Hyderabad FC ISL: Manolo & Co gutted after a painful defeat against JFC, Check Details

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Hyderabad FC ISL: Manolo & Co gutted after a painful defeat against JFC, Check Details

Hyderabad FC ISL: Manolo Marquez’s Hyderabad FC was literally the team to watch until Covid-19 hit their bubble. The Nizams were on course for the Shield crown securing their first stint in the playoffs. However, the arrival of Covid-19 meant that they had to field the team with at least 8 players out due to covid positives cases. After a few hours of the match, Manolo and Hyderabad FC players have reflected on social media.

Since the beginning of the season, Hyderabad FC looked at business. Players Aniket Jadhav, Nikhil Poojari has shown immense improvement in their gameplay. Meanwhile, Quality players like Akash Mishra, Ashish Rai, and Goalkeeper Kattimani have shown their consistency throughout the season. Top scorer Bart Ogbeche and captain Joao Victor missed the game. So, it was always difficult to come up against resilient JFC.

Manolo Reacts:

Meanwhile, Head coach Marquez has said, “Cuando vas líder en la Liga India y se cancela un partido por casos de COVID en el rival me parece bien. Pero que cuando toque jugar el partido la situación sea a la inversa y te obliguen a jugar con 8 positivos me parece una clara adulteración de la competición. Adiós a la liga ” That means, ” When you are leading in the Indian League and a match is canceled due to COVID cases in the rival, it seems fine to me. But when it’s time to play the game, the situation is reversed. They force you to play with 8 positives seems to me to be a clear adulteration of the competition. Goodbye to the league,

Meanwhile, ATK Mohun Bagan’s head coach has also shared his view on this matter. He said, ” it is very difficult to postpone a game. But I can understand what happened. This situation could have been different if this incident took place a month before.”