{"id":214372,"date":"2023-09-13T21:48:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214372"},"modified":"2023-09-13T21:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:48:34","slug":"im-a-former-premier-league-star-turned-international-manager-i-used-an-astrologer-to-help-me-pick-line-ups-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/im-a-former-premier-league-star-turned-international-manager-i-used-an-astrologer-to-help-me-pick-line-ups-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm a former Premier League star turned international manager – I used an ASTROLOGER to help me pick line-ups | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORMER Premier League star Igor\u00a0Stimac\u00a0has been accused of taking the Pisces- after using an ASTROLOGER to help him pick a national team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ex-Derby County and West Ham defender has been India's national coach since 2019.<\/p>\n


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Former Croatia international\u00a0Stimac\u00a0has also managed his home country as well as clubs in Croatia, Iran and Qatar.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Stimac, 56, has come under fire since Indian media revealed he repeatedly consulted stargazer\u00a0Bhupesh\u00a0Sharma before picking his teams last year.<\/p>\n

Former Indian FA chief\u00a0Kushal\u00a0Das said he introduced\u00a0Stimac\u00a0to Delhi-based Sharma in May 2022.<\/p>\n

Das said: \u201cI met him at a meeting. He (Sharma) had worked for a lot of telecom companies and Bollywood personalities.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat they presented was that astrological timings and the current phase of players can help motivate people into taking the right decisions.<\/p>\n

\u00a0"I was worried whether India would qualify for the Asian Cup, and so was Igor. I told Sharma I'd put him in touch with Igor and if he liked the idea he could get back to me.<\/p>\n

"Igor was very convinced, and they were in\u00a0Kolkata\u00a0throughout.<\/p>\n

"We used Sharma's professional services for two months, and we paid him around \u00a315,000 – 1.5million rupees.<\/p>\n

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"That didn't seem such a huge amount, since India qualified for the Asian Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stimac\u00a0told Indian Express: \u201cBhupesh was recommended to me and I was convinced (by others) that I have to check upon his possible effects in sports\u2026No more than that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI requested another foreign assistant coach which was never even considered and was shocked to find out the size of Bhupesh\u2019s contract.\u201d<\/p>\n

The newspaper claimed over 100 messages were sent between\u00a0Stimac\u00a0and Sharma before matches last summer.<\/p>\n

The Croatian boss reportedly asked the astrologer to check the star charts of the players in his squads, and selected his teams based on Sharma's feedback.<\/p>\n

The astrologer replied with remarks against each name like: \u201cGood\u201d; \u201ccan do very well. Needs to avoid over confidence\u201d; \u201ca below average day\u201d; \u201ca very good day for him but might get over aggressive\u201d; and \u201cnot recommended for the day\u201d.<\/p>\n

After beating Afghanistan 2-1 in June, Sharma also said to Stimac: \u201cDo let me know how close we were in this match with player analysis as per charts when you get free.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stimac replied: \u201cEverything was spot on, I will explain to you when we meet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stimac\u00a0played for Derby between 1995 and 1999, then spent the next two seasons with West Ham.<\/p>\n

He made 127 league appearances, scoring four goals, before re-joining former club\u00a0Hajduk\u00a0Split.<\/p>\n

He hit back at his critics, writing on social media: "Target, or honest fighter for the betterment of Indian football?<\/p>\n

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"The time is coming to put all cards on the table, and see how much and who really cares about football in this country?<\/p>\n

"Give it a thought before making up your judgment, and thanks once again for your support."<\/p>\n

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