Defender Ashutosh Mehta, who just lately made his India debut, was on Tuesday roped in by ATK Mohun Bagan for the upcoming Indian Super League season.
It will likely be an emotional comeback for the 30-year-old on the Mariners camp, having gained his second I-League title with Mohun Bagan in 2019-20. He had gained his maiden I-League title with Aizawl FC in 2016-17.
“I have an idea about the popularity of Kolkata football. I also know about the excitement, passion and love of ATK Mohun Bagan’s football fans for the club,” Mehta was quoted as saying in a media launch.
The Mumbai-born proper again was not retained following Mohun Bagan’s merger with Antonio Lopez Habas-coached ATK final season.
But he was good for North East United throughout final season when the staff reached final 4 stage within the ISL. He was rewarded with India debut towards Oman in a global pleasant.
Describing Mehta as a “complete player”, ATKMB’s ISL-winning coach Habas stated: “He has nice bodily capability, good airplay and noteworthy technical-tactical circumstances.
“At the same time, he can play in different positions in defensive lines of 3-4-5. We have a lot of expectations from him for the next season,” Habas stated.
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ATK Mohun Bagan rope in India defender Ashutosh Mehta
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ATKMB’s Prabir Das, SK Sahil check optimistic for COVID-19 forward of AFC Cup
Two ATK Mohun Bagan gamers — Prabir Das and SK Sahil — have examined optimistic for COVID-19 forward of the staff’s departure for the AFC Cup group stage competitors in Maldives.
The duo returned optimistic after all of the staff members underwent COVID-19 assessments at a non-public hospital in Kolkata on May 7 earlier than their journey to Maldives capital, Male for the Group D matches starting on May 14.
Under the AFC protocols, competing gamers must have COVID-19 detrimental reviews two days earlier than departure from their residence base. ATKMB are scheduled to go away for Maldives on Monday.
“Yes, Prabir Das and Sahil have tested positive and so they will be left out. All others have negative results,” a supply within the ATKMB staff advised PTI on circumstances of anonymity.
In their opening sport on May 14, ATKMB are scheduled to face the winner of the play-off match between one other ISL aspect Bengaluru FC and Eagles FC of Maldives to be performed on Tuesday.
But ATKMB will determine when to depart from Kolkata after Maldives Sports Minister Ahmed Mahloof’s had alleged that BFC had “breached” COVID-19 protocols and requested the AFC to cancel the play-off sport and postpone the group stage matches additionally.
The nature of the alleged “breach” by BFC shouldn’t be clear. BFC had reached Maldives on Friday.
“We are scheduled to depart on Monday but we are waiting a correspondence from the AFC regarding the status of the group stage matches after Maldives Sports Minister’s letter to AFC,” the ATKMB supply mentioned.
He mentioned goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya will journey with the staff regardless of his mom testing postive for COVID-19.
Captain Roy Krishna will immediately attain Maldives from Fiji earlier than the May 14 match, if the group stage video games go forward, he mentioned. -
How Manchester performed key function in Mumbai membership’s first soccer title
ON SATURDAY, as Mumbai City received their maiden Indian Super League (ISL) title, the celebrations went far past the Fatorda Stadium in Goa. After all, this was a Mumbai win made in Manchester.
From the appointment of a supervisor to the signing of gamers and each go made and every aim scored, a staff of specialists at Manchester-based City Football Group (CFG) performed a key function behind the scenes as Mumbai City remodeled from being a mid-table staff to turning into champions in a couple of months.
“The feeling is impossible to describe…It is very special,” supervisor Sergio Lobera stated after his facet’s 2-1 win over ATK Mohun Bagan in Saturday’s last.
For Lobera, the win felt particular not simply because it was his, and the staff’s, first-ever ISL triumph however it’s seen as a brand new starting for the membership — and perhaps even Indian soccer. Mumbai City’s success story would possibly set off different mutually useful collaborations that may facilitate in-flow of experience and expertise from prime footballing nations to India.
In late 2019, CFG, which additionally owns English Premier League facet Manchester City, acquired a 65 per cent stake within the membership that was earlier co-owned by actor Ranbir Kapoor and chartered accountant Bimal Parekh. While the deal nonetheless requires regulatory approvals, the membership is off to an ideal begin on the sector.
Mumbai City completed on prime of the league desk and by that advantage, certified for the celebrated Asian Champions League. Then, they eked out hard-fought wins over two legs within the semifinals in opposition to final 12 months’s table-toppers Goa earlier than beating home giants ATK Mohun Bagan within the last.
