Football India India Vijayan: ‘Constantine is walking on Low’s path’ The Indian football great feels the national team head coach is borrowing ideas from Germany boss Joachim Low by selecting a young team for Asian Cup qualifier against Macau. Team Sportstar New Delhi 02 September, 2017 19:02 IST Former India footballer I.M. Vijayan lauded team head coach Stephen Constantine’s move of including six Under-23 footballers for the Asian Cup qualifier against Macau on September 5. - K.V. SRINIVASAN Team Sportstar New Delhi 02 September, 2017 19:02 IST Former India footballer I.M. Vijayan lauded team head coach Stephen Constantine’s move of including six Under-23 footballers for the Asian Cup qualifier against Macau on September 5. The 48-year-old believes Constantine is following Germany coach Joachim Low’s path. “Look at the last edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup and you will get your answer. Low preferred a team with an average age of 24 years and they went on to win the tournament. Constantine is walking on the same path,” Vijayan told AIFF. Germany beat Chile 1-0 to clinch the title.Salam Ranjan Singh, Manvir Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Germanpreet Singh, Jerry Lalrinzuala and Anirudh Thapa are the rookies picked for the senior team. India recently won 10 games in a row, but Vijayan advised the team not to rest on their laurels. “Mark my words, the 9 consecutive victories (including the win in the unofficial match against Bhutan) is bound to make the rival team a bit concerned. But the danger stays that in such a situation, the team tends to get a bit carried away and be complacent. In that case, you will dig your own grave.” But he reiterated his praise on Constantine, stamping him as a coach who wants to fight and win. “I need not describe it, as the results are visible in front of everyone. From my experience of playing under him, I can say that his ideology is simple — go, fight and win.”“He is someone who can make you win and it’s a quality that not all coaches possess. He studies his players minutely to know their limitations and skill set, and eventually churns the best out of a player. You need to credit him for this,” Vijayan added. Read more stories on India. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :