2. Enes Sipović
The Bosnian defender will deploy as a right centre-back for Kerala Blasters for the upcoming season, filling in the gap whose onus was previously fulfilled by Bakary Koné.
Enes Sipović plied his trade for Chennaiyin FC in the last season. He played 18 matches for the Marina Machans, registering 1,472 minutes under his belt, playing the entire course of the game for 14 games. He has also registered a passing accuracy of 84% with 64 clearances and 99 interceptions to his name. (Sources – Wyscout and Transfermarkt).
As previously seen in the pre-season and the Durand Cup games, Enes Sipović is seen to be gelling with the coach’s tactics quite smoothly; stopping the ball, carrying the ball, holding the position, and so on. Hence, the fans can expect a decent performance from the 31-year-old Bosnian.
Enes Sipović has the experience of playing several other leagues and competitions such as the Botola Pro Inwi (Moroccan 2nd division), Liga 1 (Romanian 1st division), Premijer Liga (First-tier at Bosnia-Herzegovina), and so on. In his career, he has played a total of 195 games and contributed to eight goals (scoring seven and assisting one). Looking at Sipović’s stats from 2017/18 and after, he has played 95 matches with a passing accuracy of 82%, 344 clearances and 459 interceptions. (Sources – Wyscout and Transfermarkt).
Tactically speaking, Enes seems to be a handpicked player.