ATK Mohun Bagan will look to break into the top four with a win over Odisha FC in their Indian Super League match on Thursday.
ATKMB are currently at 3rd position with 30 points from 16 matches.
The Mariners scored a run of three wins on spin, dropping points against Kerala in a 2–2 draw. But Juan Ferrando’s men are on a 12-game unbeaten streak and have produced their best performances in recent matches, even as key players have suffered injuries.
Joni Kouko has been the one who stepped up whenever her team needed her to, and the Finland international scored a last-gasp equalizer in the club’s previous game as well, underscoring his value to the team. Gone.
Kouko now joins five goals in the process, scoring two goals. Along with Hugo Baumus, Kouko is the joint leading support provider for ATKMB this season.
ATKMB has also shown a lot of character, coming back from a goal to win the game and score a point. They have amassed 11 points this season from losing positions, with only Bengaluru FC having a more-than-behind result.
Liston Colaco continues to bloom in the green and red shirt, the pacer winger has been causing problems for almost every team’s defense and now with Manveer Singh in form, the pair looks deadly.
“My foreign players are not 100 per cent ready. There is recovery after injury. But they are improving a lot. It’s the best moment of the season and they are good if not 100 percent.”
On Roy Krishna returning from injury, the Spaniard said, “We will see. He’s doing fine.”
Ferrando said the plan for Odisha will be the same as it has been for all sports and will not focus on any one player.
“We will focus on the entire team and not just one player. Odisha has a good team with quality foreigners and local players. We will prepare for the entire team, not just one player.”
Meanwhile, Odisha saw their slim chances of making the semi-finals after a 1-2 loss to Bengaluru FC.
He is in seventh place with 22 points out of 18. With just one win in the last seven matches, Odisha failed to keep pace with their good start to the season.
The last time they met this season the two teams played a 0–0 draw, but ATKMB’s unbeaten record over Odisha ended in a stalemate with two of their three head-to-head victories in the competition. .
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