It is nice to have the chance to stay in one place for more than a couple of days and Le Royal Meridien is not too shabby a place to be based for the next couple of days. We did a game last night which was a pretty poor event in the first half and only got slightly better in the second half thanks too an improvement by Kerala `Blasters, but it still finished with neither side managing to score and the goalkeepers really could have had a night off. Let's hope Chennaiyin put up a better display on Wednesday when they take on Mumbai FC at the Marina Arena. It is still Diwali here, The Festival of Light, 48 hours of fireworks going off all the time everywhere. The only fireworks on the pitch last night were after the final whistle when someone must have spoken out of turn and suddenly all the players and most of the coaching staff of both teams were in the middle of pitch with lots of pushing and shoving going on. These two teams have a bit of history for this sort of thing, notably a couple of punch ups at the end of last season. For some reason even Marco Materazzi, the Chennaiyin manager decided to get involved grabbing people by the next and allegedly giving someone a slap in the tunnel after it had all calmed down. I am pleased to say Steve Coppell and his assistant Wally Downes just stood back and watched from a safe distance, I think Steve was a bit concerned that he might have got in the way of Duwayne Kerr, the 6'5'' Jamaican goalkeeper for Chennaiyin who is a massive dude. I think because of the poor previous record of the Chennaiyin players, and Marco Materazzi who has been in trouble here before, the Chennai club could find itself being the subject of disciplinary matters yet again.
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AuthorRussell Osman is a former England & Ipswich Footballer, 4 Handicap Golfer and Father of 3. Archives
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