On August 14, the Islanders announced the signing of former Portuguese international Jorge Costa as the new Mumbai City FC head coach. The former FC Porto captain addressed the media on August 27 as the new Islanders head coach at The Press Club in Mumbai.
During his dialogue with the media, Costa stated that he has talked to Portuguese players earlier who have played in the Indian Super League (ISL) and said that he is looking forward to the 2018-19 season.
Mumbai City FC CEO Indranil Das Blah praised the Portuguese and was excited about the appointment of the new head coach.
@indranildasblah on the thought behind appointing Jorge Costa:
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) August 27, 2018
Like he said that his philosophy is to win 3 points, he's aware of the hardwork that is required. He's going to give his 100% and the players know the same. #BoleTohMCFC
He also stated that the pre-season Indian leg had already begun four days ago and soon, the Islanders will be flying to Thailand for a two-week span. Meanwhile, they are planning to play at least four pre-season matches in Thailand.
@indranildasblah: The Indian leg for the pre-season started 4 days back and we'll be flying to Thailand for a 2-week period. We'll play a minimum of 4 matches over there. #BoleTohMCFC
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) August 27, 2018
Meanwhile, ISL fixtures have been released and the first match will witness a battle between the two-season winners, ATK and Kerala Blasters FC. Whereas, the Islanders will have their maiden match against Jamshedpur FC at their home ground for the first time in five seasons.
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