New faces merge in seamlessly for Bengaluru
Another big headache for Carlos Rocha coming into the game was amalgamating three new faces in the Bengaluru line-up in the form of their three new foreigners viz. Cameron Watson, Alvaro Rubio and Juan Gonzalez.
However, that didn’t seem to be a problem as the game progressed. Each of them took their to tasks like a duck to water and played with the utmost poise, making it look as if they had been playing together for years.
Watson was the link between the midfield and the defence, playing neat ‘1-2’s with players all around the park. Meanwhile, Alvaro Rubio looked at ease spraying the ball around and becoming the instigator of most of the Bengaluru attacks. Gonzalez, on the other hand, complemented John Johnson to the core even after a shaky start as he helped keep a dangerous Tampines Rovers attack (at least on paper) searching for answers the whole game.