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Andre Ettienne Thread
« on: November 28, 2019, 07:36:01 AM »
Andre Ettienne: ‘Malabar is my second home’
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Within a year of reaching the Malabar coast, Trinidad and Tobago defender Andre Ettienne has made the place his second home.

For the defender, the Arabian Sea evokes memories back home and he is in company of his childhood friends Nathaniel Garcia and Marcus Joseph.

“I will call this place as my second home. And these boys who train with me are my family. We live together, train together and joke together. We three are quite comfortable here. The players here have helped us a lot to jell with the place and team,” says Andre Ettienne.

The defender believes that a lot has changed from the previous season, in which he was roped in midway. “I feel better this season. Last season I was there for only five matches. This season I was able to take part in the Durand Cup. I have put in a lot of work for the team and you can see the changes,” he said.

Andre is awed by the standard of the league and the kind of players in the tournament. “There is a good mixture of foreign players and local standard. The league has evolved to have a high standard. It is very competitive. If you watch the matches, you will understand this,” he explains.

Malabarians have come with a stellar performance so far by winning the Durand Cup and reaching the semifinal of Sheikh Kamal International Cup. The expectations of the fans are very high and the bulky defender believes the team is on course of winning the league.

“The chemistry in the team is very good. The players are very friendly and we have a family atmosphere in the team. We have already put in a good display and I believe we stand a good chance to lift the championship,” he said.

The defensive record of the team has also been excellent after the coach deploying a three-man backline. “For me the system offers lot of opportunity to command the game. The coach has been showing certain areas we have to work on. It has given result. I have played along with Irshad and Jestin and the communication between us have been excellent,” he added.

“I believe the people here will come and make the atmosphere the best. We are looking forward to make everyone happy,” said Andre.
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2019, 01:32:35 PM »
Andre is talking about the standard and the foreign players,I actually read about that about 3 years ago and back then I thought Indian football is  improving faster than we think.I have seen results,and teams that would have beaten them with their eyes closed,they are now having to defend to hold on for a 1-0 win.What is also improving is the younger generation is latching on to football as their number one sport.Their results prove their position in FIFA standings which is the same as ours,104 I think.The fact is 104 isn't a good standing for us because that's a slide,for India it's a climb.

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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2019, 02:26:26 PM »
Andre is talking about the standard and the foreign players,I actually read about that about 3 years ago and back then I thought Indian football is  improving faster than we think.I have seen results,and teams that would have beaten them with their eyes closed,they are now having to defend to hold on for a 1-0 win.What is also improving is the younger generation is latching on to football as their number one sport.Their results prove their position in FIFA standings which is the same as ours,104 I think.The fact is 104 isn't a good standing for us because that's a slide,for India it's a climb.
Not surprised at their growth.. they have been at it awhile, and have pretty good investment and fan support... and they got numbers. In addition, they have continuity of leadership. With all those leagues, you think they would have fight down and clashing of ideas. We way smaller, but we might just have to many experts. We have experts all over the world, and most know more than everybody else. We might have to much intelligent Talent.  :D
Check how much football they playing internally. And their results are slowly improving. nb: they beat Thailand too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Football_Federation


ps: their team with best results are their Jnr teams, so look out in a few years.
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