According to Indian media reports, Fowler and Cowell compete for the Indian coach, and former Zhejiang team coach Jodi is also on the list.
On July 2, the Indian Football Association accepted the resignation of Indian coach Manolo Max, and they began to select coaches on July 4. According to sources, there were a lot of applicants in the first three days, but a week later when the Indian Football Association started compiling a list, there were not many big names applying for the position. It is reported that the Indian Football Association has received 170 applications, far lower than the 291 applications during the recruitment last year.
The Indian Football Association has not announced the list of applicants, but insiders have confirmed that several people have expressed their willingness to coach, including former Liverpool stars Fowler and Cowell, former Brazilian U17 coach Zanaldi, and former Zhejiang coach Jodi.
Former Tajikistan coach Segelt, member of the Australian team coaching staff of the 2018 World Cup, and Mauritania coach Calais are also interested in this position. The more well-known coaches include Stephen Constantine, who has coached the Indian team twice.
If the Indian Football Association chooses the coach to coach in India, they can choose two Indian Premier League champion coaches, Espanyol Habas and Lobera, and Virgetis, who once coached the Punjab team, also joined the competition. Among the local coaches, Jamiller, Sanchoy Sen and Kassip are popular candidates.
Currently in the Asian qualifiers, the Indian team is at the bottom of the group with 2 matches and it is very difficult to advance to the Asian Cup.