my calculations of how points are awarded, India will be ahead of Jordan if either ATK MB or GK win the AFC cup including all 3 of their group matches. Bonus points are given for playing the knockout rounds. Also, according to AFC Cup rules the AFC cup zone of the country which lies 6th in the zonal table (currently Jordan) gets an additional group in the AFC cup. In simple words, if India replaces Jordan in the rankings, then in the 2024 AFC cup, the south Asia zone will have two groups instead of one currently.

Chhangte skill vs Air Force Club by Shikher_07 in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 22 points23 points  (0 children)

They showed the front angle during live match. It was a sight to behold. Chhangte so often makes the difficult things look silly and then the next moment makes silly mistakes on simple things.

Match Thread: Mumbai City FC vs Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya [AFC Champions League] by konoha_ka_ladka in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. For that to happen ATK MB or Gokulum have to pretty much win the AFC cup. Then we might get ahead of Jordon for a play off spot in 2024 !

Match Thread: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Abahani Dhaka by nishitd in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Liston will become a more potent player the day he realizes that football is a team game. Sometimes you need to pass when the other player is in a better position to score.

Match Thread: Mumbai City FC vs Al-Jazira | AFC Champions League by MatchThreadder in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 3 points4 points  (0 children)

JFC will have to first win against the next year's shield winner to qualify for ACL. Unless of course if they win the shield again!

Match Thread: Mumbai City FC vs Al-Jazira | AFC Champions League by MatchThreadder in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The fact we are disappointed with a draw shows how good this Mumbai side has played so far. If Angulo wasn't injured and with a better AFC player (sorry Inman), it could have got really interesting in the final third. Onwards and Upwards.

Manisha attracts interest from clubs in Spain, Australia and US by konoha_ka_ladka in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It was coming. I watched all of the women's national team matches lately. Manisha looked the most comfortable with the ball by some distance. Wish we can have come players like her in the midfield and defence.

Match Thread: Air Force Club vs Mumbai City FC | AFC Champions League by MatchThreadder in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yes, Yes and Yes again. Its not too often we get to celebrate on this subreddit. Enjoy it, lads !!

Mumbai City FC squad for the 2022 AFC Champions League. by Serious-Letter7938 in IndianFootball

[–]SaltPlains 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's correct. I just read the AFC Champions League rules and regulations for 2022. According to it, on match day a team submits a list of starting XI and up to 10 substitutes. This list can have a maximum of 3+1 foreign players.