After playing two draws and a loss in the last three outings in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22, an opportunity awaits Jamshedpur FC to make amends and secure a place in the top 4 again.

The Men of Steel head to their last game of the first set of fixtures against the Northeast United FC in Goa on Thursday.

Jamshedpur are placed 6th on the table with 13 points (9 matches, 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses) and head coach Owen Coyle is aware that it was going to be a tough outing and scoring a win would be easier said than done.

"NorthEast United are a very tough opponent to face as they showed that against Mumbai City FC. Deshorn Brown is someone who I have known from my time in the American leagues and is a great lad who had a tremendous form in his previous game (against Mumbai City) and even prior to that against ATK Mohun Bagan in which they were unlucky to lose, as it ended with 3-2 as the full-time result," Owen said.

"So, NorthEast United have come out of 2 tough games and have shown that they can go toe-to-toe with some really good teams in the league. So I am under no illusion about how tough the game would be and they will get our utmost respect. NorthEast United has always had some young exciting players and we know it is going to be a tough game which we are looking forward to. But equally, we know when we are at our very best, then we can win games and that is what we’ll aim to do," he added.

On how a win will be a good opportunity to build momentum for the remaining season, the Scotland-born Owen said,"Like I have said before, it is not important where you are placed after 2 games, 4 games or 10 games, but it is important the position the team is in after 20 games. But in the build up to those 20 games, the more points you take, the better chance you have in the league. If we’re honest, we had a couple of opportunities that we’ve slipped through, when we should have had the maximum points from the games that we should have won."

And he added, "Certainly, games like the Chennaiyin one from which we should have had something to take away if not the 3 points. But Chennaiyin FC did their work and earned the 3 points and those are the margins in the league of which we have to come out on the right side. So, we know we’re capable of winning games and that's what we need to get back to doing. We need to start being more clinical in front of the goal. I think we’ve had the most number of attempts than any other team in the league which tells us how well we are playing and also aspects that we have to focus on moving forward. We need to keep taking those chances, keep putting in the hard work with the spirit that we have and be clinical in front of the goal. If we do that, it’ll serve us really well in the second half of the season."