Marquez conceded that FC Goa had been better in the first half, with FC Hyderabad only taking control of the game after an equalizer.
Post Date – 12:30 PM, Friday – 1/6/23
factor: Hyderabad FC head coach Manolo Marquez has revealed his concern for his team despite their 3-1 win over Goa FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Thursday. Not satisfied.
Bartholomew Ogbeche opened the scoring for the visitors, but FC Goa pulled it back in the second half with a goal from Redeem Tlang. The two sides continued to create chances, but it was Ogbeche who scored twice in the game to deliver the coup de grace for the Gauls, scoring a hat-trick in the process. The result saw FC Hyderabad regain the top spot, while FC Goa continued to hold on to fifth place in the ISL standings.
Marquez conceded that FC Goa had been better in the first half, with FC Hyderabad only taking control of the game after an equalizer.
“I’m not really happy with the performance. We’re in Game 13, we’re closer to the League Shield. In 20 games, you’re playing a good game, an average game, a bad game and a really bad game. If you can win A game like today when FC Goa was 1000 times stronger than us and we won 1-0 in the first half, then football is a lie. When they equalize we start the game. Indeed, when we score With the second goal, we more or less controlled the game. But at least, after they equalized, we could see Hyderabad FC on the field. For 55 or 60 minutes, we didn’t exist,” said ISL The website quotes Marquez as saying.
Hyderabad FC have now picked up five wins including three on the road. Marquez said he was happy to get the three points, but he also warned his team that it would be difficult to win games with such performances.
“Winning is always crucial whether you play well or badly. The thing is, if you prefer to play well, badly or three points, I prefer three points. But the way to get three points is to play good games. Because If we play like this, we won’t have much chance of winning. It’s fantastic (three points),” said the Hyderabad FC coach.
“It’s five straight wins, it’s impossible (to achieve such a result). After the last game, I told my players that they should have a monument in Hyderabad. But if we don’t play well, we should Self-criticised. And we didn’t have a great game. That’s important – good organization, tight defense, but apart from the last 25-30 minutes, (we) did almost nothing . After they equalized, it was a close game,” added Marquez.
The manager also praised Ogbeche, who scored his first hat-trick of the season. Ogbeche is currently one goal behind Abdenasser El Khayati, Cleiton Silva and Lallianzuala Chhangte, who are the top scorers this season.
“His level is at the top level, even 38. Now with these three goals, he is second only to the top scorer in the league. We can’t say anything because we all know what kind of player he is and we know The teams he’s played for. In India, he’s the all-time top scorer in ISL. He’s an important player for us, even if he doesn’t score. His work rate is good for the team,” concluded Marks.
