Jamshedpur, who are second in the league table with 19 points from their kitty in 11 games, added striker Cheema to their rank on Saturday.
The Man of Steel League leader is one point behind Kerala and Jamshedpur has a chance to become the leader as the Southern Club match against Mumbai City has been postponed on Sunday.
Jamshedpur had to dig deep to beat SC East Bengal in their last game, Ishaan Pandita came out of the bench once again and scored the winner. But Owen Cuckoo wouldn’t be too worried because his men looked like well-oiled machines and Greg Stewart was magical.
“It will take equal, hard work and more performance on the field. We must continue to copy those standards. If we do that we can show and we have shown that we can stand toe-to-toe with anyone, “Coyle said.
Jamshedpur has also scored 11 goals through set pieces, which is the highest combined in the league with Bengaluru FC (11).
Hyderabad, meanwhile, are facing set-piece difficulties, having leaked seven of their 11 goals from dead ball positions.
For Hyderabad, coach Manolo Marquez hopes his team can return to winning ways after enduring a three-match winless spell. The suspension caused Hyderabad to miss the talisman Bartholomew Ogbachen in the last outing and Javier Severio also scored, which will be a headache for Marquez from Monday onwards.