ISL 2018-19: Delhi Dynamos vs NorthEast United FC- 5 Talking Points

#2 The Ogbeche-Gallego story

Ogbeche

ISL has provided a lot of stories of partnerships and pairs who go all the way and win the hearts of millions in the country irrespective of the team they play for. Be it Mendoza- Jeje pairing of season two, the Postiga-Hume story of season three or the Miku-Chhetri brotherhood of last season, the country loved them.

This season a similar story seems to be brewing up in the hills of NorthEast with Barth Ogbeche and Federico Gallego, leading the Highlanders into their best ISL start ever in ISL history.

Ogbeche already has scored six goals in five game and has become the highest ever goalscorer in NorthEast United FC history in a single season, and we are not even halfway through the season.

Gallego is the 'Chanakya' if one may call him off this team. He leads and dictates the play in the middle and is as cunning as Chanakya in running things. The goal he scored today is proof of his guile as he dropped his shoulder and showed Marcos Tebar the wrong way before slotting home in near post.

The deadliest aspect of NorthEast United's game has been the combination between Gallego and Ogbeche, the duo has linked up together to score four goals till now and has created numerous opportunities for each other.

If both of them manage to keep playing at this level for rest of the season, then the people of NorthEast can dream of a first playoff berth.