East Bengal, who had remained one of the toughest teams since the last five matches, is currently holding the first place with 21 points. As Mohun Bagan failed to get the crucial three points against FC Goa, this came as an advantage for the red and yellow brigade. East Bengal will face Punjab FC on Monday evening, which will be their last home game of the season.
Punjab FC is also coming with great momentum, having won two and drawn one of their last two matches. With the league title on the brink, the giant of Indian football is very much ready and confident to take on the good-looking Punjab FC.
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Speaking in the pre match press conference, Oscar Bruzon, the coach of East Bengal, said that they are only looking forward to taking one match at a time and looking forward to taking on the next opponent. He also alleged taking a few ex-player names that they are “broker” and “cancer” for the team.
What exactly did Oscar Bruzon say?
When News Ei Samay tossed up the question about the East Bengal coach, what was the conversation that happened after the Kerala Blasters match, which had not gone their way since that match, East Bengal has shown one of the finest turnarounds of the season by not losing the next five matches.
Oscar Bruzon recalled fans' “go back” chant and said that, “There are many players doing talks around the club, and probably that bunch of players don't want the good of the club.”
He referred to ex-players “Cancer”, “broker”, to Wasim Ali, Sandip Nandi, and Alveito De Cunha. He also passed comment on the ex- veteran players and slammed saying they are very harmful to the club. Taking another dig at them he said with a sorrowful tone that after East Bengal's success, they are not saying anything. Previously, when East Bengal was going through a rough patch in the middle of the tournament, these players commented on their game style.
Oscar also discussed about their magic player Vishnu who is playing in a very different role in the season and emphasised on the versatility of East Bengal saying that every match is very different from another and they are having a team who has their own characteristics
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The Effiong battle
Commenting on the challenges, they might have to face because of Effiong, who has scored 8 goals this season, Bruzon said that Effiong can score goals from any half-chances. The red and yellow brigade is very much aware of its challenges.
The next match is going to be one of the important clashes for East Bengal. If they win, their hold on the title will increase.
