A thrilling tie handed Menendez his first derby defeat while Beitia the star again on Vicuna's D-day...
When Alejandro Menendez was appointed as the East Bengal coach in 2018, the mandate was not just to win the I-League or the other domestic honours, it was more about building the core of a team based on some imagined Spanish philosophy. After a slew of heartbreaking seasons, the idea was to focus more on the journey than on the destination, as the arrival of a deep-pocketed investor was supposed to herald a new era for the Kolkata club.