Sunil Chhetri (1 Viewer)

[Spence CCFC]

Remember him?

Was reading my copy of When Saturday Comes and came across an article of an Indian player, his name rang and a bell and as I read on it became clear. He was the Indian lad we had on trial during the Coleman era, it was always a bit unclear what happened to him in the end. He's just signed for Sporting Lisbon's B team and there's a little bit about his time at Cov.

Chhetri's first taste of Europe was Coventry in January 2009. The club, struggling in the Championship, had the player for a week but chose not to pursue the opportunity further. His agent claimed that City's manager at the time, Chris Coleman, wanted a big target man rather than a skilful but small striker. Some Indian journalists felt that Chhetri had not been given a fair chance and there was more suspicion that the Sky Blues were more interested in boosting their profile in Asia than taking a serious look at the player.

Not really relevant to now but thought it was worth posting.

 

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[ccfcway]

boosting their profile in Indian !

Ha, we could do with boosting it in Coventry 1st !

 

[singers_pore]

Not only do I remember the story, I saw him play in Hong Kong. Not good enough I'm afraid, even for L1.

 

[Sick Boy]

He signed for them a while ago, nothing more than a marketing ploy.

 

[Il Pirata]

Marketing ploy? Pah. It's not as if Sporting also have a Chinese player in their B team....

 

[Colonel Mustard]

I'm sure India is a nation of CCFC fans after that hugely publicised trial period.