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Consistency and finishing - what Lallianzuala Chhangte need to take the next step

After years of being nearly there, Chhangte needs to take the next step at Chennaiyin FC...

Four years ago, Lallianzuala Chhangte burst into the Indian football scene with a brace against Nepal in the 2015 SAFF Cup held in Thiruvananthapuram. He became the second-youngest Indian goalscorer at the national level when he beat his marker with a neat stepover after cutting inside from the right flank and curled an excellent shot into the top left corner of the net.

The then India head coach Stephen Constantine was worried about the teenage sensation getting hyped up with an overflow of media attention.