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To play 4-3-3 or not! Kerala Blasters can’t win an ISL match because they have an identity crisis

Follow Us The biggest takeaway for Kerala Blasters’ head coach David Catala after his side lost a third Indian Super League (ISL) match in a row – to remain ‘pointless’ from the start of the season – was that getting too inventive was unwise. The Spaniard repeatedly said he ‘made a mistake’ after the Blasters lost 1-2 to Inter Kashi at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor in Kochi on Saturday, when a 5 pm kick-off witnessed a significant dip in attendance. Striker Victor Bertomeu scored an 84th-minute consolation after Nauris Petkevicius (34) and Alfred Planas Moya (78) put the visitors 2-0 up.

Victor Bertomeu is the only player to score for Kerala Blasters in the first three matches of the ISL 2025-26 season

Victor Bertomeu is the only player to score for Kerala Blasters in the first three matches of the ISL 2025-26 season

Credit: KBFC

Key Highlights

  • The Blasters had failed to score in their earlier matches (0-2 vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant and 0-1 vs Mumbai City).
  • Also Read Malayalis make up almost 40% of Kerala Blasters, but they must work harder to play regularly Catala’s mistake, which he said he had already conveyed to his players at half-time (presumably), was trying to replicate a defensive system he thought had been effective to a certain degree in the previous match against Mumbai.
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  • “I think I did not explain myself well and the system wasn’t good.
  • Even with five, we didn’t defend well,” Catala said.
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