Reality check: What does India’s defeat to Curacao tell us about new coach Igor Stimac?
Igor Stimac took over from Stephen Constantine as India coach with heightened expectations surrounding his appointment. The 3-1 loss to Curacao in the King’s Cup 2019 match, however, reminded us of the bleak reality.
As it would turn out, Stimac has a history of employing an unorthodox, skewed formation with his teams.
When he managed the Croatian national team, replete with talented players like Luka Modrid, Ivan Rakitic, Mario Mandzukic and others, he employed a slanted formation that saw Rakitic – a centre midfielder – deployed on the left and Modric often times having to man the middle of the park on his own.
Needless to say, it wasn’t a tactical profile that brought him great success.
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