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The equation is simple for Jamshedpur FC. They are four points away from the two playoff points that they can realistically fight for. And they have five games to fill that gap.
After a five-game winning streak threatened their chances for the playoffs, Jamshedpur managed to get back on track with a win over Odisha FC. Photo credit: Twitter / @JamshedpurFC
Margao: Jamshedpur FC face a desperate SC East Bengal on Sunday to qualify for the Indian Super League (ISL) playoffs.
The equation is simple for Jamshedpur FC and Owen Coyle. They are four points away from the two playoff points that they can realistically fight for. And they have five games to fill that gap.
The first will come when they face SC East Bengal at Fatorda Stadium.
After a five-game winning streak threatened their chances for the playoffs, Jamshedpur managed to get back on track with a win against Odisha FC in their previous game.
However, Owen Coyle will know that they will have to maintain that momentum until the end of the season to finish in the top four .
« The guys worked so hard. Take every game at once and try to be positive and win the game we have to do, » Coyle said.
The only thing Coyle has apparently done for him is his defense.
Jamshedpur have now played three clean sheets, a remarkable turnaround considering they have conceded eight goals in their last three games. But he’ll need his attack to find out if the winner against Odisha Jamshedpur was the first open goal in four games.
The last time these two teams met, East Bengal frustrated Jamshedpur, even though he had the most Time the game was a man. Coyle knows how good the opposition can be on Sunday.
« They signed a lot of players. By their own standards they didn’t do that well against Bengaluru, so you will try to win the game and compete yourself «
» We have to respect the qualities they have very much, but also try to enforce our qualities. That will be the key to the game. «
East Bengal, on the other hand, is in trouble. Losing on Sunday will more or less ruin their playoff chances. They are without a win in five games and have not scored in three of their last four games.
In East Bengal, the suspended head coach Robbie Fowler will also be absent. But assistant coach Tony Grant defended his team’s previous performance in the league.
« I don’t think it was difficult on the pitch, » he said. « If you analyze everything, the team was accepted into the ISL at the last minute. We had a two-week preseason. I think the team did a great job. »
« We’re one point behind Kerala, many years Had time to prepare for this year. All staff and players deserve credit for the fight they have shown and we will continue to show that fight, « added Grant.
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SCEB are currently four points away from fourth place, but Fowler believes his side are still in the running despite the position they are in.
After a 1-0 loss, Baxter said, “You need decisions to go your way and we needed a penalty. I think one of my players would have to rape someone or have themselves raped if they were to get a penalty. »
Mobashir scored a goal in the 41st minute that turned out to be the difference between the two teams. This ended JFC’s winning streak in five games and the hopes of the playoffs remained.
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