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ISL Clubs Preview: Chennaiyin FC

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By Muralidharan
12 November 2021

Chennaiyin FC has a forgottable season after they finished 8th position in Points Table of ISL 2020-21 season and they are looking make a strong comeback in this season. Chennaiyin FC signed Montenegrin Head Coach Bozidar Bandovic for upcoming 2021-22 season. He needs to prove himself in India after a fine Seasons in Thailand. Chennaiyin FC retained most of the Indian Core but retained only one foreigner Rafael Crivellaro and signed new players like Slavko Damjanovic, Ariel Borysiuk, Lukasz Gikiewicz, Vladmir Koman and Asian Signing Mirlan Murzaev.

COACH AND PREFERRED FORMATION

If we make a look into Bozidar Bandovic's profile as a coach, we can say he is a success. Also, his experience in Asia will also be an advantage for Chennaiyin. He was able to make many achievements for the teams he coached. Coming to his formation, he highly prefers 3-5-2, 3-4-2-1, 3-4-3, and 4-4-2 formations.

STRENGTH

Chennaiyin FC maintained their Indian Core and signed some quality, potential players which will be an advantage for Chennaiyin FC. Notable GK Debjit Majumdar, quality Striker Jobby Justin, Winger Ninthoi and CB Deepak Devrani are the big names in Indian signings. In Foreign department, they only retained their star and one of the best attacking midfielder in ISL, Rafael Crivellaro, who plays a crucial role in team as he is well settled with ISL and Indian Conditions. Rest five players are new to India. 

For guarding their post, they have experienced and sincere Vishal Kaith, one of the players who performed well for them last season. They also have Debjit who is good backup in that section. 

In defence, they have Serbian Slavko Damjanovic. Last year I-League star Deepak Devrani or Salam Ranjan will partner him. They also have some prospects in the back. On the left flank, they have experienced Jerry Lalrinzula and Narayan and on right, they have Edwin Vanspaul and Reagan Singh. These players are unpredictable and can create headache for the opponents.

Coming to Midfield, they have some good players on paper. They have Ariel Borysiuk along with Germanpreet and Dhanpal Ganesh to help their defence. Their experienced Central Midfielder Anirudh Thapa will play a crucial role in the team. Along with him, their young prospects Melroy Assisi and Subhdip Mahji will find time to make surprises this year. Their Midfield department is quite surprising with the presence of these youths. They also have a good Midfielders who can help their attacking department. Crivellaro is the big name. This year he have a good partner for him as in the form of Vladimir Koman who have experience playing in Serie A along with Sampdoria.

In attack, their team is one of the deadliest in the league. They have potential players like Rahim Ali and Jobby Justin who can scare the opposition defence with their unexpected moves. Presence of tall Łukasz Gikiewicz can turn out be an advantage as he is known for converting set pieces and high balls into goals. In the left wing, they have speedy Lallianzuala Chhangte and on right they have Kyrgyzstan International, Mirlan Murzaev to increase the power of their attack. Their new signing Ninthoi can also turn out to be dangerous.


WEAKNESS

One of the serious concern of Chennaiyin will be their defence as they signed only one Foreign CB Slavko Damjanovic. If he is injured or out of form then they will be forced to play with two Indian CB's. But they lack an experienced Indian CB. So, it is clear that their performance depends on how Deepak Devrani and Salam Ranjan adapt to ISL. The impact of Eli Sabia' s and Tangri's exit will also be greater.

They also lack an experienced Central Midfielder. We have to wait and see how their Indian trio performs in the centre. 

Though their attack is pretty well, we will have to wait and see how their CF Łukasz Gikiewicz perform. He haven't created much impact in his past clubs. 

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT

Jobby Justin 
Mirlan Murzaev
Ninthoi 
Deepak Devrani

PROBABLE FINISH

Their players may not be convincing when compared to other teams. They may be lacking big names keeping away some two or three but they can create wonders. Though they may not be serious title contenders, their coach can make this squad a wonderful one. Their coach can take them to the top 4 with this squad, considering his previous stats. Minimum expectations are midtable finish. 

SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS

Vishal Kaith
Debjit Majumdar
Debansh Das

DEFENDERS

Balaji Ganesan, 
Davinder Singh, 
Deepak Devrani, 
Slavko Damjanovic, 
Narayan das, 
Jerry Lalrinzuala, 
Salam Ranjan Singh, 
Reagan Singh. 

MIDFIELDERS

Vladimir Koman
Johnson Mathews
Syed Suhail Pasha
Subhadip Majhi
Melroy Assisi
Germanpreet Singh
Ariel Borysiuk
Rafael Crivellaro
Edwin Vanspaul
Anirudh Thapa

FORWARDS

Ninthoi Meetei
Lallianzuala Chhangte
Rahim Ali
Mirlan Murzaev
Jobby Justin
Lukasz Gikiewicz



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