Indian Football team defender Subhasish Bose is hungry for success in India's blue during the June FIFA International Window and for that he emphasised on the need for players to remain on the same page.

“If everyone plays with the same mentality and attitude, everyone can adapt and play the way our coach wants,” Bose said at the AIFF National Centre of Excellence in Kolkata.

Bose, who won the coveted AIFF Men's Player of the Year Award, expressed happiness at the success of his award and said: "Yes, the year has gone very well for me, and this kind of season always helps boost the confidence of any player. It also motivates me to work harder and improve myself, so that I can play better for my country. We’ve got two international matches in front of us, and we want to give our best in these matches and try to get the desired results for India."

The Blue Tigers began training for the friendly against Thailand (June 4) and the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Hong Kong (June 10), on Monday at the AIFF National Centre of Excellence in Kolkata, Bose's hometown.

"I’m especially happy that the camp is being held in Kolkata, and that AIFF has made efforts to make facilities such as the NCE here, so that the national team can train on quality pitches such as the ones we get here," said the 29-year-old.

Bose has 42 caps for the senior national team so far, and is aiming to represent India in a third consecutive AFC Asian Cup. From playing every single minute during the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE as a 23-year-old, his seven-year journey with the Blue Tigers until now has been a hallmark of consistency.

"I consider myself to be fortunate to be able to play for the nation. Not all matches are the same, but all are important. Sometimes you do well, sometimes you don’t. That’s part of the game. What’s important is that we all work together and play as a unit, then not only can we get the clean sheets, but also score goals.”

Bose was the third-highest Indian scorer in the Indian Super League this season with six goals, emphatic numbers for a left-back. While he still eyes his first for the country, as long as India score and keep clean sheets, all will be well.

"I believe that we have a lot of talented and creative players who can score goals. Even Sunil (Chhetri) bhai is back, so I hope that in the next two matches, we score goals, and also defend in a compact manner and get clean sheets,” he said.

"Perhaps we’ve made some small mistakes over the last few matches. But that’s what we’re here to work on. We need to improve ourselves in these areas before approaching the two matches ahead. Coach has been discussing the areas of improvement with us during this camp, and we are all training to get better in such areas," Bose said.