ISL 2022-23: Green Maroons Coach Joins Northeast, Bottom Of League Table: Today, Juan Fernando’s men will go down with plenty of confidence. In this match, many say that the green-maroon camp is the favorite. However, Mohun Bagan’s Spanish coach is not willing to accept it.
Today, it’s Mohun Bagan at home in Laxmibar (ATK Mohun Bagan) match The opponent is North East United (Northeast United FC). The Green Maroons camp is well-informed even before coming up against a team languishing at the bottom of the league table. After winning the derby against East Bengal, Bagan Shibir drew in their last match against Mumbai City FC. As a result today, Juan Fernando’s boys will go down with plenty of confidence. In this match, many say that the green-maroon camp is the favorite. However, Mohun Bagan’s Spanish coach is not willing to accept it. Despite being bottom of the league table, Ferrando does not want to take North East United lightly. What Fernando said before landing in Salt Lake today, was brought up.
Before going down against the last team in the league table, Ferrando said, “The match against Northeast is as important as it is difficult for us. It is not at all easy to prepare the mind for a different kind of match within two days of playing the match last Sunday. After coming from outside, there was not more than a day to rest and practically prepare. All of the teams are made in their own way. Everyone is focused. Now we are near the top of the league table. So the three points in this match are very important for us. As a result, this match is going to be difficult. I hope they have developed the mentality to go on the field.”
Regarding the team’s performance, Ferrando said, “We are always playing well. Durand Cup, Kuala Lumpur (AFC Cup), or Chennaiyin FC – if you look at their statistics, you will understand that we were ahead of our opponents. But only in front of the opponent’s goalkeeper, we could not do the real work. Having this problem can make many teams feel vulnerable. But the performance of the team is at the same level. Boys are working hard everywhere in matches, and practice. It also shows good performance. If there is no success, the mentality of any team is somewhat negative. Maybe we had some of that too. But now everything is fine. There is a lot of confidence in the team now. We have to jump for three points in every match ahead. We will go down with that mindset.”
Pogba may not feature against North East. Regarding the rest of the team, he said, “Everyone in the team is ready to play. And that is important to me. Johnny, Pritam, and Brendan’s performance is now appreciated by everyone right now. But Sumit’s hard work is also behind their performance. We have played well in the last three matches. The 27 players in our team are all working hard and playing well. Everyone is working hard to get a place in the first eleven. Let’s see, there may be changes in the team. But whoever plays, our aim is to get three points from the North East match. Nobody is injured except Pogba. Pogba is recovering. Some of the rest are tired. But everyone is healthy.”
From the start of the season, fans had many complaints about Mohun Bagan’s defense. Gradually the defense of the Bagan camp improved a lot. Mohun Bagan’s star defender Shubashis Bose said, “We won all the matches without conceding a goal, the fans will have the expectation. In the team now we are all adapting slowly. It’s not just three or four of us playing defense, the whole team defends. The whole team got up to attack time. When the whole team is working together and the stronger the team bond, the more positive we are. Everyone is throwing themselves out to help attack and defend. We play team games. Hopefully, we can play better in the next matches and get full points so we can reach the top of the league table.”
