I-League: Mohun Bagan name new head coach after Sankarlal Chakraborty steps down

Sankarlal Chakraborty resigned as Mohun Bagan's head coach following their yet another defeat in the I-League on Monday. They have appointed Khalid Jamil as their new head coach. 

Mohaun Bagan, who lost 2-1 to Real Kashmir at the Salt Lake Stadium, are placed sixth on the points table and have won four, lost four and drawn three so far this season.

In their last seven matches in the league, the Mariners have been victorious on just two occasions. They also lost the high profile Kolkata derby to East Bengal 3-2 last month. They have won just one match out of five they played at home this season.

Sankarlal was Bagan's assistant coach between 2014 and 2018 before he was made the head coach just last year. 

After the 2-1 loss to Real Kashmir, Sankarlal said, “I have conveyed the officials that I want to resign. I feel that I am not able to turn around the fortunes of the team. So I have decided to leave.”\

“Mohun Bagan always had one foreigner and one Indian defender. Belo (Rasaq), Luciano (Sabrosa), Eduardo (Ferreira),(Eze) Kingsley, and one Indian defender. We did not get Sukhdev (Singh) as he got injured. I am not being able to do anything. I have already told the club that I don't want to stay. The team has quality but maybe I am not able to recognise it.

When Pep decided to leave Bayern, he announced it a year ago. If the club asks me to stay for the rest of the season, we will discuss. But I have let my decision known to the club," he added.