ISL 2018-19: Jamshedpur FC 3-1 Chennaiyin FC - 5 Talking Points

#4 Chennaiyin’s forward woes

Jeje Lalpekhlua is yet to open his goalscoring account for the season [Image: ISL]

Chennaiyin FC would want to forget this game for a number of reasons, the most prominent one being their impact by the forward line which was close to none. Upfront, Chennaiyin banked on star striker and national team starter Jeje Lalpekhlua who was yet to open his account this season. Even though John Gregory would have hoped for a better show today he was only left disappointed.

Throughout the first half Jeje had only 14 touches of the ball and in the second, only 30. One might also argue on the lack of balls received in the offensive third but in the first 30 minutes, Chennaiyin managed zero shots on goal.

By the end of the game Chennaiyin had more passes and more crosses than Jamshedpur but still couldn’t do much. And this has pretty much become the story for Chennaiyin FC this season who, from here on will be pretty much playing for pride than a top 4 finish.