Mumbai City FC head coach Petr Kratky admitted they suffered a 0-3 loss against Jamshedpur FC because of individual mistakes and pressure at the Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai in the ongoing Indian Super League on Sunday.
After no goals in the first 45 minutes, Mohammed Sanan K, Jordan Murray, and Javi Hernandez scored for the visitors in the second half to give a thumping win to their team.
The Islanders had 49.9% possession and took two shots on target. The Czech coach admitted they ended up on the wrong side of the result because of simple mistakes.
“In the first half, there were a lot of crosses and a lot of balls flying into our area in the box. I think we dealt very well with that because we were prepared for it, but for a strong start from Jamshedpur FC, the game plan doesn’t change. For me, from the first minute, they come at least for a point with wasting time on the throw-ins and a lot of unsportsmanship, what I saw today on the pitch in terms of lying down, getting up, and sprinting. This is part of football, but at the end of the day, this was not the reason why we lost,” he explained in the post-match press conference.
“The reason why we lost today was individual mistakes and playing under pressure. The first touch, the fundamentals of football, and individual errors. Again, we need to work harder and get players better in order to compete with the best teams in India because at the moment we are not one,” Kratky continued.
The gaffer acknowledged the fact that they have savored success while playing against lower-ranked teams in the standings.
“Every time we play against top-four or top-five teams, we struggle. We played teams who are at the bottom of the tables, and then we got some points. If you can see a little bit from outside where the level we are, we are somewhere not where we want to be,” Kratky remarked.
“We need to change something. We need to get better and work harder,” he further added.
Mumbai City FC will next take on Punjab FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi on Thursday.
