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SportsPosted at: Dec 19 2020 5:54PM


Marquez's Hyderabad brace for 'familiar yet difficult' Mumbai City encounter

Goa, Dec 19 (UNI) They've been enjoying an unexpectedly good start to the Hero Indian
Super League Season 7, and Hyderabad FC will hope to keep their unbeaten run going
when they take on table-toppers Mumbai City FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Sunday.
Manolo Marquez's men bounced back from a run of three straight draws when they
downed SC East Bengal in their previous game. But they will have their task cut out
against a Mumbai side that will be looking to put a disappointing 1-1 draw against
Jamshedpur FC behind them. That is not something that's lost on Marquez.
"Mumbai City, in my opinion, are the favourites to win the regular season," Marquez
said. "They've got a very good team with a lot of quality and a top coach. They play
good football, are good in the high press, good in set-pieces. For me, they are one of
the more difficult games that we will play."
As tough as the challenge may be, Marquez knows he has enough firepower to come
back with all three points. He will no doubt be buoyed by the form of Aridane Santana,
who has netted four times in the league already. "Of course, we will have possibilities to
win the game. We can win or lose with all the teams and it depends on our performance.
We've prepared for the game in the same way we've prepared for other games. Of course,
we have looked at videos of the opponent. They are a team that wants to keep the ball,
the same as our team. We have to be prepared to defend very well," Marquez added.
Sergio Lobera's team will be aiming to restore their points advantage at the top of the
table, with Mumbai currently level on points with ATK Mohun Bagan. Mumbai missed
creativity against Jamshedpur — their 64 percent possession led to just four shots on
target — and that is one of the aspects that Lobera will look to rectify. If Hugo Boumous,
who has created more chances and registered more assists than anyone in the league
so far, is fit enough to return, that will go a long way in solving that problem.
"The most important thing in the last game was the finish," Lobera said. "Because we
created a lot of chances and when you create a lot of chances, you need to score.
Like his opponents, Lobera too knows that he is in for a tough game against a tough
team. "I knew the coach and the profile of the players," Lobera said. "He (Marquez) was
working in Las Palmas, the same club I was with in the past. I know his style of play."
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