Goa: All eyes will be on ATK Mohun Bagan as they charge on to NorthEast United FC in the 2021-22 Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium on Fatorda Today.
The Mariners need to focus on defense as they have managed to keep only one clean sheet this season. They have kept only one clean sheet this season. The statics are giving the Kolkata giants a major worry as they have conceded more goals, more shots per match, and shots on target per match than too inside the box.
ATK Mohun Bagan parted its ways with head coach Antonio Lopez Habas on Saturday after a four-match losing string – their longest in ISL. The team is placed seventh in the table with eight points from six games. Habas helped them in winning the ISL n 2014 and 2019-20, thus becoming the first manager to win the title twice.
Juan Ferrando is ready to take Habas’ place for the Mariners but it remains it’s not sure that whether the Spanish tactician will be on the bench on Tuesday. For Ferrando, he got the worst possible start with FC Goa, losing the first three games before consecutive victories against SC East Bengal and Bengaluru FC thus dtabilosit the Orange Army.
The Highlanders’ coach Khalid Jamil confirmed the fitness of Deshorn Brown and Hernan Santana and will be considered for selection. “They (ATKMB) have a good team but we are thinking only about ourselves. We did some good work in our last game and we need to continue that. The players are in a positive frame of mind and looking to continue the momentum. The only way is to work hard and get what we want from the game,” added Khalid.
NorthEast are placed ninth in the table with seven points from the same number of matches, a 2-0 win against SC East Bengal has been a shot in the arm. Without the services of defender Hern
