Players need to do well for the state and need to perform consistently. The left-back was long under Zinedine Zidane’s radar, and his inclusion in the Real squad reduces the work load on Marcelo. And if anything like last year happens, we will handle as and when the situation arises,” Madan Lal said. When we go somewhere, we need to check if the facilities at the training centre are of the world standards. ’Philippe Coutinho Barcelona had made numerous attempts to land the talented attacking midfielder, only for Liverpool to reject each offer. Sloane is making a comeback after recovering from left foot surgery and is back in the fourth round for the first time since 2013. “But having said so, our attitude will be humble but not surrendering. While Gambhir was not available for a comment, Bhaskar remained largely non-committal on this issue. But a cursory glance at India’s preparations reveal a different story. he will break the Formula One record he jointly holds with Ferrari great Michael Schumacher.