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U17 football meet to determine where Indian team stands: Coach
    Mumbai, Dec 9 (PTI) The coach of U-17 women Indian
football team, Thomas Dennerby, on Monday said his players
were good and they have been working hard ahead of the three-
nation tournament, which begins here on Friday.
    He also said the tournament was a good platform to
judge where his team stands at the moment.
    "It is a very exciting time. It has been good to start
learning about the players both on and off the pitch. So far
from what I've seen, I can say that the girls are very good
and have been working very hard.
    "Of course, there are things we need to develop and
work on -- and that is the reason we are here," Dennerby was
quoted as saying in a release issued by the All India Football
Federation.
    The U-17 Women's Football Tournament 2019 will be held
from December 13-19 where India is set to face Sweden and
Thailand.
    The U-17 team arrived in the megapolis on Monday.
    This tournament will also be a first for Dennerby
after he took charge in November.
    Given the quality of the opposition side, Dennerby
said the matches will be a "nice start" to understand where
the team stands.
    "We hope to have a good tournament. It is exciting to
play friendlies against good opponents and it will be a nice
start to see where we are at the moment.
    "It will also tell us the areas of the game where we
need to work on, the 60-year-old added. PTI NRB
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