ISL 2018/19: Chennaiyin FC 0 - 1 Mumbai City FC - 5 Hits and Flops

#4 Flop - Raphael Augusto:

Raphael Augusto was excellent in the last outing against ATK in Chennaiyin's 2-1 loss away from home. But, his form took a dip last night when he was struggling to put in a string of passes.

There is no doubt about the physique of the Brazilian who loves to wrestles to go past players, but he has been too slow which is stopping Chennaiyin FC to do well in the final third. During the first half, the Chennaiyin FC midfielder was trying fancy to get past the opponents which the opponents struggled to read.

Succeedingly, during the half-time break, the information was sent by the manager about his movement which was easily read by him, and the players started to do that. He was dispossessed on numerous occasions in the second part of the game. Ultimately, his unnecessary footwork to go past the opponents cost Chennaiyin the momentum.

There was a three-v-three situation, but he took out the wrong choice with needless footwork only to get dispossessed. He must try to act quickly by interchanging many passes and releasing the ball quickly with his fellow teammates.