After a long wait, SC East Bengal has finally started their ISL journey from this season. But the Kolkata giant has experienced a tough situation in the league till now.
After first 6 games in the league, SC East Bengal is yet to win a game in ISL. They are now bottom of the table with 2 points in the first 6 games.
In the meantime, SC East Bengal is set to release 7 Indian players. They are Balwant Singh, Gurtez Singh, Rafique Ali Sardar, Y. Lyngdoh, C. K. Vineeth, Samad Ali Mallik, Abhishek Ambedker, Md. Irshad and Anil Chauhan. These players are free to join any other ISL club or I-League club on loan.
SC East Bengal head coach Robbie Fowler earlier revealed that he wants to see all the Indian players closely and best among them will be in the squad. SC East Bengal was a 35 men squad in the start of the season. But Fowler wants to work with just 27-28 players in the rest of the season.
Yesterday SC East Bengal’s reserve team played against Bengaluru FC’s reserve team in a friendly match. This was a final test for all the Indian players to prove their worth. After the match, the SC East Bengal revealed the names of players who will be out on loan.
According to reporter Marcus Mergulhao, “Seven SC East Bengal players are on their way out. One is joining another ISL team, two have found favour with I-League clubs. Not sure about the rest. No decision yet on foreign replacement.”
It will be interesting to see how this decision has an effect on the performance of SC East Bengal.
