Indian Football Team Player Watch: Jithin, Ali & Sangwan impress; Liston need to improve

Many Indian players have shown a good level of competency this week.

Khel Now is back with another analysis of the Indian football team players. This time the names of 25 players who represented the nation in the match against Malaysia in an international friendly have been listed again.

This report has been prepared based on the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 Game Week 13 to keep the players’ performance updated while keeping an eye on the upcoming international assignments.

The performances of the 23 players till the Game week 13 of ISL.

Amrinder Singh – NA

Aakash Sangwan – 7

Aakash Sangwan was solid at the left-back position for FC Goa. Sangwan recorded six clearances, four tackles and one interception while winning the majority of his ground and aerial duels. He also executed a key pass.

Anwar Ali – 7.5

Anwar Ali played in the middle of the park this week and gave a good account of himself. He executed a key pass and won the ball cleanly on most occasions. Ali also made six clearances, four interceptions and three tackles across two games.

Asish Rai – 6.5

He made bombing runs forward and also made notable contributions at the back. He executed two clearances and interceptions each while recording one tackle. Ashish also won all of his ground duels.

Brandon Fernandes – 7

Brandon executed 87% of his passes to perfection, including a key pass. He won eight ground duels along with three tackles, one clearance and one interception.

Chinglensana Singh Konsham – NA

Edmund Lalrindika – NA

Farukh Chaudhary – 6.5

Farukh came off the bench, but couldn’t avoid a defeat for his side. However, he managed to complete 83% of passes while making two tackles.

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu – NA

Jeakson Singh Thounaojam – NA

Lalengmawia – 7

Apuia maintained a passing precision of 80%. He also recorded two tackles, one clearance and one interception. He also won three ground duels and completed four long balls.

Lallianzuala Chhangte – 7

Chhangte had a shot on target and completed 81% of his passes. He also executed a key pass while winning four ground duels. He pulled off one clearance and one tackle as well. 

Liston Colaco – 6.5

Liston managed to complete 90% of his passes, including a key pass. However, he lost the ball 12 times and was flagged offside three times. Colaco also pulled off a tackle.

Manvir Singh – 7

Manvir had a decent outing. He completed 24/31 passes, including one key pass. Singh also created one big chance and had a shot off target. Additionally, he won seven ground duels and six aerial duels.

Mehtab Singh – 7

Mehtab was one of the best-performing Indian players this week. He made four clearances, one tackle and interception each. Additionally, he completed 94% of his passes and also had a shot on target. Singh also won seven duels.

Rahul Bheke – NA

Roshan Singh Naorem – NA

Subhasish Bose – 7

The left-back made five interceptions, four tackles and three clearances. He also won seven aerial duels and eight ground duels. Moreover, he completed 2/3 of his attempted dribbles.

Suresh Singh Wangjam – NA

Vishal Kaith – 7

Vishal failed to keep a clean sheet but managed to pull off four saves and two high claims. He also made an important clearance.

Thoiba Singh – NA

Hmingthanmawia Ralte – 7

He was very good and kept things tight at the back. He made four tackles and two interceptions. He won six duels and completed a lot of his passes, including one key pass. 

Sandesh Jhingan – 7

Sandesh Jhingan had a busy outing this week. He made seven clearances and one tackle. Jhingan won all of his ground duels and the majority of his aerial duels.

Jithin MS – 7

Jithin was one of the best players to watch this week. He racked up an assist and executed three key passes with an accuracy of 77%. He also had two shots blocked.

Vibin Mohanan – NA

Irfan Yadwad – 7

Irfan made two key passes and also had a shot off-target. He won five duels and made two tackles as well. Yadwad came very close to scoring but ended up hitting the woodwork.

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