East Bengal’s veteran goalkeeper coach Sandip Nandy resigned from the club’s senior team’s goalkeeper coach position on Monday. The former India international and ASEAN Cup-winning goalkeeper has alleged that the team’s chief coach, Oscar Bruzon, has misbehaved over the last two days after the Red-and-Gold brigade’s loss to Mohun Bagan Super Giants in the IFA Shield final on a tie-breaker.

It was believed that following advice from Nandy, Bruzon replaced Prabhsukhan Gill by Debjit Majumder for the penalty shoot-out. It was also learnt that after the loss, Oscar started shouting at the goalkeeper in the dressing room in front of other team members. Even he reportedly screamed at Nandy, asking him whose provocation guided Nandy to advise Bruzon to replace Gill with Majumder before the penalty shoot-out?

While reacting to the issue on Monday from Goa, Nandy said, “How could he insult me shouting and pressing me with the question whose instigation forced me to advice him to replace Gill by Majumder? Even after saying sorry to him, he did not care, mocking me that I am not capable of the goalkeeping coach’s job.”

Sandip Nandy was not Oscar Bruzon and Thangboi Shingto’s choice for the post of goalkeeping coach. Still, Sandip joined thanks to East Bengal club’s pressure. Since the beginning of his training, Nandy was being accused of several complaints by the chief coach and club’s Football Director.

Nandy also said, “I have never seen such a bad coach as Oscar. He has created discrimination in the dressing room. You will see its reflection soon.” Sandip is on the way to return to Kolkata after resigning.