I-League 2017: 5 biggest flops this season

#1 Eugeneson Lyngdoh

Lyngdoh’s dip in form has coincided with Bengaluru’s decline

Bengaluru FC’s defence of the title has been nothing short of a nightmare this season going by their usual standards. The team has failed to really to find a cutting edge under the tutelage of Albert Roca and a large reason for that has been the diabolical play at the centre of the park.

Whilst new signing Lenny Rodrigues has never looked like he has settled, it's the performances or rather the lack of them from Eugeneson Lyngdoh that have seen the Blues struggling this season. Lyngdoh has been the lynchpin of the side which has lifted the I-League twice and the Federation Cup once in the last three seasons.

He has been the soul of the side and has delivered almost every time the team has looked towards him. Whether it be a screamer like the one against Johor in the AFC Cup last season or finding Sunil Chhetri with his pinpoint passes, Lyngdoh has been the man for all occasions for the Blues. That is, of course, until this season.

This one, unfortunately for the Steelmen, has been marred by his inabilities rather than decorated by his skills. The midfielder has been clumsy on the ball and after being a non-factor against the likes of Aizawl, Mumbai FC and Minerva, Roca finally had to take the tough call of dropping him from the starting line-up in the game against East Bengal last month.