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East Bengal coach Bino George

East Bengal coach Bino George

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 …