Hero Intercontinental Cup 2019: 3 areas Stimac needs to fix before the World Cup qualifiers

Igor Stimac
Igor Stimac

#2 Central Midfield

Pronay Halder
Pronay Halder

The central midfield department is another position needing improvement. There is no shortage of energy and work rate, but creativity has been inferior. It was the same case under Stephen Constantine, but things failed to change in the Kings Cup. The forwards are overreliant on the innovation from Anirudh Thapa, who has been provided with the freedom to help out the forwards.

Pronay Halder has been the mainstay in the midfield department - leading the young midfielders alongside him. Vinit Rai, Sahal Abdul, and Amarjit Singh showed their glimpses in the Kings Cup, but they are yet to cement their place in the starting lineup.

Rowlin Borges has been used as a defensive midfielder for his country, but he was well off in an advanced position - proving a great asset in that position with his former club NorthEast United last season. There is no scarcity for quality, but Stimac needs to find the perfectly-balanced midfield which can contribute to the defensive and offensive areas.

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