“We had weekly calls with our football support unit in Manchester and bi-weekly calls with Brian Marwood, who runs our global football operations,” the membership’s chief govt Damian Willoughby informed The Indian Express. “Our colleagues in Manchester were intimately familiar with what was going on in our world. So Sergio and his staff were comfortable asking for advice and discussing football-related issues.”
Marwood’s division is chargeable for the 9 groups out of the ten that function beneath the CFG banner, with their flagship membership Manchester City being the one exception. His mandate is to verify all these groups observe the enjoying type professed by the visionary supervisor Pep Guardiola at Manchester City: controlling ball possession and urgent opponents when it’s misplaced.
So, after CFG took over Mumbai, one of many first issues that Marwood did was to nominate Lobera as supervisor. It was a pure alternative, Willoughby stated. Lobera had, in any case, spent eight years at Barcelona, throughout which he coached at totally different ranges and went so far as being the membership’s assistant supervisor in 2012. And whereas Guardiola was nonetheless incomes his teaching credentials, he was an intern beneath Lobera.
“The people I was working with at Barca are now with CFG. Pep, Txixi (Begiristain, Man City’s sporting director), Ferran (Soriano, CFG’s CEO). They are all now working with the same idea and the same philosophies,” Lobera informed The Indian Express.
The membership then signed 17 new gamers, Indian and foreigners — all hand-picked by Lobera’s backroom employees at Mumbai City and Marwood’s staff in Manchester. “(But) copy-paste does not work. You have to adapt,” he stated. Having spent three years in India as Goa’s supervisor earlier than becoming a member of Mumbai, Lobera was conscious of the technical limitations of gamers right here.
But amongst ISL golf equipment, Lobera’s staff developed a definite type: not afraid to go their approach out of bother from the again, exploiting the tempo of gamers like Bipin Singh on the wings, utilizing the creativity of French playmaker Hugo Boumous within the midfield and counting on Englishman Adam Le Fondre and Nigerian Bartholomew Ogbeche to attain objectives.And whereas Lobera took care of the footballing elements in Goa, the place the league was held in a bio-bubble, the staff from Manchester backed him up in different elements: from getting an professional who works with CFG to taking care of the enjoying floor and buying the companies of sports activities psychologists.
“Because of the expertise within the group, we were able to coordinate with the sports psychologist team to talk about the importance of mental health and well-being and offer support if it was required,” Willoughby stated. “The players, coaches…everyone spent more than 160 days in a bubble, so it was not easy.”
The focus will now shift to make sure a easy transition from being dominant in India to being aggressive within the Asian Champions League, a event reserved for the continent’s elite groups, subsequent season. “If someone told me we would achieve everything that we have in our first year, I would not have believed. So about the Asian Champions League, I don’t want to put limits,” stated Lobera. -
Mumbai City FC’s Amey Ranawade ‘secure’ after collision throughout ISL ultimate
Image Source : ISL Mumbai City FC’s Amey Ranawade ‘secure’ after collision throughout ISL ultimate
Mumbai City FC defender Amey Ranawade is secure and underneath remark, the Indian Super League (ISL) stated on Saturday.
Ranawade needed to be taken off the sphere in an ambulance in the course of the ISL ultimate between Mumbai and ATK Mohun Bagan on the Fatorda Stadium after a collision with Bagan’s Subhasish Bose.“News coming from the hospital is that Amey Ranawade is in a stable condition. He is still under observation,” the league stated in its assertion.
Ranawade put in a sliding deal with to cease Bose who was making an attempt to run with the ball by way of the left aspect. While Bose received up instantly from the ensuing collision Ranawade remained on the bottom resulting in gamers and medical staffs of each groups dashing to assist the defender.
Both units of gamers regarded shocked as Ranawade acquired medical consideration and it led to a prolonged stoppage within the first half. An ambulance was additionally introduced in and whereas Ranawade regarded eager to proceed after getting up, he was dissoriented and was ushered into the car.
Mumbai went on to win the match 2-1 due to a late winner from Bipin Singh, thus profitable their maiden ISL title. -
In an error-strewn ultimate, Mumbai City come out on high to win ISL title
Two errors that led to targets from ATK Mohun Bagan’s defensive position allowed Mumbai City FC to change into the Indian Super League (ISL) champions for the primary time on the Fatorda Stadium in Goa on Saturday. A ninetieth minute left-footed strike from Bipin Singh was sufficient for the Islanders to win proper on the dying, after each groups remained deadlocked for over 60 minutes with a purpose apiece.
