#5 Chennaiyin FC needs to step up their game in both attack and defence
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The defending champions looked poor on the field. Lucky goals got them a 2-2 draw against Atletico de Kolkata, whereas a sound technical and tactical display from the Delhi Dynamos opened up the Machans.
The Marco Materazzi side played at an abysmal pace and didn’t do enough on the pitch tonight.
Missing the speed and abilities of Stiven Mendoza and the creativity of Elano Blumer, the Chennaiyin team got the tactics wrong by playing Hans Mulder and Rafael Augusto in center midfield.
The pair played deeper roles, which opened a lot of space in between the midfield and the hard-working strikers, Jeje and Dudu.
Jayesh Rane and Baljit Sahni, the wingers, would have to create better chances for their strikers to exploit. The two left their full-backs exposed most of the time, and didn’t even contribute much to the attack. The defence, too, must have given the coach a bit of worry.
Kean Lewis kept Wadoo silent for most of the game, and experienced centre-backs John Arne Riise and Bernard Mendy looked too slow against the speed of Marcelinho and Richard Gadze.
