I-League 2017 - Bengaluru FC 2-0 Chennai City - 5 talking points

Chennai City held on for long but two quick goals gave the home team the 3 points (Image Courtesy: IBTimes)

#2 Careless Chennai need to pass the ball better

The newcomers defended for large sections of the game against Bengaluru (Image of Chennai City vs Minerva Punjab)

So many times, it’s about getting the simple things right. Against Bengaluru FC, the away side almost seemed reluctant to play football. There’s no doubt that Bengaluru looked the better side on the night. But they were aided by some lackadaisical passing from Chennai.

On far too many occasions, the men in yellow and green conceded procession without a fight. It wasn’t as if Albert Roca’s men were on the heels of the opposition. The side from Tamil Nadu had ample time to play the ball from the back. But they chose either to heave it away into orbit or ended up gifting possession to a man in blue. Robin Charles and his men will continue to face quality teams in the coming weeks.

But not every team will be as generous as Bengaluru. The champions had an off day in a game where they should have scored much more.

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