NEW DELHI, Oct 7:
Football administrators in the country will be rolling their heads to find a new coach for the national side after Wim Koevermans’ tenure came to an end with the team’s 3-2 defeat against Palestine in a friendly in Siliguri yesterday.
Putting rest to speculation surrounding his future, Koevermans declared that he was not continuing as coach of the Indian football team.
“This was my last match as the coach of the national team and I will not be taking up the post of AIFF’s Technical Director for private reasons,” he announced after the match.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my stint and stay in India. It was a nice gesture by the players,” he referred to the guard of honour which the players gave to Koevermans at the end of the match.
Koevermans’ contract with AIFF ends on October 31.
“When I took charge I was told to change the style of play and there has been a huge improvement on that front. We created chances in every match that we played and played some good football. But that has not been enough,” he stated.
“I never like losing. The boys stayed so committed on the ground today. But it was visible that they had better players in almost every position. We gave them a very tough game and could have avoided conceding the first and the third goals. But that’s football,” he said in reference to India’s match against Palestine. (UNI)
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