MCFC coach Des Buckingham wary of Jamshedpur’s JET
Updated On: 03 April, 2023 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyansh Goel
One of the players in the opposition, who Buckingham is wary of, is English forward Jay Emmanuel Thomas (JET). “Jay is someone, who has played in the Premier League
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Des Buckingham and Jamshedpur’s Jay Emmanuel Thomas
After a successful 2022-23 Indian Super League (ISL) season, shield winners Mumbai City FC are busy preparing for their group stage qualifier spot in the coveted AFC Champions League. And despite their impressive 18-game unbeaten run at the ISL, coach Des Buckingham is not taking Jamshedpur FC—last year’s shield winners—lightly in the one-off tie at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri, Kerala, on Tuesday.
Jamshedpur finished 10th this year, but challenged Mumbai in both games [1-1 draw and 1-2 loss]. “Jamshedpur are a good team. They showed that to us twice this season. They have a good coach in Aidy [Boothroyd] and players who can cause you problems from different areas. Defensively they are very sound, well set up and very well organised,” Buckingham said in a virtual press conference on Sunday.
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