ISL 2022-23: NorthEast United FC ISL 2022-23 LIVE – NorthEast United FC will look forward to forgetting last season’s blues as they enter the Indian Super League 2022-23 season with a new zest. going under a complete revamping from head coach to the foreign contingent, the Highlanders are anticipating a season of triumph. Follow Indian Super League and ISL 2022-23 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) September 24, 2022
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NorthEast United FC finished in the second last position last season right above East Bengal FC. In the process, they won only three games while drawing five. The defense worried out the management as they conceded the highest number of goals. 43 goals were scored past the team while they could score only 25. In an attempt to turn around things for themselves., the Highlanders ropes in Marco Balbul as the head coach ahead of the ninth edition of ISL.
Marco Balbul, the Highlanders’ new head coach, is a 55-year-old former Israeli national team assistant coach. Balbul has worked as both an assistant and head coach at various Israeli clubs. During the Euro U-21 qualifiers, he even managed the Israeli U-21 team. Balbul also served as the national team’s interim manager following the unexpected exit of Willi Ruttensteiner.
The main task for the NEUFC head coach will be to put an end to the club’s subsequent woes and qualify for the ISL playoffs in the coming season. NorthEast United have only been able to qualify for the ISL playoffs twice in their history, once in 2018/19 under Eelco Schattorie and once in 2020/21 under Khalid Jamil.
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Balbul brought with him a series of new foreign signings like defender Michael Jakobsen, Spanish midfielder Jon Gaztañaga, Romain Philippoteaux, and former England U21 forward Matt Derbyshire in order to bolster playoff chances.
As much importance he put in roping in attributed foreigners, he even assembled a good Indian squad. Custodian Arindam Bhattacharya joined the Highlanders from East Bengal FC. While Gokulam Kerala mainstays Emil Benny and Jithin MS also joined the squad. NorthEast United recently brought in the services of former Indian Arrows skipper Parthib Gogoi who had quite an impressive stint in the SAFF U20 championships.
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How NorthEast United should line up?
Arindam Bhattacharya (Goal Keeper), Michael Jakobsen, Gaurav Bora, Provat Lakra, Joe Zoherliana, Pragyan Sundar Gogoi, Jon Gaztañaga, Romain Philippoteaux, Matt Derbyshire, Emil Benny and Jithin MS.
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