Dido wins out

The national team management committee has seemingly changed their stance on the eight 'rebel' footballers after having met with Brazilian coach Edson Silva Dido, who is determined to stick to his policy of training the players separately.
"After the discussion with Dido, we have realised that he has a shortage of trust on those players. Though we thought it would be mitigated, the coach thinks those players will have to be tested more. We think there is more time in hand and the players will have to play a key role to gain the trust of the coach and we are waiting for this," NTMC chairman and BFF vice president Badal Roy said yesterday after emerging from the meeting at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP).
The NTMC committee comprising Roy, former players Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, Sayeed Hasan Kanon and Hasanuzzaman Khan Bablu first talked with the footballers to know the progress of the training as well as the problems they were facing.
Thereafter, the committee spoke with Dido and was seemingly convinced of his decision to train the players in two groups.
Roy said that the incident happened regarding the follow-up of the training and the players would have to achieve the coach's faith again.
On July 23, as many as eight players walked out of Dido's training citing 'unbearable' circumstances that forced the NTMC to suspend the camp till July 27. The BFF president, returning from Bangkok, interfered to solve the impasse and declared the camp resumed on July 28.
Recalling the meeting with the BFF president, Dido said that Kazi Salahuddin told him that he would be able to do what he thinks about training and the players would have to gain his trust again.
Replying to a query, the Brazilian said, "When I think it is suitable they will rejoin the team and till then they will remain separate."
"The camp is not stopping now or even one or two weeks later and they are getting the B. League ahead and when they will change their behaviour to be good for their teammates, they will come under consideration," he said.
Asked whether he might face another impasse in the training as some of players except those eight were not taking this separation cordially, Dido said, "I have seen them enjoying the training and none of them is yet to say such a thing and I don't think it will happen."
Interestingly, so complete has Dido been in his segregation that he removed Wali Faisal, who was roommates with captain Aminul into another room and has been housing the rebels separately from the rest of the squad.
The eight players, however, have been following the same schedule provided by Dido with assistant coach Shafiqul Islam Manik conducting the training at a separate venue.
The eight players, however, looked gloomy and said that they were waiting for a decision from the NTMC.