#7 Gianluca Zambrotta
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Delhi were the most watchable side in the ISL. There is absolutely no question about that. Zambrotta, the Italian legend, got his team playing the right brand of football and it showed on the league table, as Delhi finished only behind Mumbai on the table.
Zambrotta also used the Indian members of his squad better than most other ISL managers this year. This was a breakout season for Kean Lewis, who started most games on the left wing. Players like Milan Singh, Chinglensana Singh and Soram Poirei were also put into the side by Zambrotta and he gave them a consistent run of games too, which would have done their confidence worlds of good.
Delhi, like Mumbai, could and probably should have won their semifinal. After losing 1-0 at Kerala in the first leg, they had a 2-1 lead in the second leg, and then went on to miss a flurry of chances that could have finished the game. Instead, the tie went to penalties and Florent Malouda and Bruno Pelissari horribly missed their spot kicks to put Delhi out.
But thanks to Zambrotta’s style that he imposed on his team, one could say that most people would pay to watch Delhi play. They were led by the amazing Marcelinho – who scored 10 goals in the league, as they were unlucky to bow out in the lottery that is a penalty shootout.
