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ISL: Chennaiyin FC to play defensive football
Chennai, Nov 17 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC coach John Gregory has said his side will play more defensive football in the Indian Super League season 4 after the franchise conceded too many goals in the previous edition.
“We’ve spent more time on the defending side of our game in pre-season,” the former Aston Villa coach was quoted saying by goal.com on Thursday.
“Last season, we conceded almost two goals a game. We didn’t defend too well in the latter stages of matches and lacked mental toughness,” Gregory added.
The 63-year-old also said rotation system in football decreases the quality of the side and it puts the players and coaches under pressure.
“Rotation puts huge pressure on coaches and players. And with the foreign players, they’re generally not so young, in football terms. The quality of the team also goes down with such a chaotic system,” Gregory said.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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