PANAJI: Igor Stimac isn’t going down without a fight. Sacked earlier this week for a string of disappointing results that started with India finishing as the worst-performing among 24 teams at the AFC Asian Cup — no goals, no point — and missing out on qualification to the next stage of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Stimac said he was planning to resign, even if India had made it to the third round of the qualifiers for the first time.
“I had informed some senior players that I have decided to leave, even if India qualified, since it was impossible to work without proper support, just listening to lies,” Stimac told reporters during an online media interaction that lasted for almost two hours on Friday.
