PANAJI (Goa): Bengaluru FC coach Carles Cuadrat is wary of his opponents Odisha FC when they meet at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim on Thursday.
In Stuart Baxter’s side, Bengaluru will be up against one of the three teams that are yet to register a win this season, and Caudrat reckons that Odisha’s bid to turn a corner soon will only make them more dangerous.
“I know my players well, there is no complacency. There is no room for that. We are very competitive and so are Odisha FC. They will try for all three points, I am sure. This is football. We have seen games where teams that were not getting results, suddenly it all happens for them,” said Cuadrat.
After a bit of a stutter to start their campaign with, Bengaluru have picked up the pace with both points and the way they have gone about their football.
The Blues are fresh off a 4-2 win over Kerala Blasters and will be buoyed by the fact their goals came from four different names, highlighting the kind of quality they possess in the attack.
“At this point, Odisha is dangerous. They have been fighting for three points but it hasn’t been happening. One of these days they will win a game for sure. They have quality players and a very good coach. We are ready for the game, but not overconfident,” added Cuadrat.
Odisha are yet to register their first win, they have shown enough pluck in some games where they deserved to come away with more.
The team came back from two goals down against Jamshedpur to score twice in the last fifteen minutes and share points. They were then unlucky to go down 1-0 to ATK Mohun Bagan in what was the last minute of the game, after having the champions on the backfoot throughout.
“They have powerful, experienced central defenders who give them a lot of strength at the back. I especially like Cole Alexander,” added Cuadrat.
