By Ayush Srivastava
India are to face three friendlies against St. Kitts and Nevis (August 17), Guyana (August 21) and Trinidad and Tobago Islands (August 24) during their stay in the Caribbean.
Goal.com caught up with India's rising star Jeje Lalpekhlua and spoke to him about the importance of such exposure trips as well as the I-League season ahead.
Looking forward to the tour to West Indies, an excited Jeje commented, "Such trips are good for us, they are all good teams that we are playing against and physically very strong too, and these shall be good matches for us to play in."
The Indian striker also felt that there were positives to be taken from the 2014 World Cup Qualifier loss against UAE.
" Playing against UAE was good for experience from which we can learn and we played in difficult ground conditions, we can learn from all this," he said.
Jeje did touch the issue of non-stop football and stated that while it is certainly an issue to be looked upon, he isn't concerned with it directly as yet.
"Well I need a bit of rest now and then but we take it during the week. It is not much of a problem. Sometimes we need a break but right now I am young and it is okay," he mentioned.
Looking Forward To Playing For Pune FC Next Season...
On the domestic season ahead, the youngster from Mizoram looked forward to playing in the colours of Pune FC again, after spending last season on loan with the Indian Arrows.
"Yes, I am looking forward to it. I followed their (Pune FC) performances last season and they did very well. I'm hoping to break into the starting eleven next season," Jeje spoke of his aim.
He also felt the experience he gained with the Indian Arrows was vital and is content with his performances there.
"It (The stint with Indian Arrows) was good for me, I got a lot of practise, all young players were together and we did well"
"I will miss playing with them and my teammates but Pune FC are also my club and I'm looking ahead to playing for them" he concluded.
source: goal.com
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