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Mohun Bagan’s must win against Rivals

It does not get any bigger than this for Mohun Bagan. If Bagan loses points, advantage Chirag United. If team Mohun Bagan secures full 3points, then they are very close to retain the Kolkata League title.

The match has lost some of its gloss though with the news that Kingfisher East Bengal is much away from the title – and as it stands – they might lose the 4th position of the table if the lose to Mohun Bagan.
 
Even though one would like to see Bagan wins with a huge margin, one would also want to see the best players on the field in the big matches. That is what big matches are all about. Best players, great atmosphere and lots of goals (hopefully). For example, watching Mohun Bagan vs Kingfisher East Bengal without Barreto and Bhaichung is like preparing to go on a dinner with Katrina Kaif only to learn that she is ill and you have to go out with some girl around the corner.
 
Mohun Bagan must go into the game in the best possible manner- score from the very beginning. The team has scored 7 goals in last two matches. Both Barreto and Chidi are scoring goals post Bengali new year. The defense is looking rock solid with Deepak leading from behind.
 
While East Bengal has Alvito suspended, Nirmal away and Yakubu not registered for the match, they will have to grossly depend upon Nabi, Sanju and Mehtab for the game. 
 
Both the teams will play in 4-4-2 formation.
 
Expected teams –
 
Kingfisher East Bengal –
 
Gurpreet (U-19), Khabra, Mehraj, Opara, soumik, Sanju, Bikhokhei, Mehtab, Nabi, Bhaichung, Hammond
 
Mohun Bagan –
 
Sangram, Surkumar, Masih, Deepak, Biswajit, Sueoka, Subhojit(U-19), Mickey, Snehasish, Chidi, Barreto

Picture Courtesy: AAJKAAL

Barreto magic is back

Mohun Bagan defeated Air India by 4-0 and brought much needed win for the team. Sueoka and Marcos scored one goal each while Barreto scored twice. 2nd goal of Barreto was the gem of a goal.
However, after six matches Mariners saw themselves on the victory stand. Mariners defeated Air India also in the 1st leg by 5 goals, where Jose Barreto scored hat-trick.







In the match Surkumar Singh and Sangram Mukherjee was missed due to injury, Zenith and Shilton Paul were there in the team in place of them. This was the second match of the coach 3rd coach of the season for Bagan Biswajit Bhattacharya, in the first match Bhattacharya saw a drawn encounter against Salgaocar S.C.

 The home side started in style when in the 7th minute of the match Ryuji Sueoka converted a solo effort past Arnab Das Sharma. (1-0).

In the 21st minute Bagan from a free-kick Brazilian Marcos Pereira scored a wonderful goal a by a direct curling shot and Air India goal-keeper remained stand still.

However in the 32nd minute Air India missed a golden opportunity through Kailash Patil and N.D. Opara.

 In the second half both the teams off to a positive start. In the 60th minute Jose Barreto scored a goal from a pass of Isfaq Ahmed and made the score line much better for mariners. (3-0).Eight minutes later once again a Barreto magic made score line 4-0 for Bagan and it was a geam of a goal. From a flick of Snehasis who came in for Isfaq, Barreto sends a magical volley right in to the net and gave his critics a solid reply.

 Team:

Shilton, Zenith, Dipak, Manju, Biswajit, Ishfaq (Snehasis), Marcos, Manish (James), Sueoka, Chidi, Barreto

 

BAGAN IN FIFA RADAR ONCE AGAIN

Remember the “High altitude” controversy of the Bolivia – Argentina match where Bolivia routed Argentina 6-1 ? The South American Associations were outraged. FIFA now wants an opinion from selective football teams all over the world. And Mohun Bagan is going to be a part of it.

mohunbaganclub.com has learnt that  FIFA has approached Mohun Bagan and Chirag United to have football matches at moderate and high altitudes to understand the likelihood of sea-level teams winning at home against the same opponents who have descended from altitude. The clubs will play in Kolkata (August 3rd) and in Leh, Kashmir (11th August). 

 

FIFA are to rule, on medical grounds, that whether international football matches can take place above the altitude of 2500 meters. One can understand the desire to protect the health and wellbeing of the athletes, but with this ruling, the common feeling is, where does it all end? First altitude, then rain, heat or humidity?

FIFA will impose a new law based upon the findings.

 

Meanwhile Mohun Bagan has written a letter to the Hon. President of AFC. The Club has suggested that

1. emphasis should be given on Youth Development

2. affiliated units must have residential Football Academies and youth teams  and AIFF must bear 50% of the expenses for the same.

3. Regular training and development of Referees, coaches and Administrators must happen

4. AFC must monitor fund utilization of AIFF