Digha beckons Mohammedan Sporting

Monday, 03. August 2009 - Subhajyoti Banerjee

The Red and Gold brigade has opted for the sea, the Mariners have opted for mist-clad mountains, and now it is the Bay of Bengal for the Black and White brigade.

Mohammedan Sporting have started phase two of their pre-season camp at Digha, a seaside town at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal, 183 km from Calcutta.

Mohammedan Sporting had kicked-off their pre-season campaign at their club ground a couple of weeks back. However, to stress on the fitness level and the team spirit among the footballers, the team management decided to hold a residential camp.

This year's team is a heady mixture of youth and experience. Big club veterans, Dipendu Biswas, Dipankar Roy, and Sashti Duley will be turning out for Mohammedan Sporting this time along with foreigners Theodore Sunday Wrobeh and Peter Odafe. The team has retained almost all the newcomers from last year.

"Training on the sand should increase the fitness level. Also, the hotel is equipped with a gymnasium and a swimming pool", said Coach Shabbir Ali.

Old warhorse, Dipendu Biswas, fully agreed with his coach's view. He said that such a camp for 12-14 days would do a world for good for the players.

After the Cobra training by East Bengal and the Mongoose training by Mohun Bagan, let us wait and watch what the plan is for Shabbir's team.