Hero ISL 2022-23 Final: Bengaluru FC and ATK Mohun Bagan combined playing XI
Ahead of the highly-anticipated Hero ISL final clash between the two teams, we take a look at the combined eleven of the two teams comprising the best players carefully curated by experts Erik Paartalu, Paul Masefield, and Phil Brown.
After five months, 116 matches, more than 10,530 minutes of footballing action, the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 season has reached its summit, the Hero ISL final, which will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Goa, on Saturday.
Nail-biting moments, breath-taking action, spectacular goals, exuberant atmospheres were the highlights of the Hero ISL playoffs. With the pathway carved only for two teams – it was Simon Grayson’s Bengaluru FC and Juan Ferrando’s ATK Mohun Bagan who reigned supreme, who will now square off in the final for the ultimate prize – the Hero ISL trophy.
Ahead of the highly-anticipated clash between the two teams, we take a look at the combined eleven of the two teams comprising the best players carefully picked by experts Erik Paartalu, Paul Masefield, and Phil Brown.
Erik Paartalu’s combined XI
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: Vishal Kaith (ATK Mohun Bagan)
Defenders: Asish Rai (ATK Mohun Bagan); Pritam Kotal [C] (ATK Mohun Bagan); Sandesh Jhingan (Bengaluru FC); Roshan Naorem (Bengaluru FC)
Midfielders: Carl McHugh (ATK Mohun Bagan); Rohit Kumar (Bengaluru FC); Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru FC); Javi Hernandez (Bengaluru FC); Hugo Boumous (ATK Mohun Bagan)
Forwards: Dimitri Petratos (ATK Mohun Bagan)
Head Coach: Simon Grayson (Bengaluru FC)
Paul Masefield’s combined XI
Formation: 4-3-3
Goalkeeper: Vishal Kaith (ATK Mohun Bagan)
Defenders: Asish Rai (ATK Mohun Bagan); Pritam Kotal (ATK Mohun Bagan); Brendan Hamill (ATK Mohun Bagan); Roshan Naorem (Bengaluru FC)
Midfielders: Rohit Kumar (Bengaluru FC); Carl McHugh [C] (ATK Mohun Bagan); Suresh Singh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC)
Forwards: Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru FC); Javi Hernandez (Bengaluru FC); Dimitri Petratos (ATK Mohun Bagan)
Head Coach: Simon Grayson (Bengaluru FC)
Phil Brown’s combined XI
Formation: 3-5-2
Goalkeeper: Vishal Kaith (ATK Mohun Bagan)
Defenders: Pritam Kotal (ATK Mohun Bagan); Aleksandar Jovanovic (Bengaluru FC); Slavko Damjanovic (ATK Mohun Bagan)
Midfielders: Asish Rai (ATK Mohun Bagan); Carl McHugh (ATK Mohun Bagan); Suresh Singh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC); Rohit Kumar (Bengaluru FC); Roshan Naorem (Bengaluru FC)
Forwards: Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru FC) and Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC)
Head Coach: Juan Ferrando (ATK Mohun Bagan)
