The FC Goa tactician also shared why he kept Noah Sadaoui out in the starting XI.
FC Goa narrowly lost to ATK Mohun Bagan at ISL 2022-23. Dimitri Petratos opened the scoring for the home side in the ninth minute.But at 25th At 1 minute, Carlos Peña’s team equalized. However, a mistake early in the second half proved decisive.
FC Goa manager Carlos Peña said at the post-match press conference:
what went wrong?
After conceding the first goal, FC Goa are back in the game showing off their brand of regular football. But, as we said before, mistakes cost too much for Carlos Peña’s team.
A mentor describes what went wrong for the team: Scored the first goal in the first half. Then the team came back and started to control the game and play in the upper echelon. However, we made a big mistake in the second half. We passed back and lost the ball and they punished us. We didn’t create as many chances as we had hoped, so we tried to make some changes on the pitch. But it didn’t work. “
No Noah Sadaoui to start
Arguably FC Goa’s best performer of the season, Noah Sadaoui didn’t get off to a good start at the tactician. He then appeared in the second half, but was unable to influence the proceedings.
Carlos Peña explains why he didn’t use a Moroccan player: In the second half I thought Noah would help me with space. Alvaro (Vazquez) decided to control the ball. However, we were unable to proceed as planned due to injuries in the second half. “
Best 4
Even after losing to ATK Mohun Bagan, Carlos Peña looked confident of qualifying for the playoffs. he said: There are 10 games left. A good chance of making the top four. Today we can grieve. We know things are difficult for us. But tomorrow is another day. we keep working “
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When asked if FC Gore would add weapons in January, Mentor said: Not easy in India. Pay attention to whether you can improve your team. “
Enhanced defense
FC Goa suffered their fifth defeat of the season and the mistake cost them a lot.
When asked if management plans to beef up the defensive third in January, Carlos Peña said: After that, it was a normal counterattack. There were few defensive players and many opposing players. We don’t strengthen our defense just because we have mistakes. If someone comes along who can improve the team, I will try to sign him. If not, continue with the same player.
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