That in Lobera they trusted showed how in tune CFG were with ISL. Not authorised to speak to the media, the official requested anonymity. So, when it came to planning for season 7, they hit the ground running,” said an official familiar with the development. They had visibility on the entire league. “Throughout season 6 they were very included. When ISL began on November 20 last year, Mumbai City were days short of being a year old at CFG, who own 65% of the ISL franchise. It meant Lobera didn’t “have to waste time as a coach to explain exactly what I want and what the players need to try to put in a good performance.”Īlso read: Late Bipin Singh goal hands Mumbai City FC maiden ISL title With little time for pre-season and the need to spend five months in a bio-secure bubble, inputs from CFG were key. That is why before Saturday’s final, Mumbai City coach Sergio Lobera said: “Pep Guardiola and all family of CFG is behind us.” Prior to the start of the season, Lobera had said that he hadn’t received such support before.
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And it wasn’t a coincidence either that Mumbai City FC were champions in their first full season as a City Football Group (CFG) club. If Atletico de Kolkata won in 20 and made the semi-finals in 2015, it was in no small measure because of the support from part-owners Atletico Madrid. In three seasons including the one that ended on Saturday, that team was the champion. In four of the seven Indian Super League (ISL) seasons, at least one semi-finalist has been a team handheld by a European football power.
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