ISL 2018-19: ATK 1-3 Mumbai City FC – 5 talking points as Sougou’s hat-trick sends Mumbai into knock-outs

#1 Sougou brilliance leads Mumbai to knock-outs

Sougou scored a hattrick

Mumbai had not scored in their previous three matches, mainly due to the ineffectiveness of their striker Moudou Sougou, who made headlines with his four goals against Kerala Blasters couple of months back. His goal-scoring run suddenly came to a halt. The Senegalese made amends against ATK. He became the fourth player in the tournament to score two hat-tricks in the same edition.

He has developed a beautiful understanding with Arnold Sissoko. Sougou has a good sense of positioning. He reaches at the right place on the right time. Sissoko knows where his partner is and where he loves to get the ball. The understanding between them is reaping rich dividends this season.

A striker needs to keep his calm when he enters the box with the ball on his feet. The first and third goal of Sougou was a perfect example of how to keep the calmness before scoring a goal. With the opponent defenders hounding from his back and a goalkeeper rushing towards him with stretched hand, you need to put the ball in the right place. Sougou did just that, as his heroics finally paid off in the most crucial match for Mumbai.