Panaji (Goa) (India), December 20 (ANI): After stumbling to a 1-2 defeat against Chennaiyin FC in the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL), FC Goa head coach Juan Ferrando said his team’s performance was not up to the mark and a lot of mistakes were made.
Chennaiyin FC finally managed to record a win after five matches with a 2-1 victory over FC Goa in the seventh season of the ISL at the Fatorda Stadium, Goa on Saturday. In a match that saw 39 shots on target, Rahim Ali (53′) scored the winner after Jorge Ortiz (9′) cancelled out Rafael Crivellaro’s (5′) opener.
“I’m disappointed with the game. We weren’t good, we made a lot of mistakes. Some players are tired. I’m totally disappointed today. The most important thing now is to recover. Sometimes we decide on the same starting eleven, but it’s not possible in this situation. It’s not an excuse, but it’s the real situation for us,” said Ferrando during the post-match press conference.
“Now the most important thing is to talk to the players. The last few days are very difficult because you have to adjust some details when you lose a match. But today I am sad,” he added.
Alexander Romario Jesuraj has been brilliant for FC Goa in the previous games but his absence in the game against Chennaiyin FC was noticeable.
“We put Romario in because he is good at defending. Of course he needs to improve more. But today is not a good example to evaluate,” said Ferrando.
FC Goa is currently seventh in the ISL points table with 8 points from seven matches. The team will take on Jamshedpur Fc on Wednesday. (ANI)
