Chima Okorie will face up to old adversary Rajiv Kumar as both men try to guide their respective sides into the semi finals of the Governor's Gold Cup...Former bitter adversaries (on the field), Cheema Okeri and Rajiv Kumar will be plotting each other once more as their respective teams New Delhi Heroes and Titanium (Kerala) clash on Monday at Paljor Stadium here for a semifinal berth in the 30th All India Governor's Gold Cup football tournament.
Cheema is coaching New Delhi Heroes while Kumar is coaching the Kerala side. Speaking to reporters, Kumar recollected how he and Cheema always used to play against each other right from the university level. "I was the goalkeeper for my university and club, Titanium while Cheema used to play against me from Mohan Bagan. We used to compete against each other as players and now we are playing each other as coaches. We have a lot of respect for each other", said Kumar.
Commenting on his team, the Titanium coach said that it's a basically a young side. The odds are pitted against the Kerala side as it is their first match in the tournament. "The climatic conditions here in Sikkim are completely different from Kerala and also it our first match", Kumar said.
Meanwhile, New Delhi Heroes coach Cheema was his usual cool self when asked to comment on tomorrow's game against Titanium. "There are no special preparations whatsoever and we are going to be our normal self for the match against Titanium", he said.
However, Cheema added that his team is very unfamiliar with the Kerala side. "I have no clue what their team looks like. But If we play 30 percent better than our last game, I think we will win. We could not play better football in our previous game as it was our first match here in totally different conditions", Cheema said.
Source:Goal.com
