{"id":10677,"date":"2012-04-12T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/consistency-has-been-our-hallmark\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T17:05:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T17:05:26","slug":"consistency-has-been-our-hallmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/consistency-has-been-our-hallmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Consistency has been our hallmark: Climax Lawrence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Upender Singh<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

He may have quit International Soccer but former India Captain Climax Lawrence stays the mainstay of Dempo SC\u2019s midfield. As Dempo moved closer to another I-League title with a facile win over strong contenders Churchill Brothers, Climax spoke at length to www.the-aiff.com<\/a> about Dempo\u2019s philosophy, the secret behind the success, the spirit and much more. EXCERPTS:
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You have played with equal aplomb with the National Team and various Clubs. How does a player strike a balance between the two?<\/b>
\nAt the club-level, you have players who are playing together for a longer period of time. They have better understanding among themselves and this helps a lot. But when you represent your country, there are newer players in the team in almost tournament. Hence, you don\u2019t get to play with the same bunch over the years. In that case, a player needs to adjust and develop the understanding. And the faster one does it, the better.<\/p>\n

You have been a part of Dempo winning several Championships over the last decade. How do you compare this squad with previous ones?<\/b>
\nEvery triumph has been special for Dempo. But as I said, the nucleus of the squad has stayed the same for quite a few years now \u2013 almost the same set of players and the same coaching and support staff. The bonding has there been for long and that has encouraged us to dream about winning more laurels for the club.<\/p>\n

If we go on to win the I-League Championship this season, I\u2019d say, we would only be reaching another goal which we had set for us. It will be another dream coming true.<\/p>\n

Pundits often point out that the squad which won East Bengal the ASEAN Cup was the best-ever Indian club side. How do you compare Dempo\u2019s current team with them?<\/b>
\nWhen East Bengal won the ASEAN Cup, they had quite a few Indian superstars in their ranks like Bhaichung Bhutia, Mahesh Gawli, Deepak Mondal, Surkumar Singh in their ranks. It\u2019s hard to make a comparison but Dempo\u2019s current lot also has many quality players. The quality of our foreign recruits stays outstanding \u2013 not to forget we have been consistent.<\/p>\n

How do you define Dempo\u2019s mantra?<\/b>
\nIt all boils down to the team spirit and faith in each other\u2019s ability. The fact that all have been here for long have added to the stability and confidence. Conistency has been our hallmark.<\/p>\n

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\n\u2026and Armando Colaco?<\/b>
\nHe should be the perfect example for any Coach in the country. While being on the field he is very strict and off the field he is more of a friend whom you can approach for any problem. He puts his faith on you which gives you a lot of confidence. I\u2019d also like to thank the management for their support.<\/p>\n

There are reports that salary for Indian players may cross the crore mark for the upcoming season. What\u2019s your take?<\/b>
\nThis is the best thing which is happening to the sport. The life-span of a professional footballer stays short. It\u2019s important he\u2019s paid well. Money into the sport would lure youngsters into the sport for sure.<\/p>\n

Do you feel that Dempo have already won the I-League?<\/b>
\nAbsolutely not! We have crucial games ahead. We are not in a position to celebrate right now. It may just hamper our chances. We will be going all out to garner three points in our next match against Sporting Clube de Goa.<\/div>\n

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 Upender Singh He may have quit International Soccer but former India Captain Climax Lawrence stays the mainstay of Dempo SC\u2019s midfield. As Dempo moved closer to another I-League title with a facile win over strong contenders Churchill Brothers, Climax spoke at length to www.the-aiff.com about Dempo\u2019s philosophy, the secret behind the success, the spirit and much more. EXCERPTS: Climax Lawrence You have played with equal aplomb with the National Team and various Clubs. How does a player strike a balance between the two? At the club-level, you have players who are playing together for a longer period of time. They <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[571,169,166],"class_list":["post-10677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-update","tag-aiff","tag-football","tag-sports","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42694,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10677\/revisions\/42694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}