ISL 2023-24: Fake pressure is keeping the coaches going for foreign forwards, says Kerala Blasters boss Vukomanovic

Most of the coaches of various Indian Super League (ISL) golf equipment function below pretend stress that forces them to go for international forwards whereas ignoring the Indian strikers with good profiles, feels the Kerala Blasters head coach Ivan Vukomanovic. The Serbian coach stated this whereas assessing the mentality of the coaches of the nation’s prime league as his crew ready for a contemporary title hunt forward of the ISL-10.

Kerala Blasters kicks off the ISL marketing campaign on September 21 by internet hosting Bengaluru FC, the very crew in opposition to which the previous controversially walked out within the play-offs final season.

With the Indian worldwide Ishan Pandita becoming a member of the facet, Vukomanovic stated that his membership has all the time promoted and nurtured Indian skills.

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“Many coaches (in ISL) have the tendency of not preferring Indian forwards because of some fake pressure to find results. Most of the teams sign foreign strikers for that. And because of this fake pressure most of the coaches were not allowing Indian forwards with good profiles enough minutes on the ground,” Vukomanovic stated through the ISL media day on Wednesday.

With the ISL title nonetheless eluding Kerala Blasters, Vukomanovic stated the membership has not been fortunate each time it performed the finals (on three events in 2014, 2016 and 2022).

“Once you reach the final, it is about one game and 90 or 120 minutes and then the tie-breaker, where it is more about luck or some individual motivation. We have so many teams around the world who have lost the final many times. It is part of the sport and we have to deal with it,” stated Vukomanovic, who remains to be serving the 10-match ban imposed on him after the forfeiture of the controversial match.

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When requested about his crew’s probabilities this season, the Serbian stated his facet is able to tackle any opponent.

“In ISL you cannot predict how far you can go. The beauty of this tournament is that any team can reach the knockouts. One can start badly, and then from nowhere, one can get into the top half of the league by winning a few matches. It is always challenging, and we are trying to prepare the best team so that it is ready to take on any opponent,” he stated.