Chennaiyin FC will look to get its first win in almost two months when it takes on East Bengal FC in its penultimate Indian Super League house sport on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, right here on Sunday.
The two-time champions’ final win got here on December 10 towards NorthEast United FC (7-3). In the eight matches since then, CFC has drawn 5 and misplaced three, together with a 2-1 defeat within the earlier sport towards Kerala Blasters FC.
There is little to separate the 2 groups as East Bengal, with 16 factors, is simply two factors and one place behind the house workforce within the standings.
In the earlier encounter between the 2 sides, Chennaiyin posted a 1-0 win in Kolkata and can look to maintain its unbeaten file towards East Bengal within the ISL.
Speaking forward of the match, Chennaiyin coach Thomas Brdaric stated, “We need a good balance in our game, that we are still able to score, and that everybody is working better in defending. We must be more disciplined, structured, robust, and stable in defending. I have a strict plan for the next weeks and months, and this is how we can improve.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com