East Bengal was thrashed in their 1st game of the ISL 2022-23 against Kerala Blasters.The defense of East Bengal was completely helpless in front of Adrian Luna and Ivan Vukomanovic.They lost the match by 3-1.

1.Substituting Souvik Chakrabarti with              Amarjit Singh Kiyam

Souvik Chakrabarti’s ability to hold the ball in midfield helped EB( East Bengal) to stay defensively in the 1st match. But Amarjit Singh Kiyam looked totally unfit when he was introduced. He gave away the possession too easily on several cases. His poor blocking was one of the main reasons behind the second goal of the match.

2.Using players out of their actual positions In the match against Kerala Blasters, 

Charalambos Kyriacou was used as LB in place of RB/CB. It affected his game. He looked clueless regarding his positioning. During every attack, the ball traversed to his wrong foot which compelled him to make wrong passes.

3.Continuing Sumeet Passi for 90 mins

Sumeet Passi was looked totally clueless. His poor communicatio