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  Internet Desk: I-League new entrant Chennai City FC have sacked their chief coach Robin Charles Raja due to their poor performance in the ongoing I-League. The Tamil Nadu based franchise lost their last five out of seven matches and are currently placed at the bottom of the points table of the Hero I-League. According to The New Indian Express, Raja was informed by the management through a phone call on Tuesday evening. “The management told him that they had to make a change after the start that team has made to the season,” said an unnamed source to Express. “While Chennai City is at the bottom of the table, it was expected that Robin would get a bit more leeway, considering he had just a month to put together a team.” The outgoing coach told the media, “The management called me to inform their decision. They said the sponsors were unhappy with the results. I’m happy with what I’ve done, especially in our home matches. In the limited time, I don’t think anybody could have done a better job.” According to the media report, the team’s assistant coach Andrew Oakley will take over Raja’s position while a replacement is found.