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Sunil Chhetri (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Spence CCFC
  • Start date Aug 23, 2012
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Spence CCFC

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  • Aug 23, 2012
  • #1
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.
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Not really relevant to now but thought it was worth posting.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 23, 2012
  • #2
boosting their profile in Indian !

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

singers_pore

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 23, 2012
  • #3
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

Super Moderator
  • Aug 23, 2012
  • #4
He signed for them a while ago, nothing more than a marketing ploy.
 

Il Pirata

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  • Aug 23, 2012
  • #5
Marketing ploy? Pah. It's not as if Sporting also have a Chinese player in their B team....
 

Colonel Mustard

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  • Aug 23, 2012
  • #6
I'm sure India is a nation of CCFC fans after that hugely publicised trial period.
 
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