Thrissur മുൻപ് Before the start of the eighth season of ISL, the focus of the fans was on Sunil Chhetri. The anxious wait was over when the Indian captain would reach the rank of ISL all-time top scorer. But Chhetri, who wore a Bengaluru blue jersey, was only able to stay in the post for a few days. The position was later transferred to Bartholomew Ogbache of Hyderabad FC. The Nigerian, who has 52 goals, is back from Chhetri’s Bengaluru Championship with 51 goals remaining.
The return can be comforting with a goal and victory over East Bengal in the last match. Chhetri has the distinction of being the all-time leading goalscorer among Indian players. Like Chhetri, the East Bengal team’s downfall came as a surprise to the fans. They return to Kolkata from Goa after winning just one match and finishing last (11) in the championship.
Season 7, in light blue and dark blue
The 38-year-old Chhetri has been on the field for seven years except for his first season. Season 2 and 3 were Mumbai City FC’s light blue jerseys, but later changed to garden city’s dark blue and white. This time Chhetri scored only 4 goals. Ogbache has scored 17 goals in 17 games so far this season. Chhetri has scored 51 runs from 114 matches. Chhetri, who missed several open chances, including two penalties, will be the sad son of the season. Chhetri’s first goal of the season came in the team’s 12th match. With that goal, Chhetri became the top scorer with 48 goals.
At the start of the season, Chhetri’s goal tally was 47. Spain’s Ferran Corominas Telacha is just behind Coro with 48 goals. But Chhetri could only add 4 goals. The player cried in many matches. Chhetri had scored 8 goals last season. Chhetri joined Mumbai City FC in 2005 for Rs 1.2 crore and scored seven goals for the team that season. That’s about half of the team’s total goal. Chhetri, who later settled in Bengaluru, has scored the most goals against Mumbai City FC – 7.
He has scored six goals against Pune City, North East United and Chennai FC and five against FC Goa, Kerala Blasters and Jamshedpur FC. Chhetri’s highest score in a single season is 14 goals scored in 21 games in the 2017-18 season. The team scored 40 goals in 21 games that year. Miku scored 15 goals for the captain. There is also the paradox of not being able to score a single goal in 6 games in the 2016 season.
This time it was bad but he was the captain who had shouldered the team alone in all the previous seasons. Bangalore finished sixth with 29 points. The only consolation is that the team climbed to sixth from where it fell to tenth at one point. And for these former champions to climb one step higher than last year.
A Red and Gold Fall
ISL is once again the scapegoat for East Bengal, one of the oldest clubs in the world. They finished 11th (11th) at the bottom of the points table with just one win. With the exception of the win against FC Goa, the Red & Gold team has 11 losses and 8 draws. 11 points. Only 18 goals scored and 36 conceded. Performance was even better last season when he made his ISL debut. At that time, Odisha and the Blasters were in ninth position.
New coach Mario Rivera, meanwhile, has been unable to pull the team out of the abyss. But it is also interesting to note that the team’s only victory came in the first game since the Spaniard took over. Born in 1920, the team has won a number of titles, including the National Football League (3 times), the Federation Cup (8), the IFA Shield (29) and the Durand Cup (16).
English Summary: A bad season for both Sunil Chhetri and East Bengal
