I'm bitter about India not qualifying for 2027 Asian Cup finals: Chhetri
Kolkata, Nov. 7 -- Sunil Chhetri does not regret coming out retirement even though he scored once in six matches. "I have been in football long enough to know this could happen," he told HT on Thursday. "What I am bitter about is that India could not qualify (for the 2027 Asian Cup finals)." He also regrets not "speaking up" to get the national team probables to train separately like India did before the 2011 Asian Cup. "Because whatever the turmoil, the national team will have to play. So, pick 40 players, tell them to shut their phones, go and train. We are not a team that can just turn up and win. We need to work really hard, need momentum, need things to go our way."
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