Pakistan's last foreign coach was Graham Roberts. -White Star/Arif Ali

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan national football team captain, Chaudry Naveed advised the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Monday to also employ a good interpreter if they are thinking of hiring a foreign coach for the national team.

Naveed, who captained the team from 1986-88 said that the language barrier was a huge problem when dealing with foreign coaches.

Naveed advised the PPF that a good interpreter should also be kept who can be help the make the communication between the coach and the players easier.

Naveed also opined the PFF to also set-up a check and balance committee to observe the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) so as to identify the talented players from there to bring them forward to the national football team.

“Our team needs young players in them that can groom up with the national and international events they will play with the passage of time,” Naveed told APP.

Meanwhile former national football coach, Akhtar Mohiuddin, expressed that the players should be made to play in every type of situation, like rain so that they are used to all types of weather conditions.

He further said that it is time for our national team to focus on attacking football.

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