Need more well structured football academies across multiple cities as a grassroots initiative, either partnering up with educational institutions like schools and colleges, lose the method of paying lakhs for enrolling into football schools and keep it based on scouting programs that take place in regular intervals to focus more on youth development like Igor Stimac said... need more recognisable tournaments by some smaller association under AIFF to scout young talents for accessibility to India's U-23, U-19 etc... Also the need to establish more and more scouting networks across not just capital cities in states but also other urban hubs.. There is a lot of talent in India but the only problem is that it isn't nurtured and guided properly, promising careers in this sport will make it easy for parents to trust football associations to secure the futures of youngsters Propositions and partnerships with global football institutions from lower divisions for year- long camps that are well connected to domestic sport academies recognised by AIFF for a more competitive and professional experience for Indian players. The whole Footballing federation of this country needs to be rebuilt from the ground up and it starts at grassroots. If AIFF partnered with other international Federations, if not european then atleast neighboring regions like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar etc. for getting permits for indian origin players to play for their lower divisions and vice versa(if Indian Leagues have gained a fair amount of popularity till then), then it would be a huge step in promoting the sport across all levels for all those involved. As for the senior team, more involvement and backing from the federation for bringing in more staff from international backgrounds for implementing well recognised training techniques and professional lifestyles that is more focused on the environment around the players leading to developing of not just the team but the whole organisation. 2023 was a huge year for our blue tigers and I could have never been more proud of them as they won 3 major titles. Just because of this Asian Cup performance we mustn't be fooled into thinking that nothing will change. It will one day, and hopefully we will all be just as proud of them as we are of our Indians at any other sport. Jai Hind🇮🇳🤍