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Mohun Bagan coach Jose Molina

Mohun Bagan coach Jose Molina

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Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) head coach Jose Molina expressed his joy after his team registered a convincing 3-0 victory over Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Saturday. The Mariners’ emphatic win saw them establish a decisive ten-point lead over second-placed FC Goa as the league approaches its business end, with only three game weeks remaining. With 49 points, Mohun Bagan is now virtually uncatchable, inching closer to clinching the League Shield. “We are in a good way. We are happy with the three important points today. We are one step closer to getting the shield. We have to keep going, keep working, because the job is still not done,” Molina said during the post-match press conference, as quoted on the official ISL website. “We are going to celebrate tonight. But tomorrow, we will start thinking about the Odisha FC match in Kolkata, where we will try to win again. It could be the game that gives us the League Shield. Now, more …

Mohun Bagan coach Jose Molina wary of resurgent Hyderabad FC

Mohun Bagan coach Jose Molina wary of resurgent Hyderabad FC

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Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Super Giant return to action after a ten-day break as they face Hyderabad FC in their second away-from-Kolkata match of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season at the Gachibowli Stadium on Tuesday. Following consecutive home victories over city rivals Mohammedan Sporting (3-0) and East Bengal (2-0), Jose Molina’s Mohun Bagan are fresh and eager to correct their away form anomaly. Mohun Bagan’s break from competitive games got longer after their AFC Cup match against Tractor was cancelled after the players refused to travel to Iran, resulting in a ban from the tournament. “It is true that there is a bit of a gap between our last match and this one, due to the AFC trouble. The team is working very well, and I am sure we are well prepared for tomorrow’s match,” Molina told the media persons at the pre-match press conference at the Mohun Bagan Media Centre. Although the Mariners head to Hyderabad as a recharged unit, the memory of their struggle in their last away game in Bengaluru remains …

Molina satisfied with Mohun Bagan’s performance, Chernyshov hails Mariners

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Mohun Bagan coach Jose Molina was visibly happy after his team returned to winning ways with a thumping victory over Kolkata rivals Mohammedan Sporting at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. After being humbled 0-3 by Bengaluru FC in an away clash, the Mariners delivered a clinical performance, thrashing Mohammedan Sporting by an identical margin. Jamie Maclaren, Subashish Bose, and Greg Stewart found the back of the net in the first half as Mohun Bagan collected three points and rose to the fourth spot on the ISL 2024-25 standings. With this win, Mohun Bagan also registered their first clean sheet in the season. Happy with the performance of his players, Molina, who was under pressure to deliver after a rather poor start to the season, said all the players contributed to the win. “The whole team played really well. All the players made a great effort. They put great pressure, in defence we recovered the ball faster. Then, we kept the ball and moved it with good speed and tried to look forward. We scored …

Chernyshov confident, Molina wary as Kolkata gears up for ISL’s first derby

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Kolkata: There is a sense of freshness and a break from the monotony of daily life. Fans have regrouped, players have trained their minds, and so have their coaches. Mohun Bagan Super Giant are set to renew its August rivalry with Mohammedan Sporting as they face off in the Indian Super League’s (ISL) first Kolkata derby of the 2024-25 season at the hallowed Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. In Kolkata’s footballing cauldron, there is a revived excitement reminiscent of the old fervour of the derby, which once kept the entire city on the edge of the footballing actions. That historic frenzy is back. The ISL has taken on a vibrant new look this season with the entry of Mohammedan Sporting, a club that were on the brink of extinction in 2014, struggling to stay relevant amid the evolving fan culture of Indian football. Now, as the city’s two oldest existing clubs – Mohun Bagan, established in 1889, and Mohammedan Sporting, founded in 1891 – revive their rivalry, there is a palpable excitement. Demand for the …

Molina ahead of Mumbai City clash

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Kolkata: As the city gears up for a much-anticipated clash on the first evening of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season, Jose Molina, the Mohun Bagan Super Giant coach, warned that their opener against Mumbai City FC will be different from the final of the last season. Mohun Bagan, despite winning the ISL Shield, pipping Mumbai City on the final day of the league in May this year, lost to the Islanders 1-3 in the ISL final. “I think it will be an absolutely different match from the last ISL final, and it does not matter what happened in the last season. The past is past. Now, we have to work in the present to make for the best possible future, that is what we will do to win tomorrow (Friday),” said Molina while addressing the media persons inside a crammed press conference room at the Mohun Bagan ground on Thursday. The Spaniard, meanwhile, termed the game against Mumbai City as the ‘most special’, underlining the significance of the match to him. “For me, …

Mohun Bagan eye another title with Jose Molina at helm

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Mohun Bagan SG, the winners of the ISL Shield in 2023-24, will look to deliver an improved performance in the forthcoming season. With many new signings, Mohun Bagan will look for a winning start in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 when they take on Mumbai City FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Friday. Last season, Mohun Bagan prevailed on the final day of the league phase as they pipped Mumbai City FC to win the ISL Shield. The Mariners needed a 48-point haul to beat the Islanders to the title. Mumbai City FC, however, defeated Mohun Bagan 3-1 in the ISL final to avenge their league phase loss. In the new season, Mohun Bagan will be confident of a good show following their runners-up finish at the recently concluded Durand Cup. Mohun Bagan’s new foreign recruit Jamie Maclaren is expected to debut on Friday. He has not played a match yet. He did physical training and situation practices ahead of the ISL 2024-25 opener. Aside from the ISL title, Mohun Bagan will …