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Anwar's injury still a concern for East Bengal

[caption id="attachment_34647" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Trevor is giving a lot of respect to Albert Roca's team. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Kolkata: The Kingfisher East Bengal side registered two back to back away victories in the Hero I-League 2017 and confident ahead of facing Bengaluru FC on Sunday, which happens to be the first big game of the season. On Wednesday, they defeated Churchill Brothers by a comfortable 2-0 margin as Semboi Haokip and Lalrindika Ralte found the back of the net at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco da Gama.Today, in an interaction with www.xtratime.in , the East Bengal gaffer said, "I am not bothered about those who are criticizing. All I know is that we have got 6 points from the last two away games. That's all." East Bengal is giving a lot of respect to the league leaders BFC before facing them on Sunday but not concerned about their performance against Mumbai FC. Trevor said, "Well, they scored 3 goals and we scored two. But at the end of the day, we both scalped three points. So, what's the difference in the outcome?". Trevor is giving a lot of respect to Albert Roca's team as well. He told, "They won their all three games. Played the AFC Cup final. A great team on paper with some great players and they are playing really well. But the game would be played onn the ground and we are ready for it." In-form central defender Anwar Ali’s injury is still a concern for the Red and Gold coach and he said, "I have no genuine clue about his status and will take a call after consulting with the doctor in Kolkata. The next game is on 22nd and we have time on our hands." Anwar had to get substituted early as he injured his groin after a small challenge against Ricardo Costa on Wednesday. East Bengal camp is happy to field all their foreigners for the first time this season and Kyrgyz international Ildar Amirov showed glimpses of his class when he was brought in for the last twenty odd minutes. But Trevor said, "He has just arrived and made his debut for the last twenty odd minutes. But I do not comment on any individual player."