# ISL 2021-22: Chennaiyin FC team preview

URL: https://technosports.co.in/isl-2021-22-chennaiyin-fc-team-preview/  
Published: 2021-11-18  
Updated: 2021-11-18  
Author: Arsh Das

The 2021 ISL season is about to begin, and the proceedings start on November 19. As part of the buildup to the new season, we take a look at all the teams in the league. In this article, we close up on Chennaiyin FC and their team profile. 

## Chennaiyin FC Tentative Squad 

**Goalkeepers**: Vishal Kaith, Samik Mitra, Debjit Majumder, Devansh Dabas.

**Defenders**: Reagan Singh, Salam Ranjan Singh, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Narayan Das, Deepak Devrani, Davinder Singh, Slavko Damjanovic, Balaji Ganesan.

**Midfielders**: Ninthoi Meetei, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rafael Crivellaro (C), Ariel Borysiuk, Anirudh Thapa, Germanpreet Singh, Aman Chetri, Melroy Assisi, Subhadip Majhi.

**Forwards**: Johnson Mathews, Rahim Ali, Jobby Justin, Mirlan Murzaev, Suhail Pasha, Vladimir Koman, Lukasz Gikiewicz 

## Chennaiyin FC Team Profile 

With only three wins last season, Chennaiyin finished eighth in the table. The season was quite underwhelming for the two-time ISL winners. Following their performance last year, Csaba Laszlo was sacked. Chennaiyin FC have now signed [Bozidar Bandovic](https://www.indiansuperleague.com/features/after-success-in-thailand-chennaiyin-fc-coach-bozidar-bandovic-eyes-glory-in-hero-isl) as the new head coach of the team. 

They managed to retain the services of Rafael Crivellaro over the summer, and have also signed a number of new players such as Narayan Das and Debit Majumdar. The midfield will be Chennaiyin’s biggest strength, with names like Anirudh Thapa, Vladimir Koman and Ariel Borysiuk. 

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Attackers Lukasz Gikiewicz and Mirlan Murzaev will also provide a huge benefit to the forward line of the team. Their weakness lies on the opposite side of the pitch, with Slavko Damjanovic the only overseas centre-back. 

The other Indian defenders will have to step up their confidence on the ball to ensure that they reduce errors as much as possible. Chennaiyin start their campaign against [Hyderabad FC](https://technosports.co.in/2021/11/17/isl-2021-22-hyderabad-fc-team-preview/) on November 23.