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ISL 2023-24: We are happy but I expect even more, says Bengaluru FC’s Gerard Zaragoza after win against Chennaiyin FC

Bengaluru FC head coach Gerard Zaragoza was delighted with a 1-0 win against Chennaiyin FC at the Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru in the Indian Super League on Wednesday but he expects even more from his players.

Australian winger Ryan Williams scored for the Blues in the 62nd minute to give a decisive lead to his team. The home team dominated the possession with 57% and took two shots on target.

“The first half we had chances. Second half, we finally won the game 1-0. We are happy but I expect even more because we could have scored two or three more easy goals. And I think that the confidence (was less after a defeat in our previous game). When you win games, the goals are easy. But when you don’t win, it’s not easy to score. We have things to arrange, things to improve. We are on the way (there),” he stated in the post-match press conference.

After a goalless first-half draw, Zaragoza added Oliver Drost and Halicharan Narzary to the final XI as substitutes in the second half and the duo added a lot of energy on the pitch.

“It’s the first time since I came here that I see in my bench players that can change the match. That does not mean that the players before (who were on the bench) have no quality. But they are too young and they need to learn from these experiences and go step by step inside (the pitch). The players that entered the pitch were amazing. Maybe they changed the match. They were doing well and just before we scored I was waiting for Siva(sakthi Narayanan) to enter. We had him on the bench. We had a very good bench today and that’s important,” he said.

Meanwhile, Bengaluru FC had lost against Marina Machans earlier in December and they were able to take their revenge in their second clash of the season. This was the third win of the season for Bengaluru FC and they will look to build on it.

Bengaluru FC will next take on Jamshedpur FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on Sunday.

 

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