ISL 2017-18, Match 43: Delhi Dynamos vs Kerala Blasters, 5 Talking Points

#2 Berbatov trudges off to end an undeserved start

Berbatov (right) was subbed off in the second half

The Kerala Blasters haven't had a lot of things go right for them this season, but Mark Sifneos has been a bright spot at the head of the attack.

David James though, in a bid to accommodate the impressive Kizito Keziron had to take one of his foreigners off and chose to omit Sifneos from the starting line-up. Dimitar Berbatov was surprisingly retained, considering he was the one who was yanked off at half-time in the previous game for Keziron after being largely ineffective.

Berbatov did nothing of note here today again and in the 40th minute was taken off after he went down, downed tools and sat still on the pitch (that's the Berba way of saying I'm done for the night).

Sifneos deservedly got a chance to come on.