ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan’s Roy Krishna, the one-man show leading a well-oiled team
The Fijian player has had a direct hand in 18 out of the 28 goals the Mariners have scored this Indian Super League season. Updated Mar 04, 2021 · 05:02 pm ATK Mohun Bagan s Roy Krishna celebrates his goal with his teammate | Faheem Hussain / Sportzpics for ISL
ATK Mohun Bagan coach Antonio Habas leaves nothing to chance. Every pass his team plays, every move a player makes and every position a defender takes on the football field is planned and rehearsed a number of times on the training pitch.
His players know exactly what they have to do during a game and often perform the task with impeccable efficiency. Yet not all about ATK Mohun Bagan is like clockwork. Habas, for all his methods, relies on a bit of magic to complete his jigsaw. This X-factor comes from their main man up front – Roy Krishna.
Khalid Jamil’s coaching template: Building a strong defence, micromanaging players, no switching off
Already an I-League champion, the 43-year-old became the first Indian coach to manage an ISL team for more than three matches and guide them to the semi-finals. Updated Feb 28, 2021 · 01:02 pm NorthEast United coach Khalid Jamil | Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for ISL
Very few can match Khalid Jamil’s achievements in Indian football. He’s an I-League champion, has managed clubs like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan and kept a team with the lowest budget in the top division for six straight years.
Even in the ISL, which didn’t deem him good enough to be a head coach of one of its franchises for seven years, it took him just one sudden, almost interim spell to show his true worth.
NorthEast qualify for ISL playoffs with 2-0 win over Kerala
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NorthEast qualify for ISL playoffs with 2-0 win over Kerala. (credit : ISL) Image Source: IANS News
Vasco : , Feb 26 (IANS) NorthEast United qualified for the Indian Super League (ISL) playoffs with a 2-0 win over Kerala Blasters at the Tilak Maidan on Friday. NorthEast needed at least a point from the match to cement their place among the top four and an all-round performance helped them leave their playoff rivals FC Goa and Hyderabad FC behind.
ISL: NorthEast United closer to playoffs with win vs East Bengal
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Goa, Feb 23 : NorthEast United inched closer to a playoffs berth with a 2-1 win over 10-man SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Fatorda Stadium on Tuesday.
Suhair Vadakkepeedika s (48th minute) strike and an own goal from Sarthak Golui (55th) put the Highlanders ahead before the latter pulled a goal back in the 87th minute.
The win took Khalid Jamil s side back into the top four. They now have 30 points from 19 matches, level on points with FC Goa in third. The Highlanders now need just a point from their final league match against Kerala Blasters to qualify for the playoffs.
ISL 2020-21: NorthEast – Chennaiyin match ends in a draw
February 19, 2021
The (Hero ISL) 2020-21 match between NorthEast United and Chennaiyin FC ended in a 3-3 draw at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim on Thursday.
The game saw Lallianzuala Chhangte give Chennaiyin an early lead before strikes from Imran Khan and Deshorn Brown put NorthEast ahead at the break. The second half saw Manuel Lanzarote score from the spot and Chhangte net again to reestablish the Marina Machans’ lead. But Luis Machado netted a late penalty for NorthEast as the teams settled for a point each.
The closing stages of the contest saw NorthEast dominate possession as Chennaiyin protected their lead. The Highlanders’ pressure though eventually led to Kaith conceding a penalty in stoppage time and Machado went on to dispatch the spotkick to level scores.