#5 Pune defence and midfield needs to tighten up
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Another area of concern for Antonio Habas would be the room Pune’s defence allowed to Defederico before he got his shot off. The goal came against the run of play, and it happened because the home team’s defence kept moving down instead of closing down the space the Argentinian had. In fact, several times during the course of the game, Pune’s defence just switched off which gave the Mumbai players more time and room to pick a pass or a cross.
If not for Gouramangi’s heroics, they could have easily lost the game with a much bigger margin. Also, the lack of a proper leader in the squad was visible, as despite dominating for a length of time, many of Pune’s attacks broke down in the final third. The former Atletico de Kolkata coach needs to find a commanding footballer who can hold his squad together from the back and lead by example.
