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Speaking to , the former skipper said that while the results weren't anything to write home about, one needed to wait and watch as the quality of football being played by the Blue Tigers under Stimac definitely put opposition teams on the backfoot."See, I am no one to assess his performance so far as Indian coach. I hope the team starts doing better. What I am happy is that the team is playing good football, that is for sure. The team is playing good brand of football. They have been unlucky in two matches. I don't see anything big to worry about," he smiled.Bhutia's comment comes as a huge boost for the coach after AIFF's Technical Committee made its displeasure known over the Stimac's performance in the games against Bangladesh and Afghanistan."Obviously in terms of results, he hasn't got the results so far, but the team is playing well. I think we should be a little more patient. I, definitely, will give him more time. I am not in a rush to come to a conclusion. The team is playing good, though he has not got the results. Obviously everybody wants to see the results. So, let's see," he pointed.Bhutia though agreed with the views of Stimac about the shortage of natural strikers. While the team is creating opportunities, they are failing to convert them and the former striker feels that the team must create players who can convert because Chhetri too is not getting any younger."That problem is there. You see Sunil is also not getting younger and after Sunil there is a huge vacuum as to who will score goals," he rued.While communication barriers are often seen as a hurdle when foreign coaches take charge, Bhutia feels that shouldn't be a problem as S. Venkatesh is working with Stimac and that should be more than helpful."Venkatesh is working with him. He is working with him from the day Stimac has come," he explained.( With inputs from IANS )

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Football :Everybody wants results, but I will give Stimac more time: Bhutia

Sports is all about the final outcome and going by new India football coach Igor Stimac's statistics so far, he has managed the team in 9 international games and has managed just one win and four draws. While he has lost the other four games, the goa ...