Odisha FC will look to end their league season on a winning note when they host Kerala Blasters FC at the Kalinga Stadium on Sunday. The h...
Odisha FC will look to end their league season on a winning note when they host Kerala Blasters FC at the Kalinga Stadium on Sunday.
The home side’s hopes of making it to the play-offs ended on Saturday when Chennaiyin FC piped Mumbai City FC to finish fourth.
Josep Gombau has been proud of the performance from his players throughout the season as he reckons that they have improved.
“We have a good base here. There are good fans. For a young team, for a new team which has just moved to the city, it is good enough to finish fifth. Just the beginning of a very good project. In the next season, the fields will be better, along with the training grounds. The young players will be more experienced,” said Gombau.
Manuel Onwu has been a revelation since his loan move from Bengaluru FC. The forward has netted four goals in three outings as opposed to none in over 370 minutes with the Blues.
Meanwhile, Kerala Blasters didn’t have a memorable campaign either. Injuries hampered their season with every foreign signing of the club spending sometime on the sidelines. Sandesh Jhingan was ruled out at the start of the season which didn’t help their cause either.
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