There is a strong buzz of a difference between the club officials and their Englishman coach Trevor Morgan and insiders claim that the coach is all set to part ways at the end of the season, with two years remaining in his contract.
The Englishman who guided the team to a runners-up finish last season refused to talk about the match on the eve of their match against Team Kerala, fuelling more speculations.
Morgan also did not allow players to speak to the media ostensibly to concentrate on the match.
After their poor stint in the AFC Cup where they are yet to score a goal and have lost all four matches, East Bengal are back to resume their I-League campaign.
If a win will keep their faint title hopes alive, the Kerala outfit would be more desperate to notch full points that will help in avoiding relegation.
Susanth Matthew who is yet to recover from injury has been ruled out of the match against United Kerala.
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Biswajit Bhattacharya head coach of United Kerala said, "We have been in this kind of a position before but this is the ultimate test for us," knowing fully well that points dropped here and they would be staring at relegation.
"We are going all out for a win tomorrow. This is the only chance we have to avoid relegation."
The visitors would miss the services of captain KN Ajayan due to injury. PTI TAP AT