So far so good for Lajong: Gumpe

Shillong Lajong FC's captain Gumpe Rime sees the positive side of the performance of his team after their first three matches in the I-League's top Division.

“Three points from three away matches, that too for a team that is newly promoted into the I-League Division 1, this is a decent start!”, recons the veteran custodian of Shillong Lajong FC, Gumpe Rime.

The team was returning to Shillong after playing their away matches in Goa, while IndianFootball.Com caught up on Gumpe at the Mumbai Airport.

All said but Gumpe is very much concerned about the two big losses, 5-1 against JCT and 4-1 Dempo. “We do not have any big-bodied overseas player playing in the defence and need to work on that area.”

“I am sure our coach Stanley has made plans to fix it once we get started with practice after reaching Shillong”, says Gumpe.

Lajong will play their next match against Air India in Sunday, October 18. “It’s good that we will be playing our next three matches are home, we must utilise the home advantage.”

Air-India has always been a tough nut to crack. Though playing in the high altitude is a challenge for any visiting team, but Gumpe feels that it would not be that difficult for the Airmen. Bimal Ghosh’s team boasts of numerous Northeastern players who are well acclimatized playing in such conditions.

An interesting match would surely be on the cards and one would welcome Shillong as the latest I-League venue!