East Bengal FC head coach Oscar Bruzon was delighted to take three points after a 1-0 win against Jamshedpur FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium, Kolkata in the ongoing Indian Super League on Saturday.
After a goalless first half, Dimitrios Diamantakos scored at an hour-mark to give the decisive lead to his team. Both teams had equal possession but it was the home team that took six shots on target.
“It’s what we were targeting for a long time, trying to make our home games difficult for our rivals. Today the reality is that the game was really, really tough. There were a lot of openings, end-to-end. I said yesterday (on Friday) that the team that will score the first goal will be the team that has more chances to win the game and that is exactly what happened,” Bruzon said in the post-match press conference.
“We created a lot of chances. I believe we should have scored more goals. We needed a bit of coolness and calmness. We should have made better decisions in the opponents box and also during finishing moments. The good thing is that we won the game and the other thing is that there are still many areas of improvement,” the Spaniard added.
Anwar Ali played an instrumental role in the team’s success while playing in defense and the gaffer showered praise on him.
“Anwar is a top player, top guy, top person. He is a team man. He never usually complains.. It’s true that in the position that he plays, he shows he is the best player in that area. So we should be happy and very proud to have such a player in our club,” Bruzon stated.
Bruzon also shed light on captain Cleiton Silva’s role as the skipper played deep and also assisted Diamantakos’ goal.
“What we changed is what he has to do in the game. Cleiton used to be a number nine. But in our team we tried to play with two number nines. What we want is that they dont play in the same line and one comes close to the midfielders and the other one stretches the opponent team. Cleiton, in the last two games, is understanding very well his role. And he’s coming out with more confidence. He is a leader on the pitch. Cleiton is already giving us good performances and we want to see the best version of Cleiton. I believe that slowly he is getting to that point,” Bruzon said.
East Bengal FC will next take on Hyderabad FC at the G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday.
