We are far from finished, says coach Des Buckingham after Mumbai City secure ISL Winners’ Shield

Des Buckingham

The Mumbai City FC have secured the ISL Winners' Shield after their resounding victory against FC Goa on February 11 in a match that ended 5-3.

Coach Des Buckingham and his troops are yet to lose a game this season, leaving them only 2 games short of an ‘Invincible' campaign.

Des Buckingham was ecstatic and emotional after the win as he said, "I have so many personal memories that I treasure but this moment is up there, not because of a shield or a trophy but in terms of what we have been able to do and how we have been able to do it. It is a wonderful achievement but we are far from finished, we want the double and we work towards that goal now."

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"We are a club that wants to be successful and hopefully the foundations of the work that has gone in over the past 18 months is visible now as this will help us not just for a potential ‘double' but for future seasons as well. You have to enjoy the moment.

A lot of people have been away from their friends and family for this project and when we went back to the hotel we had the families waiting for us there so that was a nice, touching gesture," he added. This is Islanders' second shield after winning the league title back in 2020-21 and their first piece of silverware under Des Buckingham. The Englishman has got the Islanders playing a brand of exciting, attacking football which has seen them score a whopping 53 goals in 18 league games.

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