This is the primary time Mumbai have change into the ISL champions. They are additionally solely the second crew after Bengaluru to high the desk within the league stage after which go on to win the ultimate.Mumbai City change into the second crew within the #ISL that change into champions after additionally topping the league 🏆 🤝 🛡️ pic.twitter.com/tmrmQwjxGs
— ESPN India (@ESPNIndia) March 13, 2021
For all their speak of being a real passing crew, Mumbai was put below the scanner by ATK Mohun Bagan’s ahead line that merely refused to let the League Shield winners relaxation on the ball. The fixed stress was evident from minute one, affecting Mumbai’s rhythm early on.
It led to Ahmed Jahouh, a participant who has made the very best variety of passes for Mumbai this season, lose possession proper exterior his crew’s field to ATK Bagan’s David Williams. The Australian, chief of the attackers who was hounding Mumbai’s gamers, discovered himself with simply goalkeeper Amrinder Singh to beat and he did so with ease, blasting a shot onto the Indian worldwide, who meekly let the ball between his palms. This was the primary time Bagan managed to attain a purpose towards Mumbai in somewhat over 100 minutes.
While Bagan had simply begun to indicate why they had been simply nearly as good a crew as Mumbai, the Islanders managed to snag a fortunate break. Nine minutes after the primary purpose, Jahouh, who lastly discovered the time and area to move the ball after almost half-hour, launched a hopeful lengthy ball to winger Bipin Singh, who was at a complicated place close to the Bagan field.
But a speaking error between Spanish defender Tiri and goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya noticed the centre-back head the ball again into his personal purpose. Thirty minutes in, and the scores had been degree.The new #HeroISL champions in full glory 🏆🥇#HeroISLFinal #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/T5PSkrymx8
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) March 13, 2021
The first half ended with a head damage suffered by Mumbai’s proper again Amey Ranawade. He was taken to a hospital in an ambulance after a interval of therapy on the pitch, the place he was saved below remark.
The second half of the match started with Mohamad Rakip changing Mumbai’s injured right-back. Both groups got here near scoring as the ultimate half of the season started. In the 58th minute, Hugo Boumous, Mumbai’s attacking midfielder with 10 targets and 10 assists this season, missed a sitter by his requirements.
With solely the ATK custodian to beat, Boumous’s shot went uncharacteristically above the crossbar from shut vary to disclaim Sergio Lobera’s crew the lead within the ultimate.
A couple of minutes later Rakip virtually had an introduction to neglect as his tried clearance from a free-kick went into the Mumbai purpose. But Roy Krishna was marginally offside because the freekick was being taken and the purpose was disallowed. Both groups had been nonetheless on 1-1 with simply over half-hour of the sport left.
But issues turned in Mumbai’s favour after Lobera introduced on ATK Bagan’s nemesis this season, Bartholemew Ogbeche, within the 71st minute.
Ogbeche scored the winner when the 2 groups first met on February 28 after which secured Mumbai’s League Shield and a spot within the AFC Champions League when he scored the Islanders’ second purpose of their 2-0 victory towards Antonio Habas’ crew within the ultimate sport of the league.
ATK have the distinctive distinction of scoring after the seventy fifth minute 11 instances this season. And but it was the Ogbeche curse that struck Habas’ crew and the Spaniard’s probability at profitable the ISL trophy for the third time.Golden Glove Award 🧤 – Arindam Bhattacharya#ISL Emerging Player of the League 🌟 – Lalengmawia
Congratulations to the winners of the #HeroISL Season Awards 🏆🏆#LetsFootball #IndianFootball #HeroISLFinal pic.twitter.com/Z0Ivp04yxh
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) March 13, 2021
It was one other error, this time by custodian Arindam, which allowed Ogbeche a free run within the ATK field with the ball. For a second it appeared that the Nigerian had drifted away from purpose, however he in the reduction of in together with his left foot and was about to tug the set off when his teammate Bipin struck the ball together with his left foot into the far submit within the ultimate minute of normal time to attain what was finally the winner.
It was a ultimate the place all targets had their very own factor of errors concerned however the trophy ended up heading to the crew that made fewer errors.
