Updated October 26th, 2019 at 16:33 IST
ISL: Mumbai City coach Jorge Costa admits to 'happy' selection problem
Mumbai City FC coach Jorge Costa admits that it will be tough for him to narrow down his starting 11 for the ISL opening match against Kerala Blasters FC.
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Mumbai City FC begin their ISL 2019-20 journey with a match against the high-flying Kerala Blasters FC on October 24. The Islanders will take on Eelco Schattorie and Co at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi today evening. The Blasters will be boosting with confidence due to their opening day win against ATK. Find out what the Mumbai coach had to say about their southern opponents in a recent interview.
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ISL: The Mumbai City FC squad departs for Kochi
Mumbai ✈️ Kochi
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC)
The away days are back for #TheIslanders! 📸#KERMUM #ApunKaTeam 🔵 pic.twitter.com/ag7xd9oXoz
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ISL: Jorge Costa admits that picking starting 11 for ISL encounter won't be easy
Feeling good ahead of tonight's kick off. The Islanders family will fight it out for the @IndSuperLeague 🏆
— Subhasish Bose (@Subhasishbose17)
Let's win this together 💪🏼#KERMUM #ApunKaTeam #TheIslanders #WeTogether #Family #HeroISL #LetsFootball #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/hCvYkEwRaN
Mumbai City FC made the semi-finals in the previous edition of the Indian Super League (ISL). Jorge Costa has enjoyed a good pre-season with the entire squad. The Portuguese coach has said that he will definitely have a problem in selecting the starting 11 for their season opener against Kerala Blasters FC.
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"We have (Rowllin) Borges and Raynier (Fernandes) this season. The good thing is that I have a lot of options among the Indian players. It is not an easy decision to choose my starting 11 from a squad of 25. It is not an easy decision for any coach. Fortunately, I have a lot of Indian players with a lot of quality in different positions," Costa said a pre-match conference.
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The Brazilian centre-back is primed and focused for tomorrow's #KERMUM encounter! ⚽#YennumYellow pic.twitter.com/3uvh5rbiDe
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters)
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Published October 24th, 2019 at 15:11 IST