ISL 2022-23: Currently, we are happy with our squad – Ivan Vukomanovic reveals his transfer plans

Kerala Blasters FC head coach Ivan Vukomanovic has revealed they are happy with their current squad and they will only make a purchase in the January transfer window if they will need a quality player. The previous season’s runners-up had not bought any player during the transfer window in the last edition of the tournament.

Kerala Blasters FC have got off to a decent start in the ongoing ninth season of the Hero ISL, winning six matches out of the 10 they have played. They have suffered three losses so far and have managed one drawn game.

Thus, the Tuskers are currently in fourth place in the standings with a total of 19 points. Ivan Vukomanovic has played a key role in the success of the team and he would want to continue the good show for the team.
Kerala Blasters FC head coach Ivan Vukomanovic has revealed they are happy with their current squad and they will only make a purchase in the January transfer window if they will need a quality player. The previous season’s runners-up had not bought any player during the transfer window in the last edition of the tournament.

Kerala Blasters FC have got off to a decent start in the ongoing ninth season of the Hero ISL, winning six matches out of the 10 they have played. They have suffered three losses so far and have managed one drawn game.

Thus, the Tuskers are currently in fourth place in the standings with a total of 19 points. Ivan Vukomanovic has played a key role in the success of the team and he would want to continue the good show for the team.

Before their 1-1 draw against Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters had won five matches on the bounce.

Vukomanovic said in the press conference, “As a coach, you always welcome extra quality, that’s for sure. So far we are very happy with the squad we have. I think last year we were maybe the only team in Hero ISL who did not make a move in the January period. Even though it was a difficult period for us, you know full of COVID and players were reluctant to join because of the isolation. Now, at this moment we are happy with the squad, if now coming closer to January anything positive happens because in the transfer window you never know what will happen. And one moment one day there is like a door opening. There is a possibility you can acquire one player, you can find somebody with quality. Of course, you can go for it and you will go for it. So far there are no moments. Everybody’s sitting still. Everybody starts talking. There are some rumours but so far in our camp, there is nothing that’s concrete. If anything opens of course we’re going to react of course but so far we have our positions covered. We will see later if something moves of course. Like I said anything possible we’ll do it, if not, we’ll continue.”

Meanwhile, Prashant Mohan played for Kerala Blasters FC before making a move to Marina Machans.

The Serbian shed light on the team’s decision to let the youngster go. He said, “As a player, after a certain number of years, you enter into one period of comfort zone where actually you need new energy, you need new boosting, like a boost in your back, to fly again and then, we were thinking like for him it will be the best to get some playing minutes which actually now in maybe our situation it would be difficult for him and in the football way it happens. He’s a great guy. He’s a good player and I liked him a lot being with us. But then in one moment now we see that it was good for him to actually go there feeling new energy, feeling new things and blessing him that he’s playing at a high level now. So we hope that for him, his future will be alright. So this is how it goes. If we get to know the players, they come, they go and it’s the same thing with coaches. So he had that moment after so many years that maybe he needed this new energy.”

Kerala Blasters will next take on Odisha FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi on 26th December.

Before their 1-1 draw against Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters had won five matches on the bounce.

Vukomanovic said in the press conference, “As a coach, you always welcome extra quality, that’s for sure. So far we are very happy with the squad we have. I think last year we were maybe the only team in Hero ISL who did not make a move in the January period. Even though it was a difficult period for us, you know full of COVID and players were reluctant to join because of the isolation. Now, at this moment we are happy with the squad, if now coming closer to January anything positive happens because in the transfer window you never know what will happen. And one moment one day there is like a door opening. There is a possibility you can acquire one player, you can find somebody with quality. Of course, you can go for it and you will go for it. So far there are no moments. Everybody’s sitting still. Everybody starts talking. There are some rumours but so far in our camp, there is nothing that’s concrete. If anything opens of course we’re going to react of course but so far we have our positions covered. We will see later if something moves of course. Like I said anything possible we’ll do it, if not, we’ll continue.”

Meanwhile, Prashant Mohan played for Kerala Blasters FC before making a move to Marina Machans.

The Serbian shed light on the team’s decision to let the youngster go. He said, “As a player, after a certain number of years, you enter into one period of comfort zone where actually you need new energy, you need new boosting, like a boost in your back, to fly again and then, we were thinking like for him it will be the best to get some playing minutes which actually now in maybe our situation it would be difficult for him and in the football way it happens. He’s a great guy. He’s a good player and I liked him a lot being with us. But then in one moment now we see that it was good for him to actually go there feeling new energy, feeling new things and blessing him that he’s playing at a high level now. So we hope that for him, his future will be alright. So this is how it goes. If we get to know the players, they come, they go and it’s the same thing with coaches. So he had that moment after so many years that maybe he needed this new energy.”

Kerala Blasters will next take on Odisha FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi on 26th December.