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So true.
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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.
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.
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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.
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He has been like that all season.Really disappointed with him .
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.
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Omg Omg Omg Omg http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/fo...o-join-Chennaiyin-FC/articleshow/45278782.cms
Sandrooooooo Nestaaaaaaaa
Sandrooooooo Nestaaaaaaaa
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Sandro Nesta is coming! Sandro Nesta is coming! Sandro Nesta is coming! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! I might just resign my job, become a Chennaiyin groupie and travel the country with the team. I'll sleep in the gutter and give up my left nut. Alessandro fucking Nesta!
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Nesta-Materazzi central defense 
Amazing.
Amazing.
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Beats Serie A in average attendance 4th best in the world now.
4th best in the world now.
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Nesta-Materazzi central defense
Captain of Nesta's team: ..............Bojan Djordjic.
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Also in his team is.. Eric Djemba-Djemba #youremember 
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Kristof van Hout is single-handedly keeping Delhi in the race for the top 4 actually. Several excellent saves.
League table looks crazy now. Chennai the only team to almost ensure semis. All other 7 teams in with a chance with 2/3 matches to go for each.
League table looks crazy now. Chennai the only team to almost ensure semis. All other 7 teams in with a chance with 2/3 matches to go for each.
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Not sure of any fight; none has been reported. But the coach has been benching Del Piero consistently (rightly so; Del Piero has been really poor so far).. Perhaps the after-effects of that.
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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.
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.
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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
Bottom of the league and suddenly a 7-match no-loss streak after Zico changed formation to 4-2-3-1 (from 4-4-1-1). Couple of wingers doing very well including an Indian young guy. Defense got fixed after the formation change. Most in-form team in the league at present.
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I liked Sandro's reaction when Matrix was asked to proceed through the tunnel after his red card, as if he's seen it happen many times before.
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He played 1st half I guess, was subbed off for hamstring injury.
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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.
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.
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Football fever has caught on brilliantly in Kerala. This is the first time that we have CL winners and WC winners coming to this part of the world to play competitive games. Amazing stuff indeed. A welcome change from the constant bickering about alcohol prohibition (madyanirodhanam).