Hyderabad FC play their final Indian Super League (ISL) tie of their debut season on Thursday evening when they face NorthEast United in Guwahati.
The Nizams have seven points from 17 matches and will look to add three more in order to reach the double digits.
“This has not been the best of seasons. The situation of the players was not the best when I arrived, but they are motivated to compete. We have been competitive; we got a draw against Mumbai City FC, Bengaluru FC. The only game where we didn't compete was against Goa.