FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Coach Igor Stimac puts his job on line as India play virtual must-win match
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When the going gets tough, Igor Stimac likes to dust off the classics.Ahead of the second World Cup qualifier clash between India and Afghanistan in as many as five days, the Croatian bemoaned the fickle nature of support for the national team (‘Criticising players is not helping’). He reiterated that India’s best performances were preceded by national camps held by him (‘In my four years there were three long camps that we had.’) and that the country’s inability to stop their goal drought was a problem before he arrived and would remain after he would leave (‘It’s because foreigners are playing in the important positions in ISL.’).
Amongst all of those statements, the 59-year-old also made it clear that the team still has a good chance of making it into the third round of the Wor...