ISL 2016: 5 reasons why ISL 3 is better than ISL 1 or 2

#4 Better gameplay

Overall quality of football has improved this season

A large part of the rationale behind launching ISL with such fanfare was that it would provide a platform for domestic talent to nurture their skills and compete in a league which showcased the potential of India’s professional athletes.

In the first season, players committed many errors and teams were generally quite conservative in their tactical strategies. However, with more experience of facing each other, teams are now comfortable trying out new and creative strategies which are high-risk, high-reward - just the perfect way to entice the audience.

Although ISL 3 has averaged 2 goals per game (as of 9 November) as opposed to more than 3 goals per game in 2015, the exquisite build-up to those goals has made them more rewarding to watch. A lot of varied styles of play are also evolving and teams are not just playing one-dimensional football but instead developing two or three distinct styles of play.