{"id":12900,"date":"2012-12-21T07:14:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T07:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12900"},"modified":"2012-12-21T07:14:49","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T07:14:49","slug":"we-aim-for-a-top-7-finish-santosh-kashyap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12900","title":{"rendered":"We aim for a top seven finish: Santosh Kashyap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-10784\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sporting-clube.jpg\" alt=\"football\" width=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sporting-clube.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sporting-clube-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/strong>New Delhi:<\/strong> The beauty of the I-League stays the concept of Home and Away matches. For ONGC, Away matches haven\u2019t been sweet at all so far. But Home away from Home has stayed sweet. So much so that they are not missing Mumbai (where they were supposed to play their Home-matches) at all.<\/p>\n<p>ONGC\u2019s six out of the accumulated 7 points (from 11 matches) have come at Home \u2013 a win over Dempo SC and draws against Prayag United, Mohun Bagan and Sporting Clube de Goa.<\/p>\n<p>And when they take on Shillong Lajong FC in an I-League match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday (December 22), they will take inspiration from their home-record for sure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe intend for a top-7 finish,\u201d new Coach Santosh Kashyap echoes. \u201cOne has to be optimistic. Not to deny the points tally reflect a lot different at the moment, a top-7 finish is a realistic target,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you carefully look at the table, there\u2019s not much difference between the teams. But yeah, I must admit, the first aim it to avoid relegation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true that I have inherited the squad but it\u2019s a talented bunch. I have just had two sessions with them and there are some areas which need to be plugged,\u201d he goes on. \u201cI\u2019m happy with the fitness level of the boys and also the team spirit. The best part stays, all are available against Lajong and there aren\u2019t any card problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ONGC\u2019s rivals Shillong Lajong FC, who rely on \u2018direct football,\u2019 stay on 13 points from 11 matches. They have had some inspiring results but have been inconsistent.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cApart from the top-5, I don\u2019t feel there\u2019s much difference between the teams in the bottom-half,\u201d Kashyap opines. \u201cI intend to build up a specific style of play. We want to stress upon possession and build-up from the back. I want my players to be more confident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-10784\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sporting-clube.jpg\" alt=\"football\" width=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sporting-clube.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sporting-clube-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/strong>New Delhi:<\/strong> The beauty of the I-League stays the concept of Home and Away matches. For ONGC, Away matches haven\u2019t been sweet at all so far. But Home away from Home has stayed sweet. So much so that they are not missing Mumbai (where they were supposed to play their Home-matches) at all.<\/p>\n<p>ONGC\u2019s six out of the accumulated 7 points (from 11 matches) have come at Home \u2013 a win over Dempo SC and draws against Prayag United, Mohun Bagan and Sporting Clube de Goa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[345],"class_list":["post-12900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football","tag-i-league"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We aim for a top seven finish: Santosh Kashyap - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12900\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"We aim for a top seven finish: Santosh Kashyap - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi: The beauty of the I-League stays the concept of Home and Away matches. 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