ISL Season 8: It has been a breakthrough season for Prabhsukhan Singh Gill under the tutelage of head coach Ivan Vukomanvic. The young Kerala Blasters custodian has been exceptional for the Yellow Army this season ever since he got his chance due to Albino Gomes’ injury early on in the campaign. His stellar performances under the stick have helped win the Emerging Player of the Month for February. Follow all the ISL 2021-22 LIVE Updates only on InsideSport.IN
The youngster bagged two clean sheets in the month of February which took his tally to six clean sheets in total. Gill is currently the leading race to win the Golden Gloves this season courtesy of some exceptional saves and a watertight defence from the Kerala Blasters. His splendid 70.83% save percentage kept Vukomanovic’s men in the top reckoning even when their form slightly dipped after the COVID-19 induced break.
Congratulations are in order for the Golden Glove holder, @SukhanGill01 who picked up the Emerging Player of the Month Award for February 2022! 👏🏼
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The shot-stopper was picked by five out of the 15 experts as their top choice. In the second place, was ATK Mohun Bagan’s Liston Colaco, who was picked by four of the 15 experts.
Gill has been one of the most consistent players for not only Kerala Blasters but as a whole in the current campaign. He has featured in 15 games for the Blasters and has notched up 34 saves till now. His performances have ensured Vukomanovic and the Kerala Blasters fans that they can still compete even after Albino’s injury early. He has performed so well that he has now taken over the number one spot from Albino in the team.
overall the month of February was pretty average for the Yellow Army as Ivan Vukomanovic’s men played six games in the Indian Super League and won only three matches and lost to top two teams in Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC which pegged them back a little in the semifinals race. However, a win against Mumbai City FC have put their right back in contention as favourites to qualify as the fourth placed team.
Gill has become the fourth recipient of this award after Mumbai City FC’s Lalengmawia Ralte (November), ATK Mohun Bagan’s Liston Colaco (December), and Bengaluru FC’s Roshan Naorem Singh (January).
His exceptional performances have raised many eyebrows as Kerala Blasters fans want the club to extend the young custodian’s contract. Also with a lot of lacklustre goalkeeping performances, some fans want him to be picked by the national team head coach Igor Stimac.
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