When Kerala Blasters host Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim on Wednesday, a lot will be at stake for bo...
When Kerala Blasters host Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim on Wednesday, a lot will be at stake for both sides.
Both sides find themselves in the wrong half of the table and after 13 games, are level on points, with ninth-placed Kerala just a spot below their opponents. And both have quite a few issues plaguing them as they look to break into the top four.
For Kerala, it’s been conceding goals. They have shipped the most goals in the league (22) and have kept just one clean sheet in their previous 10 games. Constant shuffling at the back as a result of injuries may have contributed to this.
However, Kerala assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed, who will be filling in for their suspended coach Kibu Vicuna, is hopeful of more clean sheets coming their way.
“We had two clean sheets and the reason is, other teams also play football and they want to score,” he said. “In the first half of the season, we know that we didn’t have a great start. We missed some crucial players in many matches but that is in the past now. We have been playing better football now. It’s always a personal goal for our...
