Despite being assured of an automatic entry for the AFC U-16 Championship being the hosts, the Indian U-16 team would be playing in the event on basis of their qualification from the AFC U-16 Qualifiers which were held in Tabriz City, Iran in last year.
The Championship will see the top 16 U-16 teams of Asia battling for top honours with the four semifinalists gaining a ticket to the World Cup in India.
"That amount of high intensity International Football at the youth level hasn't ever happened for the Indian youth team(s). It is extremely important to have them as part of preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017," Adam told 'aiff.Com'.
"The boys need the exposure as they will be playing the World Cup. If we can get that sort of exposure in India, we take it without any complaints. It's the best case scenario which can happen," he said.
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"When it ends, they need to relax and recover as fast as possible just like any other professional sportsperson do, and get ready for the next one. We do this day in and day out during our training so I feel it's already a part of our process. I feel the boys are ready."
"I want to remind that this is the best case scenario we can ever have. In the next four weeks we will play minimum 7 International Matches, or maybe maximum 11 International matches," he explained.
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