Chennaiyin wasted a flurry of chances in their 1-2 loss against Mumbai City and held ATK Mohun Bagan to a 0-0 draw. Naturally, their goal-scoring has been the biggest concern for Laszlo.
âI donât want to say that we created the most chances in the league but somehow we didnât score enough goals. If you donât score goals, itâs very difficult to win games. You cannot always only defend and expect to be without mistakes at the back. We are organised at the back but I wish we score the chances that we create,â he stressed.
Odisha FC take on Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Wednesday at the Goa Medical College Ground in Bambolim.
Having broken their losing streak, Odisha FC have got a huge boost after a horrific start to the season. Stuart Baxterâs side is looking composed and assertive in its team cohesion and tactical applicability. Odisha FC are placed at the bottom of the table with 6 points from 10 games but are unbeaten in their last two fixtures.
Chennaiyin FC have had a shaky ISL season so far. The Marina Machans showed glimpses of their quality but have been highly inconsistent. They are placed 8th in the standings with 11 points from 10 games. They are winless in their last four fixtures.
Odisha FC and Chennaiyin FC have faced each other on three occasions. Chennaiyin FC have never managed to beat the Juggernauts. The Bhubaneswar-based side has won once while the other two fixtures ended in a draw.
The most recent contest between the two teams was on 10th January 2021, in Bambolim, which was a 0-0 draw.
Northeast United FC has parted ways with head coach Gerard Nus. The decision came following the sideâs 1-1 draw against Bengaluru FC on Tuesday, Following the draw, NEU is winless in its past 7 games as it lurks at the 7th spot in the table.
Odisha FCâs Jerry Mawihmingthanga is the player with the best differential between expected assists (0.97) and actual assists (4) in this Indian Super League campaign (+3.03 xA value). Creative.
OFC is two goals down due to couple of mistakes from BORA. Marcelinho started today but completely missing. As he is suppose to bridge the gap between mid and attack his off game results lack of ball service to ONWU. But WHY DIEGO MARICIO IS IN BENCH? that man almost scored a hatrik in the last game as well as was the hero of the match. That man is the key. Need to introduce him as early as possible.
Talking about CFC thapa is again impressive. He earned the penalty very well. Changte is struggling a bit. Rahim ali was impressive. Although the opponent defense gifted the chances but ISMA was effective to capitalise them.
Diego will come in the next half. And more goals will come.
Spirited second-half display from Odisha but Chennaiyin hold on to their lead to claim the three points. The Machans have ended their four-game winless run to climb to the fifth spot on the league table.
Seriously if Diego was in the starting 11 OFC could get points from the match. What a briliant finish!
In the 2nd half CFC allowed OFC to pressure them. Something is wrong in the management of OFC. Marcelino taken off to introduce Diego good decision. But why jerry was taken off? Why nanda is in bench? These overseas managers are having problems with identifying indian players.
Have you seen the miss of yakub silvestra? If you have then you know why rahim ali got preference over him. Indian players are doing well this season.
For any player with a minimum of three goals, Isma (105) has the third best minutes per goal ratio in this ISL season. Only Igor Angulo (96.4) and Bartholomew Ogbeche (98.8) have a better min/goal ratio than the Chennaiyin FC forward.
With just 6 points in 11 games and 3 points behind Kerala who has a game in hand, at the bottom of the table, I think its just a matter of when will Odisha make it official nowâŚHe is probably the next in line as I donât see him turning the fortunes of the club aroundâŚ
Chennaiyin FC grabbed their first Hero ISL win of 2021 after edging Odisha FC 2-1 in Bambolim. Esmael Goncalves netted a quickfire brace to give Csaba Laszloâs side a comfortable lead heading into the break. In the second half, Odisha FC gave themselves a fighting chance courtesy of substitute Diego Mauricioâs well-placed strike. But they were unable to capitalize on the momentum they had built up; giving the two-time champions all three points.
Highlights - Odisha FC 1-2 Chennaiyin FC - Match 57
Diego Mauricio has scored 
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I hope notâŚand they bounce back soon. 
