The India football team might not have performed according to expectations in the AFC Asian Cup, but the lack of support has never been a problem for the Blue Tigers. On Sunday, Sunil Chhetri and co decided to repay the faith of the supporters. Ahead of their training session on Sunday, the Indian team met with the Manjappada supporters.
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The Indian team faced some backlash after their 0-3 loss against Uzbekistan on Thursday. Igor Stimac’s team headed straight to the dugout after the loss, without acknowledging the huge support that awaited them at the stadium.
The Blue Pilgrims, a fans group of the Indian team, took to X (previously Twitter) to express their disappointment at the Indian team’s passiveness towards its fans.
It seemed like their complaint didn’t fall on deaf ears. The Indian team on Sunday spent some quality time ahead of their practice. Sunil Chhetri and co. happily posed for pictures and signed autographs for the fans.
The spirit of the Indian supporters and the team in Doha after the interaction is bound to be lifted after the heart-to-heart interaction.
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