Chennaiyin FC 3-1 Kerala Blasters: 3 reasons why Owen Coyle's side emerged victorious in the match | ISL 2019-20

#2 Chennaiyin's impressive attacking shift

Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC (Image: ISL)

While the Blasters' defense was at many times culpable, Chennaiyin FC took advantage of it to sneak past the defenders. From the very first minute, Owen Coyle's side kept pressing the visitors which eventually led to numerous errors from Kerala.

Lallianzuala Chhangte was a livewire on the left flank and gave Mohammed Rakip a hard day at office. Andre Schembri, Nerijus Valskis and Rafael Crivellaro were all equal contributors on the pitch for the Marina Machans. The attackers displayed excellent understanding to switch positions and cover each other. On more than one occasion did Chennai restart set-pieces quickly to reach close to the goal.

In general, for a side that had to wait for five games to score a goal, the offensive performance against Kerala Blasters was their best and would give hopes to Coyle. With three different goalscorers and Chhangte breaking the duck, the gaffer will be optimistic about the path ahead.