Never underestimate the power of Bollywood. You can sell ice to an Eskimo if Ranbir Kapoor is sponsoring it.
So Kerala Blasters have steadily worked their way to 3rd spot. 1 point behind leaders. We've been the most creative team all along and now with defensive solidity (1 goal conceded in last 5 matches) and slightly better finishing, things are looking up.
Iain Hume is really the key man. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Hume Very intelligent and skillful, often burdened with finishing the moves as well..
But we did have a Muntari ghost goal moment to benefit us in the last game against Kolkata. Ironically, Luis Garcia was the player whose goal got disallowed - naturally cosmic justice paying him back for his ghost goal against Chelsea all those years ago.
http://www.starsports.com/football/...86/matchvideos/vod/videoid=1366814/index.html
Kerala crowd is brilliant too. I had gone for their last away match here in Delhi. Kerala fans outshouted the Delhi guys easily.. Del Piero is a little painful to watch nowadays. Nothing he tried was working that day - easily marked and controlled.
I will support the fuck out of a club that takes in a Maldivian player. Like I will legit watch their matches and buy jerseys and shit.It is the future. 48,000 is the average attendance for Blasters home matches. Can anyone in Serie A match that. And eventually we may look at Maldivian clubs as well.
It is the future. 48,000 is the average attendance for Blasters home matches. Can anyone in Serie A match that. And eventually we may look at Maldivian clubs as well.
Nesta-Materazzi central defense Amazing.
Wtf Goa are in the semis? Weren't they bottom of the league just a few weeks ago?
Must be that Virat Kohli clutch DNA coming through
Why wasn't Sandro playing btw?
Comparison would be Serie B. Kramaric would score a goal a game I suppose. Torres would fail - defending standards are rather good. Offensive standards are so-so.
Kerala blitzed Nesta's Chennai 3-0 in the first leg of the first semi. The other semi ended goal-less between Kolkata and Goa.
Nesta of course looks tired and old. Sad to see him this way, but I'm not complaining.
Amazing stuff yesterday. Kerala down to 10 men in the first half. Chennai chipped in with a goal every 20 mins after that and tied it at 3-0. Nesta pulled his hamstring in between. Materazzi sent off in extra-time and Kerala changed gears with 10 vs 10. Winner in the 116th minute from Pearson. These guys are becoming major cult heroes back in Kerala. Pearson, Hume, David James..
Kochi has become the 2nd best average attendance stadium outside Europe, after River Plate's stadium. Including Europe, we are 15th. Ahead of Milan.
Goa vs Kolkata the other semi in the 2nd half of extra-time now. Still tied 0-0. Awaiting penalties.