2. Secret ingredients

There is always a danger of relying just on youth; they crack under extreme pressure situations. For that, the squad had the likes of Quero, Sasa, Kim Song-Yong and Mc Faul. These were the missing pieces of a balanced side. Sasa Kolunija, a central defender guarded the backline that had been too leaky in the 2015/16 season. The experience of Sasa and McFaul in defence provided much needed cover for the scoring.

Kim Song-Yong was deployed upfront to knock in goals in the final third. And who was going to create those for strikers up front? None other than Juan Quero. The Spaniard was simply the heart of the team, his movement with the ball dictated the game play. He almost never had and an off day. Quero was the only foreign player retained from last season. His contribution in goals was really not much but what he got to the team was balance and precision with his tremendous skill level.