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Indian Football Through a Different Lens

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I will be posting player comps, stats here on this acc

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@chakdefootball Farukh got the pass

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Michael Jeakson Singh vs Tajikistan

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#NoPlayerWillBeSpared

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ISIS has a new leader. We know exactly who he is!

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Khalid picking the same players for the midfield and Noufal isn't even a Midfielder.
Khalid taking the same shitty squad to Tajikistan.

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India’s final 22-member squad for June FIFA Men’s Friendlies 🐯

Ryan Williams, who suffered an injury in the match against Jamaica, has been replaced by Parthib Gogoi.

June 5 and 9: 🇹🇯🆚🇮🇳
📍 Tajikistan

#BlueTigers #IndianFootball

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ISL clubs created this bubble themselves by throwing absurd money at a tiny talent pool.
ISL clubs have nobody to blame but themselves

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ISL's overall market value keeps crashing, yet Indian player wages somehow keep rising.

Most hilarious league in the world

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📉 The total market value of the Indian Super League has fallen below ₹300 Crore for the first time since 2018.

📉 In just 18 months, the league has reportedly lost a staggering ₹177 Crore in market value.

📉 Back in May 2025, there were 32 Indian players valued at ₹2 Crore or more. Today, that number has dropped to just SIX! Can you imagine? Just SIX.

📉 Mohun Bagan have seen their squad value decline significantly, with the Mariners alone losing around ₹7 Crore in this latest update. (According to Transfermarkt)

Now before anyone says, “Market value means nothing” , remember that market value is often a reflection of perception, confidence, player demand, league attractiveness and future potential. When the numbers consistently move downward, it raises uncomfortable questions.

Why is this happening? Here are few important reasons..

🔹 Uncertainty around the football calendar.
🔹 Shortened seasons.
🔹 Lack of continuity and stability.
🔹 Financial concerns across clubs.
🔹 Declining confidence in the ecosystem.

Indian football fans have spent years debating clubs vs federation, ISL vs I-League, franchises vs traditional clubs.

But perhaps the bigger question today is:

👉 Is Indian football actually moving forward?

👉 Are we producing better players than we were 5 years ago?

👉 Has the ISL genuinely strengthened Indian football, or has the ecosystem started to stagnate?

👉 Most importantly, are you optimistic about the future of Indian football?

Would love to hear honest opinions from supporters of all clubs. Kindly let us know 👇🏽

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@RohitJadli5 @IndianFootball ISL viewership is around 180-210 million. No other Asian leagues get more viewership than that except J-League, Saudi League and Chinese Super League

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ISL is in the top 4 most-watched leagues in Asia and yet

1. Clubs prioritise short term results over giving consistent mins to U-21s
2. AIFF is inept at building any coherent football development structure
3. Scouting, coaching ed, and youth-to-pro pathways remain inconsistent

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The biggest untapped asset in Indian football is young talent.

Fans don't watch football just for results.
Breakout youngsters, academy graduates, wonderkids earning their first starts, future NT players making their names.

ISL's ceiling is much higher than its current product

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Even w all this, viewership is strong.

Now think about it, ISL draws decent numbers despite slow tempo and piss poor quality. Imagine if clubs actually played younger, faster players, raised intensity, scouted better foreigners and stopped recycling the same safe XI every week

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Farukh Choudhary against Zimbabwe

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Khalid Jamil tactics for the Indian NT

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@TitoPulse @melele129996 he was played as a CB, he plays as a CB

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15+ friendlies being arranged for the Indian Senior NT (The team that failed to qualify for 2027 Asian Cup)

Meanwhile, the Indian U-23 NT, undoubtedly our best NT right now, still has no clear schedule.
We don't even know if they'll participate in the Asian Games this Sept

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Rahul Bheckenbauer vs Jamaica

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the other commentator telling yeah right after paul's moan is killing me dawg what were they doing that night

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@slk_kerala @IndianFootball 3. Paul Masefield moaning

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Thread of Funniest Commentaries in Indian Football

1. Arab Commentator pronouncing 'Manvir Singh' as 'Manvir Sengha'

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2. Malayalam commentator in the Super League Kerala
'Jinn Jhill Jhill Jhill'

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