Unfortunately, the AIFF thought that the gold medal India won the Asian Games in 1962 was enough. They did not follow up much after that because football is not a static game; it’s a dynamic one. Every day it is changing as far as the standard is concerned; everybody is trying hard to keep the standards high. But unfortunately we did not maintain the emphasis on maintaining the standards in the country by taking the team to different European countries to play matches to gain experience or invite other teams to India. But the AIFF just sat tight, thinking that since we had won the gold in 1962 Asiad it would be coming automatically [in future too]. Unfortunately, in football it is not like that; it’s dynamic. All the countries tried their best to push their teams ahead. But, unfortunately, the AIFF remained silent after winning the gold in 1962. Thereafter, much later, they realised that they have to take the team to different places in the world to gain experience and to bring the best of the coaches to India. At the same time, the senior Indian team and the under-17 team must go abroad and play matches to gain experience.