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East Bengal coach Bino George

East Bengal coach Bino George

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Kolkata: East Bengal’s start to the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season has been nothing short of a nightmare. They have been winless in four matches, with the club’s famed flaming torch, or Moshaal, waiting to be reignited. The club’s situation have become so dire that when the power went out at the East Bengal media centre on Friday, a joke cracked by a scribe made everyone laugh: “The Moshaal has been extinguished.” The lights went out three minutes into the press conference, where interim coach Bino George and midfielder Saul Crespo were speaking to the media on the eve of their derby clash against Mohun Bagan. For about four minutes, darkness prevailed at the club’s Maidan tent. The irony was not lost, as the Kolkata giants are languishing at the bottom of the league with zero points despite assembling a strong squad this season. The Red and Gold Brigade are going through a rough patch, having sacked head coach Carles Cuadrat after three consecutive losses. Youth team coach Bino George stepped in as interim …

East Bengal interim coach Bino George

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In the aftermath of East Bengal FC’s 0-2 loss to Jamshedpur FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, interim head coach Bino George expressed his unwavering faith in the team’s potential to turn their fortunes around. Despite the setback marking their fourth consecutive defeat in the Indian Super League (ISL), George remains optimistic about the squad’s capabilities. East Bengal had their chances but were ultimately undone by goals from Jamshedpur’s Rei Tachikawa and an own goal by Lalchungnunga. Saul Crespo’s missed penalty and efforts from Cleiton Silva and Hector Yuste hitting the woodwork left George frustrated but hopeful. “We got punished for not taking our chances,” he said during the post-match press conference. “They had two big chances, and they scored. We are trying our best. I appreciate the boys today; they did their best. We had a lot of possession and created many chances. Points are important right now, but unfortunately, we don’t have any. Football is like that sometimes.” Luck was also a theme in George’s analysis. “We missed the penalty, hit the …

East Bengal coach Bino George ahead of RFDL final

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Navi Mumbai: Bino George, the coach of the East Bengal reserve team, is on the cusp of achieving glory for the club. The youth brigade of the Kolkata giant will go up against upbeat Punjab FC in the summit clash of the Reliance Football Development League (RFDL) here at the Reliance Corporate Park on Saturday afternoon. Ahead of the grand finale of the youth league, Bino, who joined East Bengal in 2022, declared: “We have not come here for nothing.” ‘Ready for the final’ “I must appreciate my boys. They were placed in one of the toughest groups in the regional group stage. There were three other ISL teams – Mohun Bagan, Jamshedpur and Odisha FC- in our group in Kolkata. We topped the group. From there, we have started our journey. It is going smoothly, now we are ready for the final,” Bino told The Bridge after his team’s practice session. Asked about their opponents Punjab FC, who saw off Bengaluru FC in penalties after a goalless draw in the semifinals, Bino uttered, “Obviously …