#3 Mumbai City’s tactic of sitting back should be re-evaluated
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The decision of Mumbai City to sit back and soak up the pressure was a curious one. It didn’t work for them in the second half against Kolkata and neither did it work today. They might have kept NorthEast at bay and pinched a winner, but it is definitely not playing to the team’s strengths.
Their best player Defederico was isolated up top, and Haokip and Leo Costa were constantly in their own half defending. When Defederico saw the ball, he was either crowded out or had to wait too long for others to join him.
Mumbai have a wealth of attacking talents, including the ones that came off the bench today. Jackichand and Sony Norde, on their day, can tear apart any defence in the League, therefore, it is completely unnecessary for Mumbai to sit back and wait for the other team to make a mistake when they can force one out of them.
