Mumbai City FC
Strengths :
The kind of additions they have made, the look deadly on paper. Their major strength will ofcourse be their star strikers. Adam Le fondre had a great season in Australia’s top flight and will be looking to make his name in the ISL. On the other hand, Bartholomew Ogbeche has already taken the ISL by storm. With the addition of two quality wingers namely Farukh Choudhary and Vikram Pratap Singh, Lobera’s army looks too good in attack.
Weaknesses :
If Attack is Mumbai’s strength then their defense can be their weak point. They just have one overseas defender in the form of Mourtada Fall and given the increase in the quality of strikers other teams have brought in, it can be something for Sergio Lobera to worry about. The likes of Golui, Amey Ranawade and Mehtab Singh will be expected to link up with fall to look after the backline.
Predicted lineup
Amrinder Singh; Mohammad Rakip, Hernan Santana, Sarthak Golui, Mandar Rao Dessai; Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges; Adam Le Fondre, Hugo Boumous, Raynier Fernandes; Bartholomew Ogbeche.
Odisha FC
Strength
Odisha FC's strength will be in their forward line-up. The team has Manuel Onwu and Marcelinho in the ranks, which makes for a fiery combination. Onwu was extremely good for Odisha last season, after joining them mid-season and Marcelinho is all set to be back at the club. Marcelinho was first introduced in the ISL by Delhi Dynamos and he took the league by storm. He has been in India since then and has shown his quality time and again.Another place where Odisha have improved from last season is their defence with the addition of Taylor and Jacob Tratt. Taylor will be the on-field leader from behind for a team that is full of youngsters.
Weakness
Odisha's weakness will be in their midfield, where there is a lack of experience. With Marcos Tebar and Xisco gone, Odisha do not have too much experience to fall back on. Vinit Rai has been a mainstay in the team but he is not very creative. The creative outlet can be brought in by new signing Isak Vanlalruatfela but he is only 19 and will need some support from people around him.
Predicted lineup
Kamaljit Singh, Shubham Sarangi, Gaurav Bora, Steven Taylor, Hendry Antonay; Cole Alexander, Jacob Tratt; Nandhakumar Sekar, Marcelinho, Laishram Singh; Manuel Onwu.
~ S.K.Chakraborty
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