Ranawade hospitalised, in secure situation
Mumbai City FC’s right-back Amey Ranawade needed to be taken to a hospital, introduced onto the sphere after a conflict of heads with ATK Mohun Bagan’s Subashish Bose on the stroke of half time of the ISL ultimate. The ISL, by way of social media, mentioned he was in a secure situation and was saved below remark.
The damage came about proper in entrance of the ATK bench and the medical workers of each groups rushed to deal with him. As gamers from each groups gathered across the half-line, trying involved, the medical officers handled him for near 10 minutes. Ultimately, he was taken to a hospital. -
ISL 2020/21: Bipin Singh’s later winner helps Mumbai City beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 to win maiden title
Image Source : @INDSUPERLEAGUE Mumbai City beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 to win maiden title
Dominant Mumbai City FC flexed their muscle tissue within the remaining of the seventh Indian Super League (ISL) to beat formidable ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 for his or her maiden title triumph right here on Saturday.Sergio Lobera’s males made it two trophies in two weeks turning into simply the second staff to high the group part and win the title. They had earlier gained the League Shield, too.
Bipin Singh scored a Ninetieth-minute winner after a Tiri personal purpose (29′) had dragged Mumbai degree.
Bagan had earlier taken the lead by means of David Williams (18′).
Mumbai continued with their traditional possession-based soccer however for Bagan who have been out of the blocks early, it was all about surging forward. While the islanders had over 60 per cent possession within the first quarter, Bagan had extra photographs on the right track.
There was an early penalty name when Bipin Singh was challenged within the field by Pritam Kotal, however the referee displayed no curiosity.
Thereafter, it was all concerning the Mariners. The Kolkata facet pinned their opponents with a excessive urgent sport which compelled the Islanders into errors.
The first actual menace for Mumbai got here from a Javier Hernandez free-kick which brushed the crossbar.
Roy Krishna then compelled a save from Amrinder Singh from a decent angle.With stress mounting on Mumbai’s defence, the Kolkata facet broke the impasse first. Krishna dispossessed Ahmed Jahouh simply exterior the field and slipped a go to Williams. The Australian acquired on to his stronger proper foot and fired a agency shot previous Amrinder.
But with Jahouh and his trademark lengthy deliveries, it was at all times going to get troublesome for ATKMB. And with one such transfer, Mumbai discovered themselves again within the sport.On seeing Bipin make a run upfront, Jahouh performed an extended ball from his personal half into the Kolkata field. Tiri tried a clearance however his header landed in his personal purpose.
Mumbai continued with assault after restart and Raynier Fernandes compelled yet one more save from Arindam after breaking into the world skipping previous challenges from Kolkata defence. The Bagan keeper then produced a superb save to disclaim Hernan Santana from a free-kick.
At the hour mark, Mumbai in all probability had the most effective probability of the sport. Arindam managed to dam Le Fondre’s shot however the rebound traveled to Boumous, whose shot was off-target.
Bagan had the ball behind the online when Hernandez’s freekick was deflected off Mohamad Rakip into his personal internet, however the linesman caught Krishna offside.
After producing some superb saves, Arindam made an enormous mistake which value his staff the title. After he didn’t cope with an extended ball correctly, Bartholomew Ogbeche chased it down. The ball discovered its approach to Bipin who made no mistake from shut vary.
Krishna was adjudged the Hero of the League whereas Igor Angulo gained the Golden Boot. Amrinder gained the Golden Glove award. Alberto Noguera gained the DHL Winning Pass of the Season whereas Lalengmawia of the NorthEast United was adjudged the Emerging Player of the League.
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On verge of profitable Golden Boot, ATK Mohun Bagan’s Roy Krishna eyes ISL trophy
Image Source : @ROYKRISHNA21 ATK Mohun Bagan’s Roy Krishna
Roy Krishna tore up the Indian Super League in his debut marketing campaign final season, ending because the joint-top scorer. However, an damage in his staff’s ultimate triumph noticed him narrowly miss out on the Golden Boot to Nerijus Valskis.
Now, the Fijian has a chance to make up for that missed alternative, as he stands on the verge of profitable the Golden Boot this season
In his second season within the ISL, Krishna has continued to point out his value, having netted 14 targets (joint-highest within the league) for ATK Mohun Bagan. And all he has to do is rating a aim in opposition to Mumbai City FC within the ultimate on the Fatorda Stadium on Saturday.
And at this stage, FC Goa’s Igor Angulo is profitable the Golden Boot, courtesy of getting performed a couple of minutes lesser. But a aim within the ultimate and that accolade would go to Krishna.
