Mumbai: Indian Super League (ISL) outfit, Mumbai City Football Club (MCFC), will have their pre-season tour in Thailand where they will be playing four games ahead of the fifth season of the league commencing September 29.
“They have started the pre-season four days ago in Mumbai and all the players will go to Thailand Thursday (September 30) and five foreign players will join the team directly in Thailand,” MCFC CEO Indranil Das Blah told reporters at the club’s media briefing here Monday.
“We moved slightly late because of certain issues. So our pre-season started late and we have all the Indian boys, except three who are with U23 team,” he added.
According to Blah, the franchise will play a minimum of four games in Thailand in Chiang Mai and Bangkok. “We will come back and play two games (In India) ahead of the tournament,” Blah informed.
“I am not here to make any promise but I can promise good football,” head coach Jorge Costa said. “I saw some games because in Portugal we don’t get to watch too much of Indian League (ISL),” he added.
“My philosophy is winning three points — I will respect my players and my philosophy will depend on the players,” the coach said.