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Indian Football: Igor Stimac prefers ‘4-2-3-1’ formation for the Indian national team

Indian national team head coach Igor Stimac suggested that the ‘4-2-3-1’ formation is best suited for the Indian team.

The Croatian touched upon his preferred formation during an interaction with several Indian coaches in the International Virtual Coaching Conference organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday.

Stimac mentioned that he has been trying to transform the Indian team to play possession-based attacking and attractive football since the time he had joined the national side, back in 2019.

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He also pointed that before his arrival, the team used to play too many long balls and struggled to keep possession.