Sunil Chhetri’s role under Roca might be a bit different
There were number of instances last season under Ashley Westwood when the Indian skipper (if you overlook the last game for India) was deployed on the left side of the attacking trio. Whilst he did decently cutting on from the left, it was certainly not his natural position and sometimes looked out of sorts on that side of the field.
He was back at his best during India’s thrashing of Puerto Rico as he played the role of the playmaker behind the main striker to near perfection. Chhetri was India’s focal point of attack and team as a whole reaped rewards as his technical brilliance helped the team’s play to flourish. And ended with a resounding victory for Team India.
Roca might have been watching and played him in a similar position with Chhetri dropping down time and again to link up play. In fact, it was his brilliant pass that led to Vineeth’s goal in the early proceedings.
