© ISLLeonardo Limatola, head of planning and development, ACF Fiorentina, was down in Mumbai for the launch of the FC Pune City. The Italian club have a technical tie-up with the Pune club for the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) and Limatola shared his views on Indian football and his vision for the future in this interview:Are you familiar with Indian football and its players?It has been not so easy to get familiar with the Indian players. First of all, there weren’t any inbuilt profiles of the players participating in the I-League. We watched the matches of the last two seasons and looked at the players to build the profiles.How do you rate Indian football?The quality of Indian football can be compared to Italian fourth division at the moment. Sometimes, you find people making silly errors. That means that things are lacking in this country. We need to incorporate football culture, bring in specialized coaches and specialized trainers, and need to use more expert players. Some players in the ISL bring in a lot of experience, it will help other players to play better. We have to find the right combination of experienced players and young players.All the young players would like to learn something. We tried to sign a lot of young players. [Lalrindika] Ralte was one of our options, but he wasn’t available till the first week of October. Now as the tournament dates are pushed further, he will be available for the whole tournament. Our first choice was Lenny (Rodrigues), but Ralte was in our top wish list.What do you think about the young players at your disposal?Pritam Kotal is young and has the ability to learn new things. He is a good player in the making. We have lots of good players. Some players have played in multiple positions so we have to focus on specialization of player roles.The lack of a sports culture has been a hindrance in India. What is to be done?Involvement of people is important. Football can be played by two people and even one person can concentrate on his own training. In Mumbai, I saw people playing cricket on the beaches. In Italy or in any other place we would see people playing football. We should get people involved in football. They watch football on TV, but they cannot imitate the action. You get emotional when you see a bicycle kick by Mario Gomes or when (Daniele) De Rossi dribbles past players and takes an amazing shot. When you do not have space to try these things out, people will not feel their involvement.How can Pune City bring about development in Indian football?For the development of the club we need to start with good organization. We have to improve the quality and knowhow in Indian football. Football is an amazing sport. We must get people to co-operate, to do team work. We know the social importance of football, getting people involved, it will help them feel closer to their country. How can we popularize football in India?All the world plays football so in India also people have to play football. First of all, we have to make it a national game. The show must be great. We need to give emotions to people. Football is emotional: the emotion of passion, the emotion of fighting. If we put his on the field people will follow us.