Kerala Blasters might be seeking to finish a two-game dropping streak when it performs NorthEast United (NEU FC) on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium right here on Sunday.

The dwelling aspect, which misplaced to Mumbai City FC and FC Goa in away encounters, would try to get it throughout in opposition to the bottom-placed NEU FC and transfer a step nearer to sealing the playoff spot.

“Every recreation is essential for us as there’s a enormous struggle for factors. There are groups that need to play their greatest recreation in opposition to us. Now we’ve entered right into a interval that’s not good for us and it’s as much as us to reply bravely with the proper strategy and struggle for factors.

“NorthEast is an efficient opponent and we’ve to take the sport critically and get again to the successful methods. We want a few victories to safe a playoff place for the second straight season which is nice for the membership,’‘ said Blasters coach Ivan Vukomanovic.

The coach also said that the club is looking at the January transfer window to sign a player to replace the injured Sandeep Singh who has been ruled out for rest of the season.

NorthEast coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese said his team was motivated enough to beat the Kochi side at home.

“The mood is always positive for a new game because we have had enough time to rest and prepare for the game. We know the way they play. We will change a few things for sure. They (Kerala Blasters) are always competent and it is hard to play them in Kochi. But we have prepared well,’‘ he stated.

NorthEast will miss its captain Wilmar Jordan however Annese refused to make use of it as an excuse and stand-in captain Arindam Bhattacharya believed {that a} win could be an enormous morale booster for his aspect that has solely 4 factors from 15 matches.