Antonio Iriondo: We are still in a high position in the league

The Spaniard rued the injuries to some key players in his side.

Chennaiyin FC who are now under the management of Owen Coyle took on Jamshedpur FC away from home in the Indian Super League. The game ended 1-1, with Nerijus Valskis and former Chennaiyin man Isaac Vanmalsawma finding the back of the net. Jamshedpur FC head coach Antonio Iriondo expressed his disappointment at the two points his side lost in his post-match press conference. “We lost two points, but you have take into account the situation. We were missing two important players and we missed another one during the match.” [KH_ADWORDS type="3" align="center"][/KH_ADWORDS] “Hopefully, we can recover the players and the team will probably change its way of playing when we get these players back on the field.” When questioned about his team’s style of play, Antonio Iriondo reiterated that he stuck to it and that his side would be back to their best when their players returned from injury. “The way we want to play needs some specific kind of players and we are missing some of these players. So, it has been quite difficult to try to develop the game we want to.” “Probably, in the future, we will get better results and a better way of playing.” “We are still in a high position in the league, even with these important missing players. Maybe when they are back, we will be able to compete and get better.” CK Vineeth, also formerly of Chennaiyin FC, had a particularly disappointing match against his former club. However, the head coach was adamant that it was just a bad day at the office and that his quality was not in question. “He didn’t play his best match, but he is going to keep working and we are going to keep working with him, so that he can get better for the next match.” Jamshedpur FC attacker, Noe Acosta was the victim of an unfortunate shoulder injury that saw him withdrawn in the first half of the match. Iriondo went on to provide an update about the Spaniard’s wellbeing. “It looks like a serious injury. He is in the hospital right now. So, the only information we have is that the doctor told us that the shoulder is dislocated.” “We don’t know if there is any fracture, it is too soon to know. We have to be patient, be calm and wait for the final results.” [KH_RELATED_NEWS title="Related News | Article Continues Below"][/KH_RELATED_NEWS] Finally, the head coach was asked about the performance of Aniket Jadhav, who put in a good shift after coming off the bench against Chennaiyin FC. “Aniket is a young kid. Maybe sometimes he has a lack of focus, something that is normal for his age. So, we have to work on that with him and on his ability to be calm.” “But, obviously, he has tremendous skills. He is so fast, he can break a match just in one play because of the power and the speed that he has.”