Kolkata: In the first game of the I-League, city giants East Bengal conceded both their goals from the deal ball situations and as a result to work on the defensive measures, coach Khalid Jamil put the goalies Mirshad and Luis Barreto to test. However owing to faults the keepers conceded in the practice as well which certainly would be keeping Jamil under a bit of pressure ahead of the mega Kolkata derby.
Friendly moments were exchanged by the players of both the sides as Mohun Bagan were entering the stadium while the Red and Gold brigade departed.
After the completion of the training Khalid Jamil had an hour long discussion with his starting 11 players, while strategies of stopping Sony Norde were made by showing his videos.
Japanese midfielder Katsumi Yusa would be playing his first derby in Red and Gold colours. “I am eager to play the derby in new colours as it is very special to me. Whoever scores, the aim is to finish the match with 3 points in the bag”
“To win the derby we need to stop Sony while the defence needs improvement” added Katsumi.
Club offcial Debabrata Sarkar is however upset with the unruly behaviour of the fans in the past game. He said, ” Abstain from such events, because if such incident occurs we will have to abide to the decisions of the administration.”