ISL 2021: ATK Mohun Bagan goal to get their mojo again in opposition to in opposition to upbeat Kerala

Having suffered their third defeat of the season, ATK Mohun Bagan will goal to get their mojo again and shut in on leaders Mumbai City after they tackle Kerala Blasters within the Indian Super League right here on Sunday.
ATK Mohun Bagan would possibly discover themselves in a snug spot within the league desk, positioned second after 14 video games. But there’s no denying that the previous champions haven’t been at their finest recently. Their struggles continued in opposition to Northeast United, slumping to their third defeat of the season.
In their final 4 matches, the Mariners have witnessed a dip in kind, notching only one win whereas shedding twice. Their defence has been underneath the pump, delivery 4 objectives. In their opening 9 video games, Bagan conceded simply thrice, highlighting their defensive struggles.
Upfront, the shortage of missed possibilities has continued to price them factors, with the Kolkata aspect scoring simply thrice of their final 4 video games. They have netted simply 13 objectives all season, which is the third-worst tally within the league.
Fresh after buying the companies of Marcelinho, on-loan from Odisha FC, ATKMB coach Antonio Lopez Habas believes his staff is enhancing regardless of the latest outcomes however has referred to as for his assault to step up.
“We were improving our performance and our creation of chances in the last few matches but we have to continue with the same purpose,” Habas stated.
“After the first few matches and the first few rounds of the league, the team consolidated the system and the idea. Now we have to increase our attacking performance,” he added.

On the opposite hand, opponents Kerala are unbeaten of their earlier 5 video games and nonetheless in competition of reaching the playoffs and are simply 4 factors away from fourth place.
While kind favours Kerala, it was ATKMB who got here out on prime when the 2 sides confronted one another within the opening recreation of the ISL season.
However, for Kerala coach Kibu Vicuna, that outcome gained’t have any bearing on Sunday’s match.
“It was a question of one detail (defensive mistake), not that they were better than us,” stated Vicuna, final season’s title-winning coach with then-Mohun Bagan himself.
“Now the circumstances are different. ATKMB is the former champion and they are second. They have fantastic players and a good coach. It’s going to be a difficult challenge for us,” he added. PTI