The Nizami (K)nights - Hyderabad FC vs Mohun Bagan ISL Match Preview
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Nevertheless, the Mariners made easy work of their rivals with a scoreline which was convincing but even that doesn’t tell the full story. It could have been worse, even worse than the result against Mohammedan had we not been on the end of a couple of baffling refereeing decisions.
Still however, the win proves a lot of things, mainly the fact that the team, which looked absolutely unrecognisable a month ago, has started playing a very beautiful brand of possession football, more importantly winning games. As they say wins are like ketchup, it may take a while to come out but when it does, it never stops flowing.
But the manager? Despite being on the hot seat for a prolonged period of time, he might have figured out his best starting eleven yet. Only he knows whether he will try to rotate his team against a Hyderabad side fighting for survival as an entity. Even though they could rope in a few foreigners and with a very good coach had a famous (and a huge) win against the newly promoted MDSP, will they be able to weather the Mariners’ storm?
Hyderabad FC: Players to Watch
HYDERABAD FC GETS STRONGER! 27-year-old Serbian defender Stefan Sapic on board! pic.twitter.com/xc4w3LHqjI
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HYDERABAD FC GETS STRONGER! 27-year-old Serbian defender Stefan Sapic on board! pic.twitter.com/xc4w3LHqjI
— Transfermarket India (@TransfermkIndia) September 29, 2024
However he is a leftback with exceptional abilities which he sometimes uses to complete perfection. Even if he is polarizing and inconsistent, on his day he can hurt his opposition with some of his precise skills. Probably his best skillset is his unpredictable long shots which are very very precise.
Stefan Sapic
However there are other advantages of that aswell, his height and strengths makes him a very good box-defender capable of sweeping away crosses, both low and floated and put in a perfect slide tackle if needed. Moreover his passing has been quite good aswell, much like many other Serbian defenders while his overall movements reminds me of a talented youngster named Strahinja Pavlovic of AC Milan. We need to get past him and mark him well.
Hyderabad FC: Tactical Analysis
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The moment when he was shaping up for the shot he was in a position where you expect a defensive midfielder or a playmaker to be, and this is one of coach Thongboi Singto’s strong points, he makes his players incredibly versatile and really tough to contain, position wise. The best way to contain him would be to specifically man mark him with one player, preferably manvir.
Even if he cuts in, manvir can follow him and considering his strength from central areas, him being out of position will not matter much. This is a small indicator of their compactness in defence, and a we can see, they are quite aggressive with their man to man marking, giving up as little space as possible in the central areas.
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I think we will be able to tackle it considering how creative our midfielders are but we will need to do it from the early stages of the game. Only an early goal can help unsettle their defensive shape because it is coached very efficiently.
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The Situation for Mohun Bagan
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— Mohun Bagan Super Giant (@mohunbagansg) October 29, 2024
With Mclaren fit and raring to go, whilst displaying a good-level of performances in the two games aswell, the striker situation of the club seems perfectly fine. We now have a striker who had proven himself in the league last season and will be hungry to do so this season aswell, while our starting striker as of now seems to be in a perfect shape, possessing good leadership capabilities.
With the team rested and focused, the three points and a decent performance should be the bare minimum from this game. Some words about the foreign centreback pair, they have been brilliant everytime they had been involved. Even though I am not sure about their contract situation come the end of the season, I will just hope that they keep this level of performances till the end of the season.
The Indian pivot pair has been very very solid aswell and I think the team looks so much more balanced now. Sharp contrast from the disastrous game against Bengaluru, which was so bad that even diehard Molina believers wanted him to be sacked.
Predicted Lineups
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