KERALA BLASTERS EYES FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

After two consecutive goalless draws, Master Blaster’s Kerala Blasters hopes to secure their first win of the season in their third home match. Kerala Blasters will encounter Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Sunday evening. Kerala Blasters FC is one among the three ISL teams who have failed to register a win this season. On the other hand, Mumbai FC who recently suffered a shocking loss in the Maharashtra Derby will eye nothing less than a victory against Kerala Blasters

Kerala who have already hosted the defending champions ATK and the newcomers Jamshedpur FC will certainly look to notch a victory before their first away match against Goa on December 9. The head coach of the Yellow Army hinted that the ex Manchester United defender Wes Brown will not start the game instead he will be eased into the side after the first half. This makes sense, as the centre back pairing of Nemanja Lakic-Pesic and Sandesh Jhingan has terrifically worked for the Men in Yellow. 

Moreover, head coach Rene Meulensteen also said, “The first thing is to not let the issue get bigger than it is. We are still in the process of developing as a side. We were better in the second game than the first and we are keeping clean sheets.” He added, “We kept the ball better, there was penetration and cutting edge and we created chances, but we know the most important goal to score in any season is the first one. It will bring confidence to the team and create a different sort of flow. To win a match, we need to score goals.”

Alexandre Guimaraes, who is the head coach of Mumbai City said that his players will give everything to earn three points in the game. He added, “We have to handle this and our aim now is to recover from the tough game against Pune. The players will give everything they have to fight for the three points and then have time in Mumbai where we play two games at home.”

It is certain that football fans are in for a cracker of a match between a side who ended up as the runner-ups of last season against another team who were on top of the league table last season.