“I will try my best,” stated Krishna on his possibilities of profitable the golden boot.
“But from day one, it’s been all about the team. If I win the Golden Boot, it will be a bonus, but I want to do the best for the team and get the trophy.”It’s not solely been concerning the targets for the Fijian. He has been an vital staff participant and an opportunity creator for Bagan. He has supplied seven assists to date — the second-best tally within the league alongside Mumbai City FC’s Hugo Boumous.
Very few gamers have been as influential for his or her staff as Krishna has been for Bagan. Out of their 31 targets this season, the ahead has had a hand in 22 of them, highlighting his significance to the Kolkata facet.
Krishna did not discover the web in ATKMB’s two semi-finals in opposition to NorthEast United however arrange all their three targets.
Whether he scores or not, Bagan coach Antonio Lopez Habas will hope for extra of the identical from his staff’s talisman on Saturday. But that may not matter for Krishna so long as the Mariners get their palms on the trophy.
“For me, it’s whatever the coach wants from me,” Krishna stated.
“I have a role in the team and I want to focus on that. I want to get on the scoresheet, if not, I want to get my hands on the trophy.” -
Sylla’s late equaliser helps NorthEast play out a 1-1 draw towards Mohun Bagan
Idrissa Sylla struck within the stoppage-time to assist NorthEast United maintain ATK Mohun Bagan to a 1-1 draw within the first leg of second semifinal of the Indian Super League on Saturday.
Antonio Habas was simply minutes away from recording his maiden first-leg playoff win within the League when the second-half substitute struck within the fourth minute of harm time to cancel out David Williams’ Thirty fourth-minute objective.
The consequence additionally meant Khalid Jamil continues to be unbeaten within the competitors and prolonged NorthEast’s successful run to 10 video games.
It was an end-to-end duel, however neither aspect was capable of check the keepers a lot. It was NorthEast who loved higher possession.
However, Bagan scored with their first shot on track and it got here quickly after the water break.
Roy Krishna bought a protracted ball on the fringe of the field. The Fijian flicked it to his strike companion David Williams, who faked a first-time shot sending NEUFC defender Dylan Fox within the improper course. He then took a contact earlier than slotting house to offer ATKMB a bonus.
As anticipated, the Mariners tightened the screws on Highlanders, defending and blocking every thing that was thrown at them making it tough for his or her opponents to attain.
NorthEast had a relentless provider in Gallego, who despatched high quality deliveries into the field from set-pieces however his teammates couldn’t discover a end.
Finally within the fourth minute of additional time, the NorthEast camp had a objective to rejoice, due to Sylla who made his presence felt with a late equaliser, nodding in Luis Machado’s cross. -
ISL 2020/21 | Idrissa Sylla’s late equaliser helps NorthEast United play out 1-1 draw towards ATK Mohun Bagan
Image Source : @INDSUPERLEAGUE The end result additionally meant Khalid Jamil remains to be unbeaten within the competitors and prolonged NorthEast’s successful run to 10 video games.
Idrissa Sylla struck within the stoppage-time to assist NorthEast United maintain ATK Mohun Bagan to a 1-1 draw within the first leg of second semifinal of the Indian Super League right here on Saturday.
Antonio Habas was simply minutes away from recording his maiden first-leg playoff win within the League when the second-half substitute struck within the fourth minute of harm time to cancel out David Williams’ Thirty fourth-minute aim.
The end result additionally meant Khalid Jamil remains to be unbeaten within the competitors and prolonged NorthEast’s successful run to 10 video games.
It was an end-to-end duel, however neither aspect was in a position to take a look at the keepers a lot. It was NorthEast who loved higher possession.However, Bagan scored with their first shot on course and it got here quickly after the water break.
Roy Krishna obtained an extended ball on the fringe of the field. The Fijian flicked it to his strike accomplice David Williams, who faked a first-time shot sending NEUFC defender Dylan Fox within the incorrect course. He then took a contact earlier than slotting residence to offer ATKMB a bonus.
As anticipated, the Mariners tightened the screws on Highlanders, defending and blocking every part that was thrown at them making it tough for his or her opponents to attain.
NorthEast had a relentless provider in Gallego, who despatched high quality deliveries into the field from set-pieces however his teammates could not discover a end.
Finally within the fourth minute of additional time, the NorthEast camp had a aim to have a good time, because of Sylla who made his presence felt with a late equaliser, nodding in Luis Machado’s cross.