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ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru Will Bank On Home Support Against East Bengal And Hope To Return To Winning Ways

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Simon Grayson’s men will hope for the familiar environs of the Sree Kanteerava Stadium to spring them back to life after narrow away losses to Kerala Blasters and Mohun Bagan Super Giant.

Following two defeats in its opening two games, Bengaluru FC will look to get back to winning ways when it meets East Bengal FC in the Indian Super League then on Wednesday.

Simon Grayson’s men will hope for the familiar environs of the Sree Kanteerava Stadium to spring them back to life after narrow down losses to Kerala Blasters and Mohun Bagan Super Giant.

“We’ve had two tough down games, ” Grayson said on Tuesday. “ Going to Kerala.and Mohun Bagan, who on paper have the strongest team in the league. But we’re back at home now and we feel we’ve played well enough in both games.

“The three pretensions we ’ve conceded have been disappointing pretensions. No platoon has really cut us open. So we’ve that sorted, and we ’ve got the attacking options back in. That will help us be a better all-round platoon. I ’m sure it will, ” the Englishman added.

The return of Sunil Chhetri, after contending in the Asian Games, will surely help, despite the fact that the 39- time-old amulet wasn’t a guaranteed starter last season. BFC, still, will miss crucial men in Suresh Wangjam and Naorem Roshan, who’ll be serving dormancies for the red cards against Mohun Bagan Super Giant last week.

On form however, it’s East Bengal which is better placed, having picked up four points from the first two institutions against Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC.

Striker Cleiton Silva, formerly of BFC, is in top form, scoring a brace against Hyderabad including a cessation- time winner. The Brazilian had scored all three pretensions in the binary palms over BFC last time, and the home faithful will supplicate that he isn’t a nuisance in the meat again.

East Bengal trainer Carles Cuadrat will also be returning to the club with whom he won the ISL title in 2018- 19. Grayson said Bengaluru would drink the Catalan warmly but hoped that he goes back a disappointed man. Cuadrat will reluctantly take the reverse.

“All the games are veritably narrow in terms of results, ” Cuadrat said. “ Whoever is scoring the first thing will have the advantage. Both of us have harmonious brigades. Anything can be. ”

“We know that BFC were fighting for glories last season. They won the Durand Cup and were in the final of the Super Cup and the ISL. They’re a veritably competitive platoon, and they need the points veritably easily after two games. They’re going to give everything, ” he added. Know More Latest Football News…

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