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The former coach of Aston Villa has expressed his disappointment as to how his team went to Pune City …
Chennaiyin FC suffered another home defeat this season in the Indian Super League (ISL), while on their way to FC Pune City.
Coach John Gregory was questioned to find out if his team had missed the services of Inigo Calderon's experience, who separated from the club during the winter transfer.
"You can always talk about people who are not there. But it was the people present who had the opportunity to claim for themselves, for their careers. The people who came to the club, I always told them to do your best if you succeed, you will be there next week. He will always be missed.
"We could always say that we will miss Elano (Blumer), us (Bernard) Mendy, (Henrique) Sereno, Dhanpal Ganesh. But, they are not here and you have to continue. Those who are there must perform well, "said the English coach.
Gregory expressed his disappointment at the schoolboy mistakes that led to both goals scored by Marcelinho.
"When we went up 1-0, there was only one team that could win, it was us. We were totally in control of the game and then we gave two goals that I doubt you saw in a school yard. We had 95 minutes to win the match. They did not really do much to win it as such. That's another punch in the nose, "remarked Gregory.
The Chennaiyin FC has recorded the most goals this season in the league – 27. The defending champions have watched the shadow of the team that won the title of ISL last season with one of the most vivid defenses. He explained that the lack of depth of the team in some key areas and the suspension of Mailson Alves did not help their cause.
"Eli Sabia is a new player who came this summer and he was probably the most consistent for us this season without any question. No one has come close to the standard that he has executed too. Zotea played well in some games.
"Obviously, we have two children (Laldinliana Renthlei and Tondonba Singh) who are very green, very raw. They were immersed in the thick of it and were exposed because of their lack of experience. But these are the areas in which we do not have many options. They are learning the hard way, which is pretty sad, because when you badociate young boys to the team, you want to integrate them into a winning team, a strong team and not be under too much pressure.
"It has been difficult for them to get into a losing team rather than win a team where you can grow. We lost Mailson (Alves) for three games this season, which did not help. His presence in the team gives us a lot of defensive comfort. I certainly have trouble spending a day like this where we clearly had to win. "
C.K.Vineeth scored Chennaiyin FC's first goal on his second start since loaning Kerala Blasters. However, Gregory chose not to focus on the positives, as his team is at the bottom of the rankings with only five points.
"Yes, you are always looking for positives. But I'm not really looking for the positives now, because we have a lot of negatives to negotiate. I want a lot of matches and it will take a lot of time to recover from this situation today. It hurts more today than bad before.
"It's hard for the players too, but no one can complain because everyone has had a chance. For CK (Vineeth), it will revive him and give him confidence. Even Chris Herd when he arrived, he looked comfortable and he knew what he was doing. Today, in so many situations, it was not like us. We gave the ball in stupid situations, "he explained.
The next match for Chennaiyin FC is the match against Bengaluru FC, last season's finalist, who currently ranks first with 30 points.
"We will not have to pick us up this week because we know what we are going to do. We will not need to motivate many players on our team. It's a great derby game for us. We felt a bit unjustified in our defeat at Bengaluru earlier this season. We have a decision against us. Our luck has not really changed since that day.
"We will be excited for next Saturday without any questions. My players will know what is at stake. If we are able to win next week, then that might be a bit of an excuse for our fans. "
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