Xtra Time Web Desk: A 24 member strong ATK Mohun Bagan side on Saturday left for Maldives to play the AFC Cup matches. Coach Antonio Lopez Habas has decided to leave Finland midfielder Joni Kauko. After a lot of deliberation, the ATKMB coach decided to go with Roy Krishna, Hugo Boumous, Carl McHugh and David Williams as his four overseas players.
The Mariners have been undergoing preparation in Kolkata for last two weeks. The practice sessions were held behind closed doors. Apart from emphasising on the physical fitness of Roy Krishna, Pritam Kotal, and Amarinder Singh, the Spanish coach has also practiced positional football, passing, and penalty kicking. There have been some new practices every day. Though late, David Williams has also joined the team. He felt satisfied after testing David’s physical ability on the field.
From the 28 member squad Habas has left out Prabir Das, Pronoy Halder, Joni Kauko and Susairaj.
ATK Mohun Bagan squad: Arindam Bhattacharya, Amrinder Singh, Avilash Paul, Pritam Kotal, Lenny Rodrigues, Subhashish Bose, Ashutosh Mehta, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh, Deepak Tangri, Sumit Rathi, Sheikh Sahil, Bidyanand Singh, Abhishek Suryavanshi, N Engson Singh, Ricky Shabong, Roy, Kiyan Nassiri, Carl McHugh, David Williams and Hugo Boumous.