5 players who are crowd favourites in ISL season 2
What’s football without fans? The great success of the Indian Super League is down to the large number of fans it is drawing to the stadiums, along with people watching at home on their TV sets, an unknown phenomenon in Indian football.For any league or club in their initial stages, it is imperative to work on building a network of fans and increasing fan engagement to build strong loyalty. With stadium attendances of about 1.58 million, the 4th largest attended league in the world and TV viewership of over 127 million, the first season definitely made a good impression.One of the major factors behind it is the presence of star figures, who are continuously attracting crowds to the stadium and forcing people to switch on their television sets. While a few players are being liked by the crowds, some are getting a lot of adoration and adulation from the fans and are becoming crowd favourites.Here are the top 5 crowd favourites from this edition of the ISL:
#1 Roberto Carlos
One of the biggest names in world football and definitely the biggest in the Indian Super League, Roberto Carlos is a notch above his peers in the league in terms of stature. With great pedigree, Carlos is definitely the biggest crowd puller and the most popular player in the league.
Not just in the capital, people around the country have been excited and enthralled by the arrival of the Brazilian legend. Though he hasn’t been playing in all the matches, his presence adds a lot to the Delhi team and his name is a very big attraction and helps in getting people to the stadium.
The Dynamos Ultras have been very vocal in welcoming the master to India and have gone on to roll out chants and cheers for the full-back.
He has been judicious in terms of deciding his playing time and it is clear he is saving himself for the home games. The Delhi crowds want to watch him play and the Dynamos’ player-manager wants to continue keeping them happy.