The second point of the advertisement related to \u2018key requirements\u2019 states: \"Experience as the first team coach (head coach) of the senior national team will be preferred with experience of coaching in the World Cup and championship qualifiers.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among the current crop of available Indian coaches, none seem to meet this criterion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Subrata Paul, former India goalkeeper who represented the national team in 67 matches between 2007 and 2017, feels that an Indian coach should be given an opportunity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"There are many good foreign coaches around, but my heart will always vouch for an Indian coach who has the passion, substantial national team experience in assisting the head coach, and someone who can call a spade a spade,\" Paul told IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He added that the coach needs to be above all influences and focus only on results. \"We need a result-oriented coach. We need to take one match at a time and deal with it, and then focus on the next game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe coach needs to be above all influences and stick out his neck to take some strict decisions, which might seem unpopular on the surface,\" Paul said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He added that the coach needs to be above all influences and focus only on results. \"We need a result-oriented coach. We need to take one match at a time and deal with it, and then focus on the next game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n