SAFF Suzuki Cup: India 2-0 Sri Lanka- 5 talking points

#2 Indias wing play promising but lacked end product

India would have could have finished the game with a bigger win margin had their finishing been more clinical

Coach Constantine would have realized his team’s attack still lacks the level of potency he would like. The Blue Citizens got into clever positions at the wings. In fact, it looked like they had made their mind up to orchestrate most of their attacks from the flanks. But the likes of Pradhan, Chhetri, Narayan Das and Jeje were guilty of not making most of their chances.

They were successful in transitioning the ball from the back with pace, but were wasteful in the final third. The crosses kept surging in all night long, but accuracy was amiss. On a couple of occasions when the crosses were pinpoint, the players inside the box were wasteful. India’s first goal was a product of some slick wing play by Chhetri which was finished off by Robin Singh.

Testament to the untapped possibilities that potentially lies waiting to be made most of by Robin and company.