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More foreigners in ISL not helping Indian football, says Zico

Updated on: 16 October,2016 10:33 AM IST  | 
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Brazilian legend and FC Goa head coach Zico during a press conference yesterday ahead of their tie against Atletico de Kolkata said that there is still a lot of room for improvement as far as Indian football and the footballers are concerned

More foreigners in ISL not helping Indian football, says Zico

FC Goa coach Zico
FC Goa coach Zico


Kolkata:âu00c2u0080u00c2u0088Brazilian legend and FC Goa head coach Zico during a press conference yesterday ahead of their tie against Atletico de Kolkata said that there is still a lot of room for improvement as far as Indian football and the footballers are concerned.


The 63-year old Brazilian said, "There are more foreign players than Indians in the Indian Super League (ISL)âu00c2u0080u00c2u0088which is not helpful. There hasn't been a lot of improvement in these three years. Indian players need to be more in the starting XI. We have good talents coming from ISL but Indian players need to play in key positions. Now striker, midfielder places are occupied by foreign players."


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