Indian football skipper Sunil Chhetri who gave a splendid performance at AFC Asian Cup 2019 has stated that he won’t be retiring soon. “No reason to (retire). One day there will be a No. 10 who will be better than me. Till then, I think I can contribute,” he said.
With 107 appearances, Chhetri equalled his mentor Bhutia, who had played for India for the same number of matches. He even crossed Lionel Messi to become the second highest active footballer.
However, after the 0-1 loss against Bahrain, Chhetri said he hadn’t slept after the game. “And I usually sleep a lot. After the win against Thailand, I was fairly confident we would qualify, so to absorb this is particularly difficult. Gutted,” he said.
Chhetri ended by saying that there is still a lot he has to offer for the game. “I know I don’t have a lot of years in the game. So every game I play, I really want to give it everything,” he added.
