It is nothing short of an achievement to turn a team whо conceded the most league goals last season into a team whо have now got two clean sheets in two matches. Manolo Márquez Roca took charge of Hyderabad FC as Alberto Roca left the club to join FC Barcelona only after few months of his appointment. The former La Liga coach had the opportunity to go top of the table but was disappointed by the 1-1 draw. On another note, Jamshedpur FC have hired a coach who got the team from the bottom of the table to play the finals of the Indian Super League in the same season. The former Premier League boss Оwen Coyle got along with him the top scorer of the league, Valskis from Chennayin. Coyle has switched sides and taken a Mammoth Task altogether.
In this tactical analysis, we will dissect the match events to understand the tactics. The analysis will help us breakdown those events to correlate with the final result.
Line-up
Hyderabad started in their preferred 4-2-3-1 and made four changes from their 0-0 game against Bengaluru. Laxmikant Kattimani took charge of the goal in place of injured Subrata Pal. The back four remained unchanged with Asish Rai, Odei Onaindia, Chinglensana Singh and Akash Mishra. João Victor and Hitesh Sharma formed the double pivot. Liston Colaco played with Halicharan Narzary on the flanks. Aridane Santana led the line with Mohammad Yasir coming in for injured Joel Chianese.
The Scottish head-coach lined up his side in a 4-3-3 with just two changes from their 2-2 draw against Odisha. Pawan Kumar came in for suspended Rehenesh TP. The backline consisted of Laldinliana Renthlei, Stephen Eze, Peter Hartley and Ricky Lallawmawma. Mobashir Rahman, Aitor Monroy and Amarjit Singh Kiyam formed the midfield three. Alex, Nerijus Valskis and Jackichand Singh played as the front three.


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