@red_devil On what basis you predict that , Chennaiyin had the best indian players(Correct me if i am wrong), and decent foreigner defenders ,mid fielders , and yes chennai has unknown foreign strikers ,but good all round balance .
I am not a big fan of Bete either, but stats speak for him
"Edel's presence in goal played a big hand in making Chennaiyin FC the league's meanest defence as the 29-year-old collected the Golden Glove Award. He conceded a goal every 90 minutes for Chennaiyin FC - the best by any goalkeeper in the league. Edel also conceded the least number of goals (13) and kept more clean sheets (6) than any other goalkeeper in the league."
I put that down to his solid defense with both ATK and Chennaiyin than him if anything. He made some horrendous mistakes last year that I am surprised he would be considered a #1 keeper still.
Edel bete is a loss ,but he is a costly player,ISL's reduced spending cap , and his replacement tall jamaican also good(looking at exp) .But i still don't know how team's like delhi,mumbai,pune,atk managed to get these foreign players with this spending cap. Anyway really happy to see the Chennaiyin fc's indian signings .
I dont think the spending cap has changed..infact marquees are supposed to be out of salary cap this season. Chennaiyin are taking cost cutting measures after having successful two seasons . Signings like Mendy Eder Riise Peluso Dudu Blasi indicates that....On the other hand MCFC ATK Delhi Neufc and even KBFC looks like they have a strengthened squad than last year.
Yeah marquees out of salary cup this season, This is to bring the better marquees, no more marquee player manager allowed but reduced the salary cap to 17.5 crore from last years 21 . Riise is smart choice ,he is consistent,defender marquees are really useful in isl unlike striker or midfielder ,only one exception is elano ,Riise is cheaper as well . I am sure Marco got increased pay for his role ,So its natural to find cost cutting else where . I don't know why keep mentioning mendy name ,he done superb there for couple of seasons ,fan fav as well . Eder,dudu,blasi is last choice players . After see dude stats it seems like OK 7 apps 4 goals for goa,13 apps 6 goals in 2016 .
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"Edel's presence in goal played a big hand in making Chennaiyin FC the league's meanest defence as the 29-year-old collected the Golden Glove Award. He conceded a goal every 90 minutes for Chennaiyin FC - the best by any goalkeeper in the league. Edel also conceded the least number of goals (13) and kept more clean sheets (6) than any other goalkeeper in the league."