Kolkata: Mohun Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen and East Bengal coach Khalid Jamil shared the frame for the first time since the former Aizawl FC coach took the charge of the Red and Gold brigade yesterday at the Press Club, Kolkata. Both the coaches got felicitated for their performances. Sanjoy got the best coach award and Khalid got the award for winning the I-League last season. But more importantly the gesture between the two special coaches made a special mark of friendship and mutual respect when they met with each other.
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Today, when www.xtratime.in spoke to the Mohun Bagan coach, his gesture seemed to be enough to start a healthy practice in Indian football rivalry. He told, “We, the coaches are a community. There should be a space for the mutual respect. The bitter rivalry should be stipulated only in the 90 minutes. If you don’t give respect to others, you cannot expect that for you as well. I applaud him for different reasons, it’s never easy to get the success in outstations. But he did exactly that as he got the I-League trophy at Aizawl. His courage to take the responsibility speaks volumes about his character as well. I wish him all the luck for the season ahead.”
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On the flip side, East Bengal coach too said, “Sanjoy Sen is a top coach, a great professional and it was nice to see such gesture from the respected coach. I felt really good.”
No doubt, this message from the two bosses of Kolkata football will set a new trend in Kolkata football.