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PANJIM: After giving an early Christmas gift to their fans in Goa, FC Goa will now look to end the year on a high when they take on Hyderabad FC at Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Wednesday.
The Gaurs have got certain good results but this year what’s been lacking is consistency in team.
“We need to improve game by game but I think we are not in 100 per cent performance. We have very good players in my squad but we need to be a team. This is difficult because there are a lot of games and not a lot of trainings (training sessions) and then we have to work under pressure to get three points,” stated Juan Ferrando.
Hyderabad FC have lost two consecutive games and will come strongly against Goa and the gaffer knows his side would have to come with a different plan to counter their opponents.
“It will be a difficult game because they are very good in transition and positional attack. There are a lot of details when you play against different teams but it’s necessary to put forward a few details because they will have more ways to play,” expressed Juan.
“I prepare a plan but don’t forget that Hyderabad’s plan can also be different. Maybe tomorrow they play 4-4-2 with (Fran) Sandaza and Aridane (Santana). In this case, it’s necessary to control the last pass but we don’t know the plan for Hyderabad,” he added.
FC Goa have been heavily depended on Igor Angulo for the goals and the Spaniards has been a perfect replacement for Ferran Corominas. He has scored eight times this season. But coach Juan Ferrando stated that all his players are trying to get the goals and said, “Now it’s Igor but you see for example against NorthEast [United] Alberto Noguera missed two or three opportunities, Lenny missed a few opportunities against Odisha. At the end of the day, I am happy for Igor and Ortiz.”
“Maybe tomorrow it can be [Alexander] Romario or Edu Bedia in one action. The most important thing is, when we are working on an attack, everybody has opportunities,” the Goa coach ended.”
“In my mind, there are two points. Firstly, I’m not worried if we concede goals but the most important is to score more goals. The second point about set-pieces – for example, we have conceded three goals in penalties – it’s very important to know why. In my opinion, it’s very important [for my players] to connect,” he concluded.
