Bengaluru FC head coach Simon Grayson lauded his gamers for his or her combating spirit because the Blues recorded an eighth-straight win within the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 by beating FC Goa 3-1 on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
In what was an action-packed first half, each groups went stage into the break after Iker Guarrotxena cancelled out Sivasakthi Narayanan’s early opener.
Both sides had their probabilities within the second half, however quickfire objectives from Narayanan and substitute Pablo Perez sealed the tie in Bengaluru FC’s favour on Thursday night time.
The outcome put an finish to FC Goa’s playoff aspirations. On the opposite hand, Bengaluru FC have now climbed up to third within the ISL standings after a file eight wins on the bounce.
Grayson felt his aspect have been sloppy within the first half however lauded his gamers for combating via within the second half.
“We, at instances, acquired overrun in the midst of the pitch. That’s what FC Goa can do to you. If you retain the ball again to good footballing groups, it doesn’t matter what workforce or system you’re taking part in, good sides will all the time damage you and make it troublesome for you. And that’s what they did within the first half,” Grayson said in the post-match press conference.
“I made the players realise (at half time) that we haven’t played anywhere near to the levels we have played. I expect what they expect from themselves. I don’t think we have worked hard as we had done in the last few weeks.. Closing players down, shuffling across, not dropping deep.
“There’s a lot of things which we have done well that we didn’t do tonight. But that also goes down to a little bit of inexperience in the team. Bruno (Ramires) had to play at centre-back,” mentioned Grayson.
“I’m not saying that he’s at fault or something like that, I’m saying that gamers typically have to play in numerous positions and methods which isn’t simple to do. But we noticed it via and full credit score to the gamers. They stored going and acquired the outcome that we did,” he added.
Narayanan shone for Bengaluru FC by notching a brace, in what was yet another fantastic display by the youngster.
The 22-year-old is Bengaluru FC’s joint-highest goalscorer this season alongside Javier Hernandez, with six goals to his name.
“Siva is a goalscorer. He is always on the move. Nobody would have expected Siva to score the first goal with a header. It was a good delivery but he is always on the move, expecting the ball to land at his feet or in and around him. That’s what the kid does. He works hard in training and his stats are higher than anybody. Once you do extra (work), this, that and the other (stuff), you will get rewarded. And he got his (reward) today,” Grayson said.
The Blues have already sealed their place within the playoffs and are at present on a club-record eight-game successful streak.
After a sluggish begin to the season, the Blues have bounced again in model to attain the playoffs. They are the one workforce in 2023 that’s but to face a defeat. Grayson referred to as for his aspect to keep grounded and play with a mindset to get higher in every recreation.
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“There’s a tremendous line between confidence and overconfidence and we’ve to keep that stage of humbleness and level-headedness and that definitely gained’t come from me. They can have their restoration on Sunday after which we are going to put together for each time and wherever we’ve to play. That’s the identical form of perspective that has acquired us to the place we are actually,” he said.
“The message every time we leave the dressing room is that we have to be better than the previous game. And that’s what we have to keep focusing on. We haven’t done anything. We have won eight games which is a great record. We have won the Durand Cup, but that’s it. If we want to win anything we got to win a few more games,” Grayson concluded.
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