Thus, the Englishman extended his contract for the following season and hoped that he would defend the title successfully. But, a string of poor performance from the defending champions saw them struggling at the bottom of the table.
Chennaiyin tasted a little success as they finished as runners up of the 2019 HERO Super Cup. They also had a moderate run in the AFC Cup where couldn’t go past the group stage.
Many of them believed that it would be the last season for the John Gregory has the head coach of the Marina Machans. But, he once again extended his stay with the club and made some shocking changes to the squad. He released fan favourites like Raphael Augusto, Mailson Alves and roped experienced Maltese Striker Andre Schembri and Lithuanian forward Nerijus Valskis to boost the team’s attack.
But these changes couldn’t revive the team back to glory since they lost 3 out of 4 matches without scoring a goal in the ongoing ISL season. Before the International break, the 65-year-old coach hinted at resignation but continued his job till yesterday where they drew 2-2 against Odisha FC.
The club in a statement on November 30, 2019 (today) announced,
It will be interesting to see who replaces him in the next few days. Chennaiyin will be playing their next match on December 9, 2019, against Jamshedpur in an away game.
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