Tuesday, September 11, 2012

My Football Articles

Analysis articles

Indian National Team

Nehru Cup 2012 : New Era in Indian Football Starts Now
(Tactical Preview of Indian team under Wim Koevermans)
Published by : The Rational Pie (Also published in Sportskeeda by TRP)

Indian Football – Defensive Strategies Against Syria In Nehru Cup 2012
(Defensive tactics by Indian team after their first match under Wim Koevermans)
Published by : Indian Football Network

Nehru Cup Finals 2012 – India Vs Cameroon : A Tactical Preview
(Tactical preview of the India vs Cameroon match in the Nehru Cup finals, 2012)
Published by : Indian Football Network

Indian Tactics Against Cameroon In The Nehru Cup Finals
(Tactical review of the India vs Cameroon match in the Nehru Cup finals, 2012)
Published by : Indian Football Network

Arrows - I League club (Indian U-23 developmental squad)

18th May, 2011 - Indian Arrows: A closer look at their progress
(Season review of Arrows' first season)
Published by : Indian Football Blog

22nd May, 2012 - Tactical Changes That Brought Success To The Indian U23 Pailan Arrows
(Tactical analysis of Arrows' strategies after sacking of Sukhwinder Singh)
Published by : Indian Football Network

27th May, 2012 - Pailan Arrows Season Review 2011-12
(Season review of Arrows' second season)
Published by : The Hard Tackle

Other I League Clubs

14th September, 2012 - How Bangalore lost I League representation

(A review of the factors contributing to Bangalore club HAL SC's relegation in 2011-12 season)
Published by : The Rational Pie (The article was also published in Sportskeeda by TRP)


International Football

(An article on Holland's total football and underachievement. The article revolves round the first goal scored by Holland in 1974 World Cup finals)
Published by : Backpage Football

5th March, 2013 - Can the Spanish Clubs make it to the Champions League Quarter Finals?
(An article discussing the chances of the four La Liga teams of making it to the Champions League Quarter Finals after a disspointing first leg)
Published by : Backpage Football

Tournament Previews


Photo Articles

18th May, 2011 - Indian U15 Players In Action
(Photos from Dallas Cup, USA, where Indian U15 participated)
Published by : Indian Football Network

U-22 Indian Football Team In Pictures
(Photos of Indian U22 squad members which played in AFC U22 championship)
Published by : Indian Football Network

3rd September, 2012 : Nehru Cup 2012 : Photos Of Indian Football Team
(Photos of Indian National Team who won the Nehru Cup, 2012)
Published by : Indian Football Network

From a fan's perspective

4th April, 2011 : The Day I Met The Indian Arrows
(My experience of watching and meeting the Arrows' for the first time)
Published by : Indian Football Network

18th July, 2012 : Bhaichung Or Baichung!
(A humorous take on different versions Bhaichung Bhutia's name's spelling)
Published by : Indian Football Network

Indian Football - General article

28th January 2013 : How AIFF's reports misled the whole country
(A report on a series of misleading reports from AIFF and subsequently from most of the media across India which created a false impression of Indian women's team winning against Netherlands' women's team.)
Published by : Indian Football Network

May 2012 issue (Page 35) : Bangalore Football - A Feature
(A short feature about football in Bangalore with focus on I League)
Published by : Barefoot - Indian Football Magazine

Player Biographies / Interviews

24th January 2013 : Prathamesh Maulingkar : A slow but steady rise
(Prathamesh Maulingkar's profile)
Published by : Indian Football Network



29th November 2011 : Player Biography : Shabbir Ali – Only Footballer To Win Dhyan Chand Award

(Shabbir Ali's biography based on an exclusive interview)
Published by : Indian Football Network

News Updates

30th September 2011 : Ankit Sharma Signs A Professional Contract With Spanish Club
Published by : Indian Football Network

14th November 2011 : Exclusive Package For Football Films In The International Film Festival Of India
Published by : Indian Football Network

26th May 2012 : India U-22 Wins Two Practice Matches Against Bangalore Super Division Teams
Published by : Indian Football Network

16th July 2012 : Chance To Interact With Chitra Gangadharan, Member Of Asian All-Star Team And Ex-Indian Captain
Published by : Indian Football Network

12th May 2013 : Traveling fans from Mohun Bagan humiliated in Goa
Published by : Indian Football Network

Sportsmeet Media Release

22nd July 2012 : Engaging, educative, and interactive SportsMeet July session
Published and distributed as - Sportsmeet Event Media Release

19th August 2012 : Report: SportsMeet August
Published and distributed as - Sportsmeet Event Media Release