Updated On: 21 September, 2025 09:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Ronan Carvalho
However, those matches were played under the tutelage of Manolo Marquez, who was subsequently relieved of duty on July 2. His replacement — Jamil — has begun with much aplomb, finishing third in the recent CAFA Nations Cup. However, Bhutia feels that Jamil’s teams tend to oscillate between being very good or being really underwhelming

Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia unveils the trophy of the SFL Football League Season 2 at a city hotel in Bandra on Saturday. Pic/Ashish Raje
Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia believes that the Blue Tigers’s new coach Khalid Jamil will have to develop consistency in terms of results, if he is to have a successful tenure, starting with the Asian Cup qualification match against Singapore on October 9.
India find themselves at the bottom of Group C in the Asian Cup qualifiers following a goalless draw against Bangladesh (March 25) and a 0-1 loss to Hong Kong (June 10).