Heading
into
the
game,
both
teams
were
in
good
spirits
with
the
festive
period
around.
However,
they
did
not
give
anything
away
before
the
start
of
the
season
in
their
respective
pre-match
press
conferences.
Speaking
ahead
of
the
game,
TRAU
head
coach
Nandkumar
Singh
said,
“Compared
to
last
year,
most
players
have
not
been
retained
but
the
motivation
is
very
high.
The
players
are
eager
to
retain
the
rank
we
achieved
last
year.
My
coaching
methods
remain
the
same
and
we
hope
we
can
achieve
similar
or
better
results.”
When
asked
about
tomorrow’s
opponents,
Singh
was
full
of
praise
for
the
young
Arrows
team.
“Indian
Arrows
is
always
a
very
good
side,
a
very
talented
side,
with
some
of
the
best
coaches
in
India.
It
will
be
a
tough
match
and
we
will
try
to
win.
Our
aim
is
always
to
win
the
first
match
so
that
we
achieve
some
momentum
and
motivation,”
he
said.
As
for
Indian
Arrows
coach
Shanmugam
Venkatesh,
he
has
set
the
bar
higher
this
season
for
his
lads.
“In
our
last
season,
the
expectation
was
different.
We
had
a
month’s
time
to
prepare
and
we
know
how
difficult
it
was
for
all
the
players
and
our
boys.
The
team
is
really
young
and
it
is
a
huge
challenge.
They
look
sharp
and
we
are
very
confident
this
year
and
we
can
see
a
lot
of
changes
in
the
team,”
enthused
Venkatesh.
Coach
Venkatesh
is
looking
forward
to
the
start
of
the
new
season
and
how
it
is
going
to
shape
them
for
their
future
endeavours.
“Our
aim
is
to
prepare
these
boys
for
the
upcoming
international
matches.
As
each
and
every
game
that
passes
by,
the
players
are
gaining
more
game
time
which
is
most
important,”
said
Venkatesh.
Match
kicks
off
at
2
PM
(IST)
Source:
AIFF
Media
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