Sunil Chhetri’s goals make the difference for the Indian football team again. Not for the first time and the way the 37-year-old is going, d...
Sunil Chhetri’s goals make the difference for the Indian football team again. Not for the first time and the way the 37-year-old is going, definitely not for the last time.
Against Maldives, with the scores tied at 1-1 in a must-win game for India, Chhetri stepped up and scored two goals. India weren’t exactly dominating the game; Maldives were tenacious, cheered on by their passionate fans. The pressure was on and like every time, Chhetri delivered.
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— The Field (@thefield_in) October 13, 2021
A must-win match for India...
All square at 1-1...
Up steps @chetrisunil11 with two more international goals to his name... 🔥
Captain. Leader. Saviour. https://t.co/TxKNiMHw2Q pic.twitter.com/H62XynNP6G
Chhetri has now scored in nine out of India’s last ten victories in all competitions excluding the 2018 SAFF Championship results where India had sent an U-23 team.
For Indian football fans, this astonishing consistency is great to watch but also brings with it a very uncomfortable question. What will happen when Chhetri will stop playing? Who will score these goals once Chhetri retires?
Sunil Chhetri is more important to Indian football than Sachin Tendulkar was to Indian cricket.
— Merwin S Immanuel (@merwinwins) October 13, 2021
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