# ISL 2021-22: SC East Bengal team preview

URL: https://technosports.co.in/isl-2021-22-sc-east-bengal-team-preview/  
Published: 2021-11-18  
Updated: 2021-11-18  
Author: Arsh Das

The 21/22 ISL season is almost here, with the matches set to begin from November 19. To build up to the new season, we are taking a look at all the teams playing in the competition. In this article, we take a look at SC East Bengal and how their team lines up this time around. 

## SC East Bengal Tentative Squad 

**Goalkeepers**: Arindam Bhattacharya, Sankar Roy, Suvam Sen.

**Defenders**: Daniel Gomes, Joyner Lourenco, Raju Gaikwad, Adil Khan, Hira Mondal, Ankit Mukherjee, Goutam Singh, Tomislav Mrcela, Franjo Prce, Sarineo Fernandes, Akashdeep Singh.

**Midfielders**: Jackichand Singh, Sourav Das, Angousana Wahengbam, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Md Rafique, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Bikash Jairu, Amir Dervisevic, Darren Sidoel, Romeo Fernandes, Songpu Singsit, Loken Metei.

**Forwards**: Balwant Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Naorem Mahesh, Siddhant Shirodkar, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Antonio Perosevic, Subha Ghosh.

## SC East Bengal Team Profile 

In their first season in the top flight of Indian football, SC East Bengal endured a very disappointing result. They only won 3 out of 20 games and finished the season with a 6-5 defeat against Odisha FC. 

> SC East Bengal Foreigners for 2021-22 [pic.twitter.com/gLV2E16dZQ](https://t.co/gLV2E16dZQ)
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> — Gautam Roy (@gautamfootball) [November 8, 2021](https://twitter.com/gautamfootball/status/1457539336711200770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

A number of changes have been made since the previous season. Robbie Fowler has been replaced by former Real Madrid Castilla coach [Manolo Diaz](https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/manuel-manolo-diaz-named-new-sc-east-bengal-head-coach). 

The club has made a number of very smart signings such as [Golden Glove winner Arindam Bhattacharya](https://technosports.co.in/2021/03/14/arindam-bhattacharya-awarded-golden-glove-award-for-isl-20-21/), Jackichand Singh, Adil Khan and Amarjit Singh. The team has quality in the heart of the park and midfield, but there are two main issues. 

> FULL TIME | Mumbai City 1-1 SC East Bengal  
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> Cássio Gabriel struck in the first half before Sourav Das equalised for SCEB in our final pre-season friendly ahead of the 2021/22 league campaign.[#AamchiCity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AamchiCity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 🔵 [pic.twitter.com/pMUTf8HGD2](https://t.co/pMUTf8HGD2)
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> — Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) [November 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1459868785880436746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The first is the lack of experience in the team with a number of young players set to feature for the first team. The second is the lack of established attackers in the team. 

While the playoffs might be a little too far to achieve for SC East Bengal, a better performance than last season will be expected from the Red and Golds this time around.