Beautifully played HFC. Really winning a point against MCFC is really well. Here are some of my observations.
Beautiful defensive shape for HFC.
Sana, akash and asish these Indians are very brave in defense.
Hali can be introduced earlier.
AJ was brilliant with his tackle.
Mfall again very impressive.
More of a tactical battle and surely HFC wins that.
[ I REALLY DONT KNOW WHETHER YOU PEOPLE HAVE NOTICED IT OR NOT, IN THIS ISL INJURY TIMES ARE I THINK PRE DECIDED. EVERY MATCH IN FIRST HALF 2MIN. AND IN SECOND HALF 5MIN. HOW COME THIS IS POSSIBLE?]
Mumbai City FC have gone unbeaten for 10-straight games, making it their longest unbeaten run in Hero ISL history. Previous best - 9 games in 2018-19 under Jorge Costa.
"Obviously, I’m not happy because we always want to win three points. The draw is a fair result though, because we didn’t play well and Hyderabad FC was clever.
I didn’t want to lose an important player for ten days. Hugo Boumous was rested for that reason. He wasn’t 100% and I have other players who can do the job well. That’s the advantage of having an amazing squad and everyone is ready to step up.
My strategy for every game is different. I need to choose the best playing XI based on the opponent. And that’s why I’ve been alternating between Adam le Fondre and Bartholomew Ogbeche. Hopefully, we continue this unbeaten run (10 games now) and go into the ISL season seven playoffs as the top-ranked team."
"More or less, we played according to plan. They were better than us in the first leg. Maybe they had better possession tonight, but we played really well.
Today, we were compact in defence and Mumbai hardly found any empty space. So, I’m very proud of my players. We had the problem with Fran Sandaza, our other No. 9. Practically, Aridane Santana is forced to play every minute. I knew if he had to be fully fit for the next game, I had to take him out in the 70th minute."
Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC fought out an intense goalless draw in tonight’s contest. Chances were aplenty but both sets of defence held their ground and kept all threats at bay. The Islanders now sit 6 points clear on top of the table, and Hyderabad FC remain 4th. Points shared in Bambolim; on to the next one.
Highlights - Mumbai City FC 0-0 Hyderabad FC - Match 60
Marquez said he is happy with the draw as it was a fair result even though his team created more clear-cut chances in the game.
“I’m very satisfied with the team. I know that maybe we had more clear chances to win the game. The score was fair because they have a very good team. It was an interesting game,” Marquez said.
Marquez also hailed his players as they executed his gameplan well. The Spaniard admitted that he wanted his team to keep Mumbai City away from scoring and then capitalize on the situation.
“I was joking with Jahouh that we played one player alongside him. Because in the first game his long balls damaged our team too much. My players understood the aim (my plan) for the game very well,” he said.
“I think our chances were more clear-cut than those of Mumbai. The most important thing is our supporters are proud of our players,” he added.
Mumbai City began the match on a positive note but Hyderabad’s defence was strong enough to prevent an onslaught. After the game, Mumbai City head coach Sergio Lobera admitted that his team was not comfortable in the first half.
“Hyderabad played well. We didn’t play the same way as we did in the other games. I am not happy because we always want to win three points,” Lobera said after the game.
“We are a strong team. We keep the ball. But today we played against a team similar to us. We were not comfortable in the first half. We are strong with the ball and we need to be passing it,” he added.
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