Jamshedpur FC

Jamshedpur FC will be playing their final match of Hero ISL 2019-20 campaign against FC Goa at The Furnace tomorrow night where Antonio Iriondo and the squad will be looking to finish up the season on a high at the home ground.

At the pre-match press conference, the Head Coach addresses what lies ahead of their season finale.

On the importance of tomorrow’s clash against FC Goa

We are playing against the first team in the table. So, it is something special. There are a lot of things for the players to be motivated ahead of the match. There’s never a reason to waste the match. If you take a look at the table, it is the worst season. But sometimes we have been close to victories. You can use that to not face the real problems of the team. We are aware of the problems. A football team needs to be fast in making decisions, facing problems and trying to fix things. So, hopefully, this will help the club to face the problems and try to get ready for the future. As this league is very short, you have to be very fast when you are facing a problem. All the teams have the same problem at some point. So, you have to be prepared and try to fix any situation that happens. Jamshedpur is a new club that has to get more experience. We have to be faster in finding solutions to the problem that we are facing during the season. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. This is a season for learning. After this season, everyone has to make their own conclusions and think about the best for the club.

On his learnings as the manager of Jamshedpur FC

We weren’t able to achieve the goals that we thought we could get in the beginning. I’ve been thinking about it deeply and I think, me and my staff, we have done a few good things for the club. I have a lot of experience in football, but this was something special. I loved it here. I had a lot of good experiences here. I met amazing people.

Midfielder Memo Moura too was at the briefing who thanked all the coaches he has worked under, “I like all three coaches I’ve played under at Jamshedpur. For me, it is a very good style. I tried to improve in the first season. I felt very good because I never had an English coach. After that, I had two Spanish coaches. I am very happy because I improved my football. These three coaches are for me the best. I have stayed in Jamshedpur and had three different coaches. I improved my football.”