Anas Edathodika scored his first goal of the Hero Indian Super League in Delhi Dynamos FC’s 3-1 win over FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday evening. Besides scoring the goal, Anas also performed his defenders duties to a tee and it only needed a brilliant free-kick from Adrian Mutu towards the end to breach Delhi’s defence. Following their fifth win this season, Anas spoke to indiansuperleague.com and expressed his joy at the Lions’ and his own success. Here are the excerpts.How different did you find this game compared to the ones that have gone by?This was an important game for us. A win was a must. The league has become unpredictable. I want to thank my fans, first of all, and I want to thank [Florent] Malouda as well for motivating me all the time. I’m very happy to win this match.Do you feel confident about taking this good form ahead?We may feel confident but what’s important here is to never give up the fight. The situation is such that three point from every match is a necessity."The situation is such that three point from every match is a necessity."Anas EdathodikaDelhi played an attacking game from the beginning, was it pre-decided?Had we not won this match, the pressure would have been carried forward to the next game. We could have slid down the table as well. Therefore, the coach employed an attacking strategy today.How would you analyse your performance today?I wouldn’t be the best judge of that. All I can say is that I do it for the team.
