Chennaiyin FC’s diminutive striker Jeje Lalpekhlua has been in fine form over the last few games of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) and overall in the tournament too. The Indian international has been impressing fans and pundits alike with his skills and tenacious playing style.The Mizo forward has scored twice and provided one assist and has five shots on target overall. Against Mumbai City FC in the previous game, he was a constant thorn in the opposition defence as he harried and hassled them into mistakes. Earlier, the 23-year-old player helped Marco Materazzi’s side to seal all three points with a strike against FC Pune City, his second in the campaign.Jeje has certainly stepped up to the plate and has definitely captured national attention with his performances. This has led to him being chosen as the “Player of the Week” for the week ending 23 November 2014 by the ISL fans.Abhishek Bachchan, co-owner of Chennaiyin FC, was quick to congratulate Jeje on being voted “Player of The Week. The Bollywood star tweeted: “Congratulations @jejefanai for being voted ISL PLAYER OF THE WEEK. Proud of you. #CHE #LetsFootball @ChennaiyinFC #SuperMacha.”"It's an honour to be named Player of the Week. I would like to thank my coaches, management and teammates for supporting me and the fans for their votes. These individual accolades give you confidence to perform even better but the most important target for me is to help Chennaiyin FC win the ISL,” Jeje told indiansuperleague.com.
