When a group’s hopes of qualification for the Indian Super League playoffs relaxation on mathematical miracles entailing undue favours from different groups, it is rather a lot clutching at straws.
With 4 matches left within the league part of the 2024-25 season for Punjab FC, the group from the north must win all its remaining video games and hope that different outcomes are to its liking.
East Bengal, which faces Punjab on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium right here on Saturday, is in an excellent deeper mess. It is eleventh within the desk, two spots beneath Punjab (24 factors), with 21 factors from 20 matches.
Chances of it claiming a playoff berth are subsequent to none, extra so due to the depleted squad at its disposal on account of accidents to a number of key gamers.
Although Punjab coach Panagiotis Dilmperis is conscious that the chances are stacked against his gamers stringing collectively a run of victories, he isn’t chucking up the sponge simply but.
“I cannot answer whether 36 points will be enough. It doesn’t depend only on us. It depends on other results. But, in my opinion, it is possible. Still, we cannot be sure. The only thing we can be sure about is that we will fight and give our best. Any present from the teams that are ahead of us is more than welcome,” the Greek supervisor mentioned on the pre-match press convention on Friday.
Published – February 21, 2025 06:45 pm IST
