ISL 2018-19: 5 Areas where Kerala Blasters need to improve

#4 Midfield general

Sahal Abdul Samad has done well so far but needs the support of the more experienced campaigners [Image: ISL]

Blasters lack that ever important foreign player in the midfield who can control the game much like what Dimas Delgado does for Bengaluru FC and Ahmed Jahouh does for FC Goa. Sahal Abdul Samad, the young local lad is doing his job superbly in the midfield but he needs some support from his foreign counterparts Courage Pekuson or Kizito Keziron.

Pekuson featured in almost all the games last season and was an integral part of the team last season. But this time around, Pekuson usually comes into the field as a substitute and is not able to find his proper place in the midfield, thereby not providing the usual impact that foreign midfielders bring to the team.

Kizito, in his short stint with the team, had impressed one and all last season but is still in the shadow of his last year's performances this time around. He needs to step up his game in order to bring that much-needed balance to the team.