Bolstered by Valskis return, Chennaiyin look to roll Goa over
Chennaiyin FC will look to build on the winning momentum and break into the top four when they take on FC Goa in the 2021-22 Hero Indian Super League at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Saturday.
Chennaiyin snapped a two-game losing run to script a win against Jamshedpur FC, albeit being lucky at times. The former champions bolstered their ranks by bringing back Nerijus Valskis from Jamshedpur. Lithuanian forward Valskis donned Chennaiyin colours in his first season in India, the 19-20 Hero ISL. He scored 15 goals for the club in 19-20, winning the Hero ISL Golden Boot and reaching the finals of the Hero ISL where the club lost to ATK FC 3-1.
“Valskis will be available and Ariel Borysiuk will skip this game. He is feeling much better so we will see what will happen in the next few days and decide about the game on thirteenth,” said Bozidar Bandovic.
Placed sixth in the points table, Chennaiyin have 14 points in their kitty from nine games and with a win on the morrow, they can end the first half of the season inside the top-four.
Chennaiyin have benefited from Vladimir Koman’s passing and vision and that was evident in the last game when Koman set up Lukasz Gikiewicz for his winner. Koman has become the club’s midfield orchestrator since his arrival this season. Apart from scoring twice and setting up once, Koman has created 15 goalscoring chances, the highest among Chennaiyin players this season.
For FC Goa, their performance against Kerala Blasters betrayed a lot of character and head coach Derrick Pereira can draw a lot of heart from that display. Goa will depend a lot on midfield lynchpin Edu Bedia who scored a wonderful Olympic goal to help the Gaurs draw 2-2 against Kerala Blasters.
He has 10 goals and 12 assists in 79 Hero ISL appearances. What he brings to the Goa team is his ability to control games, dictate the tempo and offer passing options to teammates.
“We have a good side. I think we don’t need any more reinforcements. We just need to back our players. We have enough players to go to the next stage of the league,” Pereira said when asked if there would be any incoming in the current window to bolster the squad.
– Credits ISL Media
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