U Mumba Squad Analysis for Pro Kabaddi League Season 11

Reinforced with a formidable defence and a host of new faces U Mumba aim to reclaim lost glory in Season 11After three consecutive seasons of leaguestage exits former Pro Kabaddi League champions U Mumba will be eager to reclaim their lost glory in Season 11 The Mumboys won the PKL title in Season 2 but have failed to lift the coveted trophy sinceSeason 11 will see U Mumba continue with Iranian Gholamreza Mazandarani as their head coach An experienced coach who has tasted success Mazandarani led the Iranian kabaddi team to gold at the 2018 Asian Games and previously coached U Mumba in Seasons 6 and 10U Mumba were busy at the Season 11 Player Auction looking to revamp their squad following successive underwhelming campaigns They invested in both defence and attack and here we take a closer look at the teams strengths and weaknesses ahead of the upcoming seasonStrengthsThe Mumboys defence will undoubtedly be one of their biggest strengths in Season 11 of PKL Sunil Kumar eighth on the leaderboard for most tackle points 336 in PKL history will lead their defence after U Mumba spent an impressive INR 1015 crores on him at the Player AuctionAlso ReadWorldclass cricketer Gautam Gambhir remarks on this Indian cricketerU Mumbarsquos defence is packed with proven talents who have showcased their defensive prowess in the past In addition to Sunil Kumar the defence boasts players like Parvesh Bhainswal Rinku Gokulakannan M Bittu and Sombir highlighting their defensive depthWhile Parvesh Bhainswal is 11th on the alltime charts for most tackle points 310 Rinku could also be a key player in the teams defence He has accumulated 147 tackle points in his PKL career and will be crucial to U Mumbas defensive strategies Bittu and Sombir further strengthen the teams defensive optionsWeaknessesIn terms of weaknesses U Mumbarsquos attack is likely to be scrutinised After losing Guman Singh their main raider for the past two seasons at the Player Auction U Mumba will be heavily reliant on the duo of allrounder Amirmohammad Zafardanesh and Manjeet to handle the bulk of the raiding dutiesSeason 10 saw Zafardanesh finishing as U Mumbarsquos secondhighest raid points scorer 141 in what was his debut campaign The Season 2 champions will be hoping the Iranian can build on that performance in the upcoming season with support from Manjeet who is expected to be U Mumbarsquos new lead raiderWith 633 raid points to his name Manjeet has ample experience to take on the mantle of being the teams main raider However whether he can rise to the challenge is a question that remains to be answeredOpportunitiesDespite their seemingly weak raiding unit on paper the duo of Manjeet and Zafardanesh should view Season 11 as the perfect opportunity to establish themselves as elite raiders in the PKL While Manjeet has accumulated over 600 raid points he has yet to be considered a primary raider having primarily played a supporting role in the pastZafardanesh meanwhile will be keen to build on his promising debut campaign as he looks to become a key figure in U Mumbarsquos attack Additionally Shivam is another raider who U Mumba will be hoping can perform to his maximum potential in Season 11 as they look for players to step up in attackThreatsOne particular threat U Mumba will be wary of heading into the new season is the overall inexperience of their squad As many as 10 U Mumba players are yet to make their debut in the PKL and several others have only played a handful of games and are yet to firmly establish themselves as PKLcalibre talentsIf the teamrsquos main players fail to meet expectations the head coach may need to rely on the rest of the squad to find solutions However whether these inexperienced players can rise to the occasion is a question that will only be answered once PKL 11 kicks off on October 18This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever