BFC ended Kerala Blasters FC’s 10-match unbeaten run in the previous game by securing a 1-0 win while JFC edged past FC Goa courtesy of new recruit Daniel Chukwu’s lone goal.
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Bengaluru FC head coach Marco Pezzaiuoli is eyeing for a win against Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) fixture in Bambolim on Saturday to make it three wins in a row. The German tactician feels that “Jamshedpur are a physical team” and they have a “lot of pace” in the attacking department. BFC are on an eight-game unbeaten run while JFC has won their last three matches. It’s going to be an intriguing battle as both teams are in a rich vein of form.
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Pezzaiuoli was speaking to the media ahead of the match against the Red Miners and when asked about what he would make of the Jamshedpur side, the 53-year-old said: “Jamshedpur are a physical team, they have a new player in (Daniel) Chima who brings a lot of speed, and can score a lot of goals. There are 6-7 teams who want to be in the top-four spot. Our last game was a good, tough game, but I think we did a little bit more than them on that night. They are a very pressing team like Kerala. They have a good mixture of experienced and young players.”
BFC ended Kerala Blasters FC’s 10-match unbeaten run in the previous game by securing a 1-0 win while JFC edged past FC Goa courtesy of new recruit Daniel Chukwu’s lone goal.
Head coach added “I think it will be a tough game for sure, but now after quarantine, we’ve had three games in seven days. We are still not back to our best, condition-wise, and that’s something we want to work towards.”
The last time these two teams faced each other, it ended in a goalless draw. This time also, the chances of the match ending in a draw is very high as there is very little separating both sides. Both teams have a very strong defense, having kept four clean sheets each, only Kerala Blasters FC (5) have kept more clean sheets.
Against KBFC, the Blues managed to secure a clean sheet with an all Indian back line and when asked about that, Pezzaiuoli said: “I don’t like to differentiate between players, whether they are young or old, I think our defence has performed well in the last few games. I heard Erik Paartalu saying ‘defending is an art’, and that’s true.
“It’s a tough job, and I think we’ve done well. I was not happy with the finishing, we could have scored 2-3 goals. But it is past, this gives you confidence and power but in the end, a new game starts and you have to give your 100%.”
