‘I'm very surprised with the position of BFC’ - Hyderabad FC's head coach Manolo Marquez

On 23 December 2022, Bengaluru FC will take on Hyderabad FC in the ongoing Indian Super League. The match will take place in Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru. Speaking of forms, Bengaluru are currently sitting in the eighth position with 10 points from 10 matches. On the other hand, Hyderabad are currently in the second spot with 22 points from 10 matches. 

So, Bengaluru will look to improve their position in this ongoing tournament to keep some hopes alive for the final four positions. While Hyderabad FC will look to maintain their good form in yet another clash. Now, ahead of this clash, Hyderabad FC’s head coach Manolo Marquez said that Bengaluru's current position has surprised him a lot. 

“They are eight points below the top six, a draw is not enough” - Hyderabad FC's head coach Manolo Marquez   

During the pre-match press conference, Hyderabad FC's head coach Manolo Marquez said: “We start the second leg now and all the teams are in the middle of the competition with 10 matches. More or less there are six teams with a similar number of points.” 

“We don't have matches now to fail, for example, we play against BFC now and for them, it's mandatory to win. They are eight points below the top six, a draw is not enough. We are sure we will find a very strong side in front of us with very good players. I'm very surprised with the position of BFC on the points table. we had a very good first leg for our team in the first 10 matches but the second leg will be very hard,” he added.

“I expect to win every game. We need to go step by step and game by game and let's see what happens because now you look at the table we are behind Mumbai City FC by just two points but FC Goa are at sixth with 18 points. There are four points between the second and sixth place,” Hyderabad FC's head coach concluded.