Neymar has moved into a five-storey, 1,000-square-metremansion in the posh western Paris suburb of Bougival. The selectors have been told to initiate the processes for the upcoming season at the earliest. It summed up India’s woeful preparation, resulting in none of the 24 wrestlers crossing the quarterfinal stage of the world championships, which concluded in Paris last week. We need to understand that the role of the coach is not what it used to be during our playing days. “Our wrestlers, though good, aren’t technically sound. Nimble-footed Asturian should suit Lobera’s style of play and will be relied upon to share the bulk of the goal scoring burden along with Coro. What if the Bhaskar-Gambhir situation repeats this year. Slovakia’s goal came in the 81st minute from Adam Nemec, who failed to score for New York City FC in a 2015 spell in MLS. How he develops a working relationship with Gautam Gambhir — the team’s senior-most player— would be crucial to the team’s fortunes. Cricketers and other sports personalities took to social media and wished their fans on the festival.