Mumbai City FC manager Buckingham wary of tough group
Updated On: 10 April, 2023 07:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyansh Goel
Of the young lot, Gurkirat [Singh] and Ayush [Chhikara] are players I’m excited to see,” Buckingham said at a virtual press conference on Sunday.
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Coach Des Buckingham
Buoyed by the confidence of a 3-1 win over Jamshedpur FC to become the first Indian club to achieve a successive spot in the AFC Champions League, Mumbai City FC (MCFC) gear up for their Super Cup opener against I-league outfit Churchill Brothers at Manjeri, Kerala, on Tuesday.
Coach Des Buckingham is optimistic about his team’s chances. “We are very happy to represent not only the club, but also Indian football at Asia’s biggest stage again next year. What we did last year with two wins and a draw and finishing second in the group, we’ll try and do the same again or even better it,” said Buckingham, who has named an all-Indian line-up and has full faith in them. “The foreign players do make a difference, but I’ve spoken about trying to build this club by developing Indian players. When I look at our squad, we have Phurba [Lachenpa] in goal, Vignesh [Dakshinamurthy], Mandar [Rao Dessai], Rahul Bheke and Mehtab [Singh] at the back, Vinit [Rai], Rowllin [Borges] and Apuia [Ralte] in midfield. We have [Lallianzuala] Chhangte, Bipin [Singh] and Vikram [Partap Singh] in attack. Of the young lot, Gurkirat [Singh] and Ayush [Chhikara] are players I’m excited to see,” Buckingham said at a virtual press conference on Sunday.
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