1. SOUVIK CHAKRABORTY (MOHUN BAGAN) VS MEHTAB HOSSAIN (EAST BENGAL)

 

The outcome of any football match depends on the performance of the central midfield and it doesnat look different in the case of Kolkata derby as well. Souvik Chakraborty has made quite a name for himself in the last two years with his performances for Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League, earning praises from Roberto Carlos and Gianluca Zambrotta as well as Mohun Baganas coach, Sanjoy Sen. But the derby is a different ball game all together and he will be taking on a more aggressive opponent in the form of Mehtab Hossain, who is a seasoned campaigner and played his first derby 14 years ago. Souvik is an intelligent central midfielder and is well known for covering positions left vacant by the overlapping full backs, but the one quality that stands him out from the rest is his ball distribution abilities and defence threading passes from the midfield. Mehtab on the other hand is a proper box to box midfielder and plays in the hole just above the 4 defenders of East Bengal. The most interesting thing to see in this duel will be how one can draw out the other from his position, leaving the attacking midfielders of either teams unmarked and that can have a major impact on the scoreline.

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