Juan Pedro Benali reveals the ‘keys to success’ after the great victory against Jamshedpur FC

Juan Pedro Benali also praised his players for their great show.

Juan Pedro Benali, coach of the Northeast United FCexpressed after the defeat against Jamshedpur FC by a score of five to zero in a Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 Season Match at Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium, Guwahati.

This was the Highlanders’ biggest win in ISL history. Parthib Gogoi He scored two goals in the match, in the 44th and 55th minutes of the match. Responding to a question from Khel Now on why the coach replaced Parthib Gogoi and did not give him a chance to complete his hat-trick, coach Juan Pedro Benali replied that Parthib was not very active at that time.

“Because I wasn’t that active. In the opposing half there is more space and we need fresh legs. Suddenly four or five players were no longer defending. We couldn’t give our rival more opportunities,” said Juan Pedro Benali.

Juan Pedro Benali added: “I am very happy for him. Now those who have opened their mouths too much can rest easy for a week. And we will see what happens in the next game.”

We prepare well

Responding to a question on whether Jamshedpur FC were an easy opponent, Juan Pedro Benali said that the team had been preparing for this match for a week. “We have been working on all the details and everything for a week. Nothing is easy.”

“I promise you it wasn’t easy. It was playing against a solid team, very physically strong. And we knew that if we did our job, our game plan, we could win. This is what happened,” added Juan Pedro Benali.

“We trained a lot to do this. You know, nothing is easy. Sit on a bench and you will see how easy it is,” said the strategist.

Contrary to Motivación, Juan Pedro Benalis’s plan

The Spanish coach also spoke about the motivation for the match. Referring to the motivation that Juan Pedro Benali mentioned in the pre-match press conference, “Not to think that we are finished. We did something. Now we have to do the opposite. We need to go down a little. We will give happiness to the players today and tomorrow. Tomorrow we have training and then they have the day off.”

“When they come back, we bring them back to the land and start thinking about the Odisha game. Now, this game is over. We need to think forward and be humble, move forward, stay strong defensively and be ruthless in attack,” Juan Pedro Benali concluded.

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