Bengaluru FC will be on the road for the second time this season when they take on two-time Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) champions ATK at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Wednesday. Last season’s finalists will be hoping to continue their phenomenal start to the campaign with a win against ATK, a team against whom they hold a 100% winning record.

Bengaluru head coach, Carles Cuadrat, was present at the pre-match conference and he was full of praise for his forwards – Sunil Chhetri and Miku. “You know that I have been here for a long time and you know them (Chhetri and Miku) as well as I know them. They are brilliant players, they are very good for the team. They were very strong for us last season and we are working to get a better level of performance again,” Cuadrat said.

He added: “I think both of them are really excellent professionals. They have that pain inside them, they have that hunger to work well and put on a good show for the supporters. I have to be honest with you, it’s not my work, it’s not what I’m doing with them. It’s just their talent and their focus that makes nice things happen.”

The Spaniard also seemed impressed by how their opponents ATK have turned things around after a poor start. “I think they (ATK) are an excellent team. They are a really, really good team. If you see in the last three games, they got seven points. We also have seven points in the last three games. So, they are a really hard team to play with good sensations. After the international break they started well, so that break helped them to build towards something. They have excellent players, excellent football players that can change the game”, Cuadrat opined.

Before wrapping up the press conference, the 50-year-old complimented the city of Kolkata for their love for football. “It’s always nice to come here because it’s a city that loves football. They are more involved with the game, so all the games here are emotional because there are a lot of things happening.  So, it’s great to be back here and I’m happy that we are coming here. It’s a great city and it’s nice to come and play football here,” Cuadrat said.

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