Mohun Bagan’s Moroccan coach Karim Bencherifa on Monday declared that his target would be to make the green-and-maroon brigade champions in every tournament they play.
The 40-year old former Churchill Brothers coach, who started his assignment with the city giants on Monday, was addressing a news conference after his maiden training session at the club ground.
“I am honoured to be Bagan’s coach… The national club of India… The club has a separate identity. I feel proud,” was Karim’s answer when asked why he chose Mohun Bagan.
“I am a professional and I look at the job as a package. It’s about a team, a squad, the quality of a club and the monetary package. But the craze for football in Calcutta has brought me here,” he said.
“I want to win every trophy… But a coach is not a robot, he is a human being… I have some plans,” Karim said.
Talking about the squad that was announced on the day with Bhaichung Bhutia still the captain, Karim said: “It is a well balanced squad and we have a strong bench — the most important thing in a long season.”
On his plans to handle the two superstars in the team — Brazilian Jose Ramirez Barreto and Bhaichung Bhutia — the coach, who plans to host a nine-day residential camp at Durgapur, said: “They are assets for any team.
“Players like them are an added advantage. I am here to ease relations between seniors and juniors….”
Source: The Telegraph
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Karim: Want to win every trophy!
Mohun Bagan’s Moroccan coach Karim Bencherifa on Monday declared that his target would be to make the green-and-maroon brigade champions in every tournament they play.
The 40-year old former Churchill Brothers coach, who started his assignment with the city giants on Monday, was addressing a news conference after his maiden training session at the club ground.
“I am honoured to be Bagan’s coach… The national club of India… The club has a separate identity. I feel proud,” was Karim’s answer when asked why he chose Mohun Bagan.
“I am a professional and I look at the job as a package. It’s about a team, a squad, the quality of a club and the monetary package. But the craze for football in Calcutta has brought me here,” he said.
“I want to win every trophy… But a coach is not a robot, he is a human being… I have some plans,” Karim said.
Talking about the squad that was announced on the day with Bhaichung Bhutia still the captain, Karim said: “It is a well balanced squad and we have a strong bench — the most important thing in a long season.”
On his plans to handle the two superstars in the team — Brazilian Jose Ramirez Barreto and Bhaichung Bhutia — the coach, who plans to host a nine-day residential camp at Durgapur, said: “They are assets for any team.
“Players like them are an added advantage. I am here to ease relations between seniors and juniors….”
Source: The Telegraph
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