CARLES CUADRAT Good evening, Bengaluru striker in Deshorn Brown who will be joining the team soon. The injury to Manu We’ve stepped into a brand new year and at has seen him miss seven games now and the outset I’d like to wish nothing but the we had to exercise the option to make our best, for whatever 2020 has in store for you. seventh foreign signing. Deshorn comes to For all of us associated with this football us in the middle of the season, but I am club, a trophy or two at the end of the confident he will get used to the conditions season is all that’s on our wish list! rather quickly, and help us during a very crucial period in the season. We didn’t end the year on the note that we would have liked to, going down narrowly to January is a packed with games for us, but ATK in a game of fine margins last week. the good news is that four of our five games But today presents us with a clean slate this month are at the Fortress. We’ve relied and an opportunity to pick all points. I’d like on the strength the stadium and all of you to welcome Sergio Lobera and his staff at provide us with, through all these seasons, FC Goa to Bengaluru. There has rarely been to get through some tough times. And we a dull moment whenever the two sides have will be looking for that push once again. We played each other, and it’s little wonder will be counting on you to back us in big this fixture is watched keenly throughout numbers and a loud voice. You can trust us the country. to give everything we have, every single time we take the pitch. Goa are leading the points table and are on a good run of form that has seen them win Love, four games on the spin. We have our task Carles cut out for us, and will have to be clinical with our chances and mentally strong tonight. We are doing enough to create opportunities, now it’s just down to scoring goals. This is as simply as I can put it. Speaking about goals, we’ve signed a new PREVIEW MOMENTUM WITH THE VISITORS FC Goa have been on an impressive run of four consecutive wins that LAST has put them on top of the table, and Bengaluru will have to turn up MEETING with something special to halt the march of the Gaurs. Sergio Lobera’s men have been their free scoring selves and will be keen to further open a gap in the standings. Goa’s talismanic striker, Ferran GOA 1 Corominas 90+3’ (P) Corominas has scored seven goals so far this season and everything seems to be going right for the visitors. Bengaluru, however, has BFC 1 Udanta 62’ had a stranglehold on Goa when it comes to a head-to-head record, winning four games and drawing once across the six meetings 28 Oct, 2019 between the sides. ISL Group Stage CONVERSION, THE MANTRA Bengaluru have been unusually shy in front of goal this season and while a lot of it has to do with the lack of a No.9 in the absence of an injured Manu Onwu, the truth is the Blues haven’t been putting away the numerous chances they have been creating. Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh and Ashique Kuruniyan will have to dig deeper and make all the chances count. THE KEY LIES IN THE MIDDLE While most of the drama takes place on either of the pitch, it’s the battle in the midfield that will play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the game. Bengaluru have relied on Erik Paartalu’s presence, Dimas Delgado’s experience and Raphael Augusto’s guile to get things going. Goa, meanwhile, have turned to Ahmed Jahouh, Lenny Rodrigues and Hugo Boumous to deliver the goods. Between the six of them, there’s enough talent, experience and grit to churn out an engaging 90 minutes. 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