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'Less pressure without fans, risky centre back role' - Jeakson Singh's season at Kerala Blasters

Jeakson Singh is excited about the upcoming Indian national team stint under head coach Igor Stimac.

Having been a regular in the Kerala Blasters team in the past two editions of the Indian Super League (ISL), the 19-year-old explained to Goal about his fresh set of experiences in the recently concluded season where he has had to play in unfamiliar positions.

What Jeakson had to say

Being called up for the national team camp for the second successive time despite the Blasters finishing a dismal second from bottom with just 17 points from 20 games, he said, "I'm very excited about sharing the dressing room with legends like Sandesh (Jhingan) bhai or [Sunil] Chhetri bhai.