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ISL: Mumbai City FC to face in-form FC Goa (Preview)
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Mumbai City FC coach Alexandre Guimaraes reckons his team is in much better shape to take on FC Goa in their second round of the Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Saturday.
Mumbai lost their opening match to Bengaluru FC 0-2. However, the coach is now certain that they will be a different side on Saturday.
“We are glad to be home where we did fantastic work last season. We have a tough game against Goa. We have to improve our performance. Everyone has their own struggles in the beginning and now we are much more complete in our squad, compared to the first game. We are prepared,” Guimaraes said.
Mumbai were not at their attacking best in the previous game, managing few attempts at the goal. That, too, should change in the next game with better team conditions,” the coach said, who will continue to miss influential Brazilian midfielder Leo Costa.
“We had too many situations which prevented us from being strong in some areas. Some key players like Balwant were injured, Leo Costa had to be replaced after 12 minutes. I am not very concerned about the last game. Sometimes you don’t have a good game,” he added.
FC Goa will miss Adrian Colunga but coach Sergio Lobera did well against Chennaiyin FC in the opening game without the Spanish attacker.
FC Goa won 3-2, despite conceding two goals in the second session and the Spanish coach made it clear that he will continue to be faithful to his attacking philosophy.
“When a team has to perform, they have to stick to their own ideology. if they try and do something different, the performance will not be as good. When we come to play, we will stick to the idea and philosophy,” Lobera said .
Lobera’s philosophy means FC Goa will start attacking right from the word go and will not sit back even if they have a decent lead, like the three-goal advantage against Chennaiyin FC.
“We had a good start. In football, living in the past will not get you anywhere. We have to focus on the next game. We don’t focus on past results,” he said.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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