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Isl football 2015 video11/26/2022 Throughout last season, Marco Materazzi stressed on the fact that he was a fan of players who played with attitude and commitment. Materazzi was particularly thrilled when Chennaiyin confirmed that Colombian pocket dynamo John Stiven Mendoza would return for this season, and that is understandable given Chennaiyin’s particular lack of penetration after he sustained a hamstring injury midway through last season’s tournament.īruno Pelissari filled in Elano’s boots when Chennaiyin’s marquee player was injured last year, and the young Brazilian will be looking to figure more prominently in Materazzi’s plans right from the offset. That aside, in Jeje Lalpekhlua, Balwant Singh and Jayesh Rane, Chennaiyin have three highly talented players, riding high on confidence at the moment. In terms of the Indian players, two key men from last season, Denson Devadas and Gouramangi Singh, have moved on to other franchises, But Chennaiyin have replaced them with very capable players in Thoi Singh and the vastly experienced Mehrajuddin Wadoo. Two Italians, midfielder Manuele Blasi and defender Alessandro Potenza, have been recruited alongside Brazilian midfielder Raphael Augusto and defenders Eder Monteiro and Mailson Alves.Įthiopian striker Fikru and Cameroonian Goalkeeper Edel have both joined from defending champions Atletico de Kolkata. Chennaiyin would look to them to make the sort of game-changing performances that both of them produced throughout last year’s competition. As both Elano and Marco Materazzi stressed during the official team launch, Chennaiyin have been astute with their recruitment strategy and ensured that they have at least two players fighting for each position. Although some influential figures like Mikael Silvestre and Eric Djemba-Djemba will not be returning for this season, they have been replaced with some astute signings from Brazil and Italy. Much like owner Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s IPL franchise, Chennai Super Kings, Chennaiyin have also retained the core of the squad that enabled them to top the league stages last year.Īs was the case last season, Elano will play a significant role in determining Chennaiyin’s fortunes this year. This year, Chennaiyin look to have as strong a lineup as they did last year, and the Super Machans will have to deal with the pressure of expectations this year, as they are one of the sides touted to be strong favourites to win the competition.Ĭhennaiyin FC players at the official Squad Launch at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium The club topped the league stages last year, but a horror night in Kochi in the first leg of the semi-final against Kerala Blasters ensured that they had a bridge too far to cross in the second leg at home. Chennaiyin have retained the core of the squad that served them so well last year, with the likes of Elano, John Stiven Mendoza and Bernard Mendy all deciding to come back for this year’s competition. While Marco Materazzi and Elano Blumer have become household names across the city, it was consistent performances from the likes of Harmanjot Khabra and Dhanachandra Singh that played an understated yet telling role in Chennaiyin’s run to the semi-final last year. With fans thronging the Marina Arena – as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is now fondly called – in large numbers during the first season, it is safe to say that Chennaiyin FC has given the football fraternity in the city a huge lift. But the way the city as a whole has embraced Chennaiyin FC has been uplifting. Of the eight cities that have franchises in the Indian Super League, Chennai is probably the city that one would least associate with football.
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