Hyderabad FC’s Thangboi Singto rates loss against Odisha FC as the worst of his career

Hyderabad FC’s head coach Thangnoi Singto feels the 6-0 drubbing against Odisha FC is the worst of his career. The Nizams suffered an ignominious loss against the Kalinga Warriors as they were completely outplayed in the Indian Super League at the GMC Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday.

The home team had 44.8% possession and also took seven shots on target but they could not grab their opportunities. Singto suggested a few factors that led to his team’s downfall against the opposition.

“There are two things here, maybe the break was too long or maybe, you know, we were dwelling too much on the win against Kerala Blasters FC,” Singto stated during the post-match press conference.

“I think the break planning, in terms of the few days of break and then we came back to training, maybe, you know, whether the players were fresh or not fresh, whether the training was well planned in terms of intensity, all those things I need to go back and study myself first. Today I think, maybe, it’s the worst defeat in my career, whatever I had. So, it is a tough, tough day,” he added.

The Indian coach admitted they were not sharp enough on the pitch and feels they gifted three to four goals to the opposition.

“Today we were not sharp enough, today we were not quick enough, but I won’t say we were not hungry. But the goals we conceded, it was sort of out of the six goals, maybe at least three or four were just given away.”

“So, we have to do better, we have to do better as a team, you know. But (we had) seven shots on target today, I think, is one of the highest in terms of target shots attacking-wise, okay, we have created,” Singto said.

Hyderabad FC will next take on defending champions Mumbai City FC while playing away. Singto said it is crucial for the team to move on from this heavy loss and focus on the next game, which will be a tough fixture.

“We need to learn from this game and then move forward. Another tough game is coming up, so we need to pull up our socks—me, the staff, even the players. It’s going to be tough, but we have to keep looking forward and hope for the best,” the head coach commented.