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Scott Cooper faced the media after a narrow 0-1 defeat in Kochi versus Kerala Blasters FC. Here’s what he had to say in the post-match press conference!
On Jamshedpur FC’s performance and positives from the game…
We were clearly the better team. There’s no doubt about that. They had a good 15-minute spell in the second half. But in the first half, they could do absolutely nothing. They couldn’t play out of the press. They couldn’t make three passes in the first half to break out of the press that too at their home stadium and in front of their own fans. So, I have to be really pleased with my team’s performance. I’m proud of the press and our possession. I think we should have got more from the game, maybe even have run away with 3 points. But that’s what happens when you don’t use the possession or the pressing to your own advantage. We’ve got to finish when we get the opportunities. We knew that Kerala was going to come strong with the fans. We took their fans and their team out of the game for the 1st 20 minutes. That was always the plan, and it worked. But you’ve got to get something for that. It’s not good just doing that. You’ve got to get something for it and we didn’t and fair play. It was a good finish (by Luna). I don’t think we deserve to lose this game at all.
On the areas of improvement…
We have got to score goals. We have to finish the chances we get. It’s two games now and no goal. We forced their goalkeeper to make a brilliant save and in set piece situations we were a bit unlucky despite doing things correctly. But there are moments in our striking department that we can do better. The possession and pressing was good. It’s just that last third of shooting and finishing. It’s got to click and so this is an area to look at. But if you look at the first game and compare it to this one, there’s a massive development in the team in terms of how we press the ball, how we possess the ball and I think we’re just desperately unlucky in this game.
The attention now shifts to JRD Tata Sports Complex next as Jamshedpur FC host Hyderabad FC in their first home game of ISL-10..
