KBFC coach Steve Coppell stresses on having an extended league & says objective should be to play more football

MANY COACHES have been voicing their disappointment over the flaws in Indian Super League and the recent comments from Kerala Blasters coach Steve Coppell have added fuel to the fire.

Speaking ahead of KBFC's clash against Atletico de Kolkata tonight, he said that there are a lot of things that ISL need to look at.

"The objective should be to play more football, become more competitive. I’ve been here 12 games now and I find it hard to understand. Is the purpose to develop players, develop interest, or to find the best team?," as reported by PTI.

He further added how the young players don't get any facilities.

"One of the prime purposes is to leave a legacy on the young players. Somewhere the ISL is got to owe responsibility to develop facilities for young players, so that in 5-10 years time India can have a football team that they can be proud of. At least in the top-100 in the world."

Though he was critical of ISL, he also had positives to extract from the same.

"This league is exciting to look at because of some of the great players here. May be every three-four years drop one International star, so next year you can have six Indians who will have more responsibility to become better players."

He echoed what the other coaches voiced about having an extended league.

"Longer season than nine weeks will impact young people more. Better facilities for kids. Six years onwards to be coached properly with coaches with proper education."

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