Chennai FC, a two-time champions, would like to reach the top-4 in the table in the sixth season of the Hero Indian Super League by winning the match against Northeast United FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. Since taking over as the new Chennai coach Owen Cooyle, the team has won two of the last five matches, played one more draw and scored seven points. The team is eighth in the table with 12 points from 11 matches. Chennaiyin is still six points behind Odisha FC which is at number four.
"We still have a chance to make it to the playoffs. But for that we have to maintain the winning momentum. The three points are priceless because we have played many draws in the league, so these three points got us up in the table," Coyle said. Can. " Chennaiyin defeated Hyderabad FC 3–1 in their previous match. Team player Nerijus Valsakis has scored seven goals so far. On the other hand, the Northeast United FC team is going through a bad phase at the moment. The team has not had a single win in the last six matches. Despite a great start to the season, coach Robert Journey's team has not been able to catch the rhythm. The team's star player Esamouh Xian has been ruled out of the season due to injury.
Jarni said, "We have lost our chances since the start of the league and the team has lost a lot of matches in the last seconds. We have a young team. We are playing without Esamouh Xian and he is not here. We are without him We would also like to do well. We are hopeful of a tough match tomorrow. Chennai is doing great with their new coach but we believe that we also have quality and that is why we are here. "
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