Kolkata: The AIFF is all set to revive a surprise plan to start the Indian Arrows project from this I-League season. No doubt the present cream of Indian football has certainly been the result of the very same project which gifted players like Jeje, Pritam Kotal, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Raju Gaikwad like players to Indian football. But the complexion of Indian football have entirely changed these days, and reviving the same plan has given the births of some serious doubts on its necessity at the moment.
The last time when the Indian Arrows project was introduced, it was an U21 project. But returning back to the same project with U17 kids might invite some unpleasant circumstances as they have to confront with the senior players including five foreigners. A few nasty injuries, some huge defeats might affect their confidence level in the future as well. If things become worse, the Government too might get discouraged and in the end could stop funding for the kids. And this might not be the thing the Indian football administrators would be wanting.