Mohammedan SC head coach Andrey Chernyshov said he wasn’t happy with the goalless draw against derby rivals East Bengal FC in the ongoing Indian Super League at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata on Saturday.
Mohammedan SC dominated the possession with 74.7% and took five shots on target. However, Chernyshov’s men could not take advantage after the opposition was reduced to nine men as Mahesh Naorem Singh and Nandhkumar Sekar received red cards before the half-an-hour mark.
Chernyshov said in the post-match press conference, “We are not happy with the result because when you play against nine players, you need to win and you need to score. We did everything for that — we got into the box, delivered many crosses, and created scoring chances, but we weren’t good in the final actions and missed many opportunities. With one team having 11 players and the other only nine, people expect us to win. But it ended this way, and we are not happy with the result.”
Despite creating a lot of chances Mohamadden SC could not put themselves in front and when asked about what went wrong, Chernyshov said, “It was the last pass, the last shot — we need to be more confident going forward in attack and deliver better crosses. We made too many wrong passes, which isn’t normal. We’ve worked on that, and we want to change this situation. But sometimes players start playing without confidence; they worry about making mistakes, and then they begin to make those very mistakes.”
Despite playing against a nine-man team, Mohamadden SC failed to take advantage, Chernyshov said: “You can play with 4-5 strikers, but the problem [isn’t] about the number of attacking players; it’s about the last ball or other actions.”
Speaking on the substitution of Alexis, Chernyshov explained, “Alexis is still not so good, we spoke with him…and then we [made the] decision to bring Cesar because if one player is not ready for the 45 minutes, then it’s better to change him.”
Mohammedan SC will next take on Bengaluru FC at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata on 27th November.
