Kerala Blasters FC will have to beat FC Goa to keep their very remote semi-final hopes alive and head coach Terry Phelan is eyeing just that, ahead of their 2015 Hero Indian Super League game against the Gaurs at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Sunday. With 12 points from 12 matches, the Blasters are currently propping up the table and the equation for them is very simple: win next two games by good margins and hope that other results also go in their favour. Speaking to the media ahead of the game, Phelan said his team had no choice other than to go forward, score and win.“Players at the back have had a lapse of concentration which has been tough on them. If we play five at the back, people will say we're defensive and if we play with three, it is the other way round…We want to go forward in the end, enjoy football and score goals.“…To win you have to score goals and stop conceding cheap ones like we did. You can’t do that against poor sides, never mind the good ones. That’s the disappointment.”Last year’s finalists started their Season 2 campaign on a nice note, winning and drawing their first two matches. However, four consecutive losses after that derailed them completely. When asked if his team had trouble closing out games for the most part of the season, the former Ireland defender said, “We have got experienced international players and I don't think anyone lacks any steel. Everyone has played at the highest of levels, and sometimes we've played our best games by creating a lot of chances. We have to be positive going forward.”Meanwhile, Blasters assistant coach Trevor Morgan, sitting alongside Phelan, refused to blame “injuries” for his team’s present situation in the league. “Nope not at all, it's not right blaming the players for injuries. In this league, if a player is injured for six weeks then he's out for season, that's just the way it is. In that perspective it is very difficult but I guess that is why every team has got a big squad,” Morgan said.When asked to comment on the game against the Gaurs on Sunday, Phelan replied: “Honestly, I am not worried about Goa, I'm just worried about our place and our players have to perform in front of the crowd. If we play well both collectively and individually then we'd go and win, if not, the other team will win the match…We just have to make sure that we get out there and rock and roll.”
