ATK Mohun Bagan, who narrowly missed the Indian Super League title final season, aspires to make a clear sweep of trophies — AFC Cup, Durand Cup, Super Cup and ISL — in the upcoming season, coach Juan Ferrando has mentioned. Having missed the Winner’s Shield ending third in the desk behind Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC, ATKMB made a last-four end in the Championship spherical.
“My dream is to win the AFC Cup, the Durand Cup, the Championship, and the Super Cup,” Ferrando mentioned in the ISL web site.
“We are working our way, preparing the team with a good plan, and this is our target. In my point of view, we have a good team, we have good players but this is the moment to show ourselves.”
“We have a great opportunity in August with the Durand Cup. I think the championship in front of us is a great opportunity to try to give our best. Then, you have the Super Cup, so, it’s going to be an amazing season.”
At International stage, they are going to be in motion in the AFC Cup Inter-Zonal semifinal as they’ve made some fascinating signings in the switch window after the departure of their two key attackers — Roy Krishna and David Williams.
They have added promising Indian midfielder Ashique Kuruniyan after his exploits in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, whereas there have been two key international acquisitions in Brendan Hamill and Florentin Pogba, the elder brother French World Cup winner Paul Pogba.
“They have quality, they are very strong players, they can help in our playing style, but it’s very important when we have the first meeting to know whether they can help improve ATK Mohun Bagan,” Ferrando mentioned.
“I’m incredibly excited for the new season because this season is different. But, honestly, the most important thing is the training, the pre-season is very significant and I hope that the players come with a strong personality and with 100 per cent motivation,” he added.
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