East Bengal to change their playing style in wet ground conditions

3 matches within 5 days, that’s how the schedule of the 34^th Federation Cup has been done. No word is sufficient enough to describe the horrible ground conditions of Kanchenjunga stadium. In this condition, Kolkata giant East Bengal is going to face their second challenge ONGC today. Mehtab Hussain is out of the team due to the card problem. Considering the ground conditions, coach Trevor James Morgan is thinking of changing the team’s playing style.

“We know this type of ground condition wills happen. I am not blaming the ground conditions totally for our draw in the last match…last 26 months we have played passing football…but right now I am telling my boys to play long ball rather than passing football…to score goals we have to make crosses from both ends and we have to rely on Chedi’s heading ability”, said the British coach yesterday.

Coach Morgan is thinking of attacking the opponent straight from the kick-off. That’s why he might prefer Khabra or Manandeep Singh instead of Sanju Pradhan. The Red and Gold Brigade played their last match in the yellow jersey. Today they will come back to their red and yellow jersey. Yesterday results mean the other two heavyweights from Kolkata, Prayag United and Mohun Bagan are almost out of the championship, though they have one more game in hand. In this situation Kolkata fans are relying on East Bengal to come back with the trophy.