KOLKATA: Mohammedan Sporting (16 points from 9 matches) will look for win when they face table-toppers Peerless in their crucial Calcutta Premier Division match on Monday.
The Black Panthers has the opportunity to open a lead of two points over Peerless (17 points), who have a game in hand but a win for the latter will ensure that the title race remains firmly in their control.
“We are switched on and we want to keep it that way,” said Mohammedan Sporting coach Saheed Ramon. “Winning matches is a confidence booster. We have been in a winning mood and it’s now a matter of consolidating the winning spirit.”
The kick-off is at 2:30PM.
“The atmosphere in the team is great. We’ve to collect maximum points to stay in contention for the title,” added Ramon. “It’s always good to have such a vibrant atmosphere ahead of a match. We are nearing the end of the league. It means that the fight is on.”
‘Need to stay confident’
Mohammedan head into the encounter on the back of a morale-boosting 3-2 win over Mohun Bagan on Thursday. The Black Panthers may have played their best match of the campaign, but Ramon reminded about the fine line between confidence and arrogance.
“There is a fine line between arrogance and confidence. We need to stay confident without being arrogant,” warned Ramon.
Peerless will miss suspended talisman Ansumana Kromah, who already has 11 goals in the competition from eight games.
Ramon admitted his side will be boosted by Kromah’s absence, but pointed out that Peerless is not a one-man team.
The weight of expectations will in all likelihood be placed on Trinidadian World Cupper Anthony Wolfe and Ghanaian playmaker Edmond Peprah, the duo Ramon described as “important players” who needed to be taken care of.
“Kromah is a very dangerous player. His absence is an advantage for us, but we know that Peerless have many important players like Wolfe and Peprah,” added Ramon.
