New Delhi: Former Chennaiyin FC player and Liverpool legend John Arne Riise expressed his interest in returning to India albeit in a coaching role.
While Chennaiyin FC recorded their fifth win of the season at Jamshedpur on Thursday, creating a four point clear lead on the points table their fanzone seemed to have increased as far as the USA where the Norway born Riise joined the ‘Marina Machans’ in celebraring the important win.
“Well done mate!! Calm penalty,” commented the former AS Roma star on Jeje Lalpekhlua’s tweet. The Mizoram shooter scored the only goal of the match when he converted a penalty in the 41st minute, his fourth in the league this season.
Jeje had tweeted his heartfelt thanks to the ‘Marina Machans’ fans who had flocked out in numbers to support their beloved club even in the away match.
The Southern leaders with 16 points look the early favourites for the title and Riise who appeared for Delhi Dynamos first before joining Chennaiyin after coming out of retirement claimed that he watches all the games and follow the league throughout at the same time also expressing his desire to return to the country soon in a coaching role.
“I follow every game of course. Will be there soon as coach I hope,” Sarita y Norwegian star who with 110 international appearances is the highest capped player in Norway.
Although with no coaching experience such a tweet will surely alert a few franchise like NorthEast United and Delhi Dynamos who seem to having a hard time in the league lingering at the bottom two positions in the 10 men table.
Meanwhile, Jeje with 17 goals in ISL, has now equaled the record of Stiven Mendoza as the all-time highest scorer for Chennaiyin FC.
The 2015 champions next face a depleted Delhi Dynamos at home on seventh of January, 2018.