February 13, 2004

India coach Stephen Constantine has declared India is ready for the battle against Singapore.

He stated while Singapore was rated above India & is a competitive team but India is no weakling team either. India will take the match to Singapore at Goa & India has the abilities to take the bull by its horns.

The successful performances of East Bengal and Mahindra United in the AFC Cup have further boasted the confidence in the Indian camp.

India has already send a spy to check up on Singapore 2 matches earlier in the year against Norway & Iran U23 & the information collected will come in handy

However coach Stephen Constantine refused to disclose any of his team combinations or strategy claiming they are vital advantages that should be locked away. With that, his parting words to the Indian public were to wait for the Indian team to take to the field & that the team had prepared hard for the qualifiers.