Hero Super Cup Qualifiers: Kerala Blasters FC vs Indian Arrows - 5 Talking Points as Amarjit Singh Kiyam packs a punch

#2 Insult to injury for insipid Kerala Blasters

Things go from bad to worse for the Blasters

In many ways, the Super Cup was the ideal opportunity for the Kerala Blasters to bounce back from their catastrophic domestic season and they failed miserably to do so on Friday.

The Kochi-based franchise had endured turmoil on and off the pitch this season but showed no signs of determination or willingness to make a statement by securing their berth in the last 16 of the cup competition.

Their opponents deserve the plaudits for the gritty display, but the result is nothing short of an embarrassment for the Blasters and they must admit they never deserved anything from the game, to begin with anyway.

Apart from some individual brilliance from Sahal Abdul Samad on a few instances, the Blasters were bang average on the night and were eventually trumped by the Arrows, who exploited their glaring deficiencies.

There is no hiding place for any of the players who took to the field for the Blasters on the night after such an insipid display, and it further reiterates the fact they are simply not motivated enough to muscle their way back into the upper echelons of Indian football.