Having taken NorthEast United FC to their maiden Indian Super League (ISL) play-off appearance last season, Dutch coach Eelco Schattorie is now looking to replicate the success at his new job at Kerala Blasters. At the start of the 2018-19 season, Schattorie had equated NorthEast to a 'Mini Cooper amid Ferraris' and had harped about the fact that the 'Taj Mahal was not built in a day' with regards to the task of rebuilding the club. Kerala had a forgettable campaign in ISL 2018-19 with the outfit eventually finishing second from bottom with just two wins in their 18 fixtures.