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The 34 year old Portuguese player Helder Postiga said that he and his team mates are focused on winning the Indian Super League on Sunday at Kochi.
In the third season of the ISL, in the Sunday’s final the ATK will face Kerala Blaster in the final at Kochi and this will be the second meeting of the sides in INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE FINAL.
In the first encounter the Rojiblancos (Atletico De Kolakat) won the final against them in the first edition.
The 34 year old former Portugal international thinks that their counterpart Kerala Blasters is a tough opponent to play against, and also thinks that the Kerala blasters evolved themselves in this tournament.
The Portuguese said in an interview: ''I expect a big atmosphere today – one of the best in India. After we played Kerala at the start of the season, they have changed a lot. They are now a difficult team to score against. Both the teams deserve to play today and I hope it will be a big match,''
In this season the 34 year old striker witnessed some quality Indian players throughout the season and he thinks in future Indian will produce more quality players and moreover some good strikers in the recent days.
He added: ''I think Indian footballers have improved this year and younger players have come in. You need to give time in football. In few years, Indian football will see good strikers,''
The striker thinks if there were more teams in the ISL then the tournament will grow more and more players will get more opportunity and they can enhance their game also.
''I think the league can improve with the inclusion of more teams and more quality players,'' he added.
The ATK striker also expressed his sorrow for the least season where was managed to play only one game for ATK in the whole season and in the first match he got injured and that kept him on the bench for the entire season.
He voiced: ''I live in the present and right now it is the ISL. I hope we win the trophy and create some good memories. My first season was not good but I have enjoyed this year,''