Manolo prepares FC Goa for ACL2 tie in Baghdad with season still uncertain

Panaji: It didn’t escape Manolo Marquez’s eyes that FC Goa players were distracted during training last week.For months now, they’ve been training, but competitive games have been few and far between. Four games in the AFC Champions League Two, Asian football’s second-tier club competition, and three group-stage games in the Super Cup. That’s all.There’s another one now in Baghdad on Wednesday, Super Cup semifinal against Mumbai City early next month, and the concluding ACL2 group clash on Christmas eve. If the...