FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez feels confident ahead of two crunch matches for FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) starting with the visit of Mumbai City FC on Tuesday.
The Gaurs are unbeaten in the ISL this season winning six out of the seven matches played which has seen them sit at the top of the points table.
But their credentials will be tested when the Islanders, also unbeaten this season, come calling.
“The feeling is that in the next two matches (Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant) we will see where FC Goa can finish this season,” Marquez said at the pre-match press conference as quoted by ISL.
“I am optimistic about our situation. But now we play the teams still unbeaten in the league. It is impossible not to lose a match but we will try that the first defeat won’t be on Wednesday,” he added.
The Spaniard felt that the Islanders have hit their stride in the last two matches after a slightly tentative start to the season and his team will have to be on top of their game on Wednesday.
“I feel now they have found their style of play. I felt they were doubting (themselves) in the beginning of the league. Now in the last two games, in the Champions League and in Bengaluru, they changed the system and I feel that they have found the style of play for the players that they have,” Marquez noted.
