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He also said that the I-League needs to be changed, referring to the concept of AIFF's own team Pailan Arrows. "The Federation's team reflects the standard of the I-League. "Nowhere in the world you will comes across a federation having a team of its own. But in India it's there because clubs here have no youth development system in place." He also said that it's the clubs and not coaches who take a call on matters relating to football in India. Sunil Chhetri may have created quite a buzz due to his few stints abroad -- most recently the one at Sporting Lisbon -- but Baan felt it was a "big flop". "You call him the icon but he has not managed to play in USA and Portugal. That's a big flop for me... As long as you can't play in Europe how will you go up?," asked Bann. Baan said national coach Wim Koevermans should not start investing on players, especially from developmental clubs like Pailan Arrows.