Indian Super League 2020/21: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Hyderabad FC – tactical analysis

Two sides with stellar defensive performance in the season so far went head to head against each other in the fifth match week of the Indian Super League. Hyderabad FC has had two clean sheets and conceded just one goal before coming into this game. Former La Liga coach Manuel Márquez Roca had to watch the game from the stands as he was shown a red card in his previous game against Jamshedpur. Thangboi Singto took charge of the team and commanded instructions from the technical area in his absence.

Three times ISL champions had a dream start to the new season with three wins and three clean sheets in their first three matches. However, former Atletico Madrid player, Antonio López Habas faced his first defeat against Jamshedpur, more like a redemption win for Owen Coyle. With Mumbai City getting consistent week after week, ATK Mohun Bagan couldnt afford to lose more points in order to stay par at the top.

This tactical analysis will examine the game plan of both the side. The following analysis will assess the tactics of both the managers for this game.

Lineups

ATK Mohun Bagan changed to 4-4-2 from their preferred 3-5-2 and made two changes from their 2-1 defeat. Arindam Bhattacharya was in charge of the goal with Pritam Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, Carl McHugh and Sumit Rathi formed the defence line. Prabir Das and Brad Inman played as the wingers with Glan Martins and Edu García as double pivots. Manvir Singh and Roy Krishna led the line.

Hyderabad started in their preferred 4-2-3-1 formation along with three changes made for this week. Subrata Paul returned in goal with a backline of four consisting of Asish Rai, Odei Onaindia, Chinglensana Singh and Akash Mishra. João Victor and Souvik Chakrabarti played as the centre midfield. Halicharan Narzary and Nikhil Poojari supported from the wings with Liston Colaco playing upfront and Hitesh Sharma playing behind him as the attacking midfielder.