Mumbai City FC defender Rahul Bheke believes that the Durand Cup is the ideal place to start the football season. Bheke also believes that he will have a role to play in the tournament this season. He has already won the competition with Air India. The defender also hopes that they can carry on the momentum into the Hero ISL season.
“We had a great campaign in Saudi Arabia, and now as a senior, I look forward to having a great season this year too. I look forward to guiding the juniors, we have a good set of players where there is a mixture of juniors as well as seniors. As a senior, it’s always my duty to keep helping them on and off the pitch and that’s what I will keep doing,” Rahul Bheke said about the Durand Cup. “I think this is the best place where we can start the season where we will be expecting a lot of crowds. I have played it before with Air India and I’ve won it.”
“I’m really happy and excited to be a part of the Durand Cup again, and our team will be playing in the Durand Cup for the first time. So, obviously, our aim is to win and do better and get ready for the [Hero] Indian Super League (ISL),” he added. “I think it’s very important, as the coach said, we need to continue the way we played in the Champions League as a team and as an individual I feel I should continue in the same way, and help my team to win Durand Cup as well as the Hero ISL which is a prime target.”
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