For NorthEast United, life in the Indian Super League without Gerard Nus has been off to a rather positive start. Snapping a winless run ag...
For NorthEast United, life in the Indian Super League without Gerard Nus has been off to a rather positive start. Snapping a winless run against Jamshedpur FC propelled them all the way to fifth on the table. Now they face a much tougher test of their credentials when they take on ATK Mohun Bagan at the Fatorda Stadium, in Margao, Goa on Tuesday.
With teams entering the final third of the season, NEUFC can afford no more slip-ups if they are to enter the playoffs. Fortunately, as they line up against a team that has been stingy at the back all season, they have found an unexpected source of goals. Against Jamshedpur on Sunday, the winner was scored by Deshorn Brown, who arrived from Bengaluru FC recently. The Jamaican, who had failed to impress at BFC, seems to have hit the ground running at NEUFC.
“It’s a different style to what Bengaluru play,” Brown explained, ahead of the clash with ATKMB. “I think we will get more scoring opportunities here. I like the style and it will do better for me in the long run as well. The difference is that these guys, they tried to penetrate down the middle as compared to Bengaluru....
