Durand Cup 2023: Hyderabad FC hopes for win against Delhi in fresh under new coach Nestor

Newly promoted second division I-League aspect, Delhi FC will make its Durand Cup debut towards ISL 2021-22 champion Hyderabad FC within the Group E match at Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on Sunday.

Even although Hyderabad goes into recreation with simply 4 coaching periods at dwelling, a brand new look squad and a brand new first-team coach in Conor Nestor, it nonetheless possesses sufficient high quality to place it throughout Delhi.

The group from the capital although has been on a very good run, profitable the third-division league and has assembled a squad of gamers who’ve sufficient expertise of the Indian nationwide circuit. 

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Speaking forward of the sport, the 39-year-old Nestor mentioned, “The training sessions have been good. Some have played a lot and are well-known and some haven’t played much, but I can see the potential. It’s very much a new chapter in a new direction for us. No coach wants to see massive changes and ideally, the changes won’t be as dramatic as they are.”

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Those modifications in all probability level to the brand new signings it has this season, within the type of Aaryan Saroha, Jonathan Moya, Joe Knowles, Petteri Pennanen, Vignesh and Makan Chote amongst others.

Among those that have “played a lot” will likely be its pillar in midfield Brazilian Joao Victor.

Delhi FC has a aspect with sufficient pluck with the likes of Vinil Poojary, Himanshu Jangra, Girik Khosla and Bali Gagandeep bringing in numerous expertise. If Hyderabad doesn’t handle to get its mixture proper, given it’s the primary recreation of the season, Delhi may even pull-off a shock.

The match is scheduled for a day 2.30 pm kick-off and will likely be telecasted dwell on Sony Sports Network.