Aimar, Scaloni said good things await your team: India's U-20 coach Floyd Pinto

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 10 2018 | 7:00 PM IST

Argentine great Pablo Aimer and coach Lionel Scaloni felt "good things" await India's U-20 players in international football, says Floyd Pinto, an engineer, who engineered the country's one of the most memorable triumphs in the sport.

After scripting a stunning 2-1 victory over Argentina U-20 in the COTIF Cup in Spain, the Indian team returned today morning amid fanfare.

"Yesterday, just before leaving we had an interaction with Pablo Aimer and their head coach Lionel Scaloni, both are World Cuppers and Aimer is a legend in Valencia. Both of them had really good words for our players, they said we played with a lot of passion, we ran a lot and we never gave up, never made it easy for them," coach Pinto told PTI.

He added:"They were surprised by the way we performed. They encouraged us a lot and said that if this group plays for another two or three years they can achieve some good things in international football."
"We have had the vision of playing such teams. If we can compete with these teams on a regular basis and we know on our day if we can stay organised, stay focussed such results are possible."
"Only then the world can step up and take notice of what's happening in Indian football. I would like more results like that."

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First Published: Aug 10 2018 | 7:00 PM IST

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