Back-to-back defeats in the Indian Super League have seen Jamshedpur FC drop from the top-four slot. However, coach Owen Coyle doesn’t feel...
Back-to-back defeats in the Indian Super League have seen Jamshedpur FC drop from the top-four slot. However, coach Owen Coyle doesn’t feel his side’s recent slump is down to inconsistency and believes they have the character to bounce back as they face a struggling NorthEast United FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on Sunday.
There’s not much separating the two sides at the moment with seventh-placed Jamshedpur being a point above NEUFC, who have 12 points from 11 games. Jamshedpur will certainly fancy their chances against their opponents who are struggling for consistency.
The Highlanders are winless in their last seven games. To make matters worse, they parted ways with coach Gerard Nus who was replaced by Khalid Jamil on an interim basis reportedly till the end of this season.
Jamshedpur also boast a unique record against their opponents, going unbeaten in seven games while winning twice. But that doesn’t give any reason for Coyle to take his opponents lightly.
“Well, I don’t know if they are in good form or not. I think they played very well in the last game,” Coyle said.
“NorthEast are dangerous opponents and every opponent you face possesses different challenges. They might not be fluent in passing the ball but they have...
