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\"IgorBy Nilanjan Datta,<\/strong><\/p>\n

AIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW DELHI: The Indian Senior National Team players, who assembled in Mumbai on Monday (June 24) for the preparatory camp for the forthcoming Hero Intercontinental Cup reflected that their daily routine in the 14-day break included \u201cregular sessions to improve their fitness, and ball play\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Stimac and his support staff had drawn up a schedule for every individual player,\u201d defender Pritam Kotal informed. \u201cIt was a kind of an off-season, but we had to deal it as a kind of pre-season for the camp.\u201d<\/p>\n

Central defender Sandesh Jhingan maintained the \u201cbonus\u201d stayed the fact that \u201cthe schedule came from the \u2018Professor\u2019 (Luka Radman)\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cProfessor was very categorical. He highlighted what a player needed to do when he is away from his Club, and National team set-up,\u201d Jhingan explained. \u201cNow everyone will come back fitter. The Coach can work on technical aspects, and on the system, on how we want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Blue Tigers will be camping in Mumbai before proceeding to Ahmedabad for the Hero Intercontinental Cup which kicks-off on July 7 at the EKA Arena. India play Tajikistan on the opening day, with DPR Korea, and Syria being the other two teams.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu admitted, \u201cI did see my family, but haven\u2019t taken a break after the King\u2019s Cup. I have been working day in day out to stay fitter,\u201d he smiled. \u201cThe camp will be a different one. All are fresh, and ready to carry on the momentum of learning the new system, and implement it on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Was it a bit tough, especially with not being able to devote much time for the family?<\/p>\n

\u201cNot at all,\u201d Pritam quipped back. \u201cI enjoyed the break, spent quality time with my family, stayed with them. But I never compromised on my fitness schedule. In fact, I did more. The awareness levels were higher.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jhingan nodded, \u201cIf you are on the path of trying to be the best version of yourself, and if you are in the path of fulfilling your full potential, or going beyond, you can\u2019t take the liberty of taking too much rests,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cApart from the physical and technical training schedule, we were also provided match analysis videos by the coach. Emphasis was paid on the quintessential mental part. If you are mentally strong, and understand football, it\u2019s your biggest strength as a player.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a decent campaign in the King\u2019s Cup. We were able to play a certain extent of the football we wanted to play,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s all about how we adapt to the system. We need to play with more confidence, and courage. We are in a building process for the World Cup Qualifiers in our quest to become a complete team. There\u2019s no room for compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Midfielder Anirudh Thapa, nevertheless, was in the thick of the action honouring his club\u2019s commitments in the AFC Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve been fulfilling my duties on the field. Not having an off-season has helped. I’ve been training every day, and it’s helped me maintain a fitter physique,\u201d he expressed. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to spending more time with the coach and learn more about his strategies, and style which he has in mind for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"IgorBy Nilanjan Datta,<\/strong><\/p>\n

AIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW DELHI: The Indian Senior National Team players, who assembled in Mumbai on Monday (June 24) for the preparatory camp for the forthcoming Hero Intercontinental Cup reflected that their daily routine in the 14-day break included \u201cregular sessions to improve their fitness, and ball play\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Stimac and his support staff had drawn up a schedule for every individual player,\u201d defender Pritam Kotal informed. \u201cIt was a kind of an off-season, but we had to deal it as a kind of pre-season for the camp.\u201d<\/p>\n

Central defender Sandesh Jhingan maintained the \u201cbonus\u201d stayed the fact that \u201cthe schedule came from the \u2018Professor\u2019 (Luka Radman)\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"\nPlayers praise Stimac\u2019s 24x7 fitness regime which allows them to 'join camp fitter' - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=36903\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Players praise Stimac\u2019s 24x7 fitness regime which allows them to 'join camp fitter' - 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