Crowded stadium in Barpujo on New Year, Mohun Bagan's eyes on League-Shield, what is East Bengal's goal?
On the first day of Bengali New Year, Barpujo was celebrated in Kolkata Maidan. There was a festive atmosphere in both the mains. Just as Mohun Bagan vowed to win the League-Shield, East Bengal vowed to do better next time.
The first day of Bengali New Year has always been of special significance in Calcutta Maidan. Apart from Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, most of the Maidans perform Barpuja on this day. Footballers, managers make new resolutions for the next season by worshiping the goalpost. Barpujo was celebrated in Kolkata Maidan from early morning on Sunday.
There was a festive atmosphere in both the mains. The same thing is seen in Mohammedan. Because they won the I-League this time and qualified for the ISL. Just as the League-Shield win was vowed in the Mohun Bagan tent, East Bengal vowed to do better next time.
None of the first team footballers could come because of the Mohun Bagan game on Monday. However, Dipendu Biswas and Amandeep Singh have been spotted. There were Mohun Bagan secretary Debashis Dutta, football secretary Swapan Banerjee. There were former footballers like Prasoon Banerjee, Shishir Ghosh. Dipendu, Amandeep participated in the puja along with the priest. The puja went on for some time.
After this Debashis talks about the Mumbai match. In his words, “All matches are difficult for Mohun Bagan. Whichever team plays, tries to play the best game in front of Mohun Bagan. Chennaiyin played their best match against Mohun Bagan despite being so low. But in my opinion, I am going to play the toughest match in the last few years.” He also said, “Mohun Bagan has been the face of Bengal for the past few years. This time Mohammedan also achieved success at the national level. Mohun Bagan has been playing in the first six for the last few years. I want all three teams of Bengal next year.”
East Bengal’s ISL is over. So captain Clayton Silva, midfielder Shouvik Chakraborty came to Barpujo in the morning. Also present were coach Carles Cuadrat and assistant coach Dimas Delgado. Federation President Kalyan Choubey was also there. Everyone participates in the puja. It was clear from the eyes that he liked it very much. Later Kuadrat said, “This year we played much better than before.
Tried to take the team somewhere. We played two finals. I won one. We came close to the playoffs. Hope to play better next time and fight for more trophies. There is still plenty of time. More planning can be done to prepare for next time.”
