On a roll after a hat-trick of wins, title contenders East Bengal will be eyeing to continue their winning momentum when they take on wooden spooners Shillong Lajong in a 15th round I-League encounter here Thursday.
With table leaders Chennai City dropping two crucial points after NEROCA's coming-from-behind draw at Imphal, the Kolkata heavyweights' title march is very much on course as they are in the pack with 28 points from 14 games.
East Bengal will also find themselves with fresh legs as they got a week long break after their February 10 away match against Real Kashmir in Srinagar was postponed to February 28, following a heavy snowfall.
That East Bengal are slated to play three back-to-back home matches in the revised schedule before travelling to Kashmir and Minerva Punjab will make the scenario more interesting as the Alejandro Menndez's team look to remain focus and bag maximum points from the games.
"We have to think positive and enjoy every game. The most important thing is that everybody in the team enjoys their game and tries to achieve success," the Spaniard said at the match-eve news conference.
"I think the speed of a match is always important. And now as we are advancing in the league all the teams are playing with great speed not only with the ball but also off the ball. You have to operate really fast."
"They put many players in the central zone and play several combinations of passes. Also, they have to very fast strikers and are good at counter attacks."
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