Indian Football Reports exclusive interview with former Northeast United FC's portuguese midfielder Hélio Pinto in association with Optob Interviews. Excerpts...
1. What do you love about India? What you will say about Indian Football?
I really liked the environment at the games, the fans make a party of the game. Indian Football have a lot to grow but they are on the right track.
2. We know that the time was short when you played in India, but have you had any unique experiences?
My unique experience was not so good, I had a muscle injury and the club didn’t had the experience and the ways to make the treatment, the physiotherapy, and doctor ( the people really tried to help ) but at the time the club didn’t had the experience and they don't know how to deal with that.
3. You have played in some other countries also like - Portugal, Spain, Cyprus, Poland, Greece & Qatar. How different is the intensity of football there?
The intensity in India is very low, maybe because of the weather, but also because is not a regular league, sometimes you play 3 games in a week and after that, you stay in a hotel for 10 days to have only one game and that time in a hotel it seems you are on holidays and not in a competition.
4. Which Indian player do you like the most & why?
I liked Sushil Meitei a young player that was In northeast United, he had a lot of quality and he really wanted to learn. I hope now he manages to achieve his goals.
5. Your message for all the Indian Football Fans there.
Continue with their happiness, it’s unique, they dance and sing all game and that’s really unique. That was the best about Indian football the fans.
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