When Hyderabad FC take on Chennaiyin FC in the Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan on Sunday, it will be an opportunity for both t...
When Hyderabad FC take on Chennaiyin FC in the Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan on Sunday, it will be an opportunity for both teams to take giant strides towards securing a playoff berth.
A win will help Hyderabad overtake FC Goa and get closer to ATK Mohun Bagan who play later in the day. For Chennaiyin, three points is exactly what separates them and their opponents in the day’s early kickoff.
Current form would favour Hyderabad, who are not only playing well but are also on a six-match unbeaten run. But coach Manuel Marquez Roca will be worried by the fact that four of those six games ended in draws despite Hyderabad arguably looking the better team. He believes the solution is simple — his strikers need to take their chances more.
“The team needs to score (from) the chances, that is very clear,” said Marquez. “But the most important thing is to have these clear chances. I think that it’s true that the team plays good football that is attractive to people. But in football, the most important thing is the final score. I agree that we were closer to win than to lose. People may say that the draw is nothing...
