Mohun Bagan’s Subha Ghosh, Sheikh Sahil pay tribute to their ‘first heroes’

by Chittu Shetty May 28, 2020

Mohun Bagan’s Subha Ghosh thanks his father for backing him since he laced his first football boots while his teammate Sheikh Sahil labels his father as his ‘luckiest charm’.

As they say, a father is the first hero for his son who teaches the important lesson of rising, falling and rising again. Subha Ghosh, whose three crucial goals in the recently-concluded Hero I-League season aided Mohun Bagan’s winning campaign significantly, admires this philosophy ‘from the bottom of heart’.

“My father is my first hero. He ignited the zeal within me to play football and follow my passion. He had a dream of playing football professionally but unfortunately, that couldn’t happen. He always supported me, guided me whenever I felt low. I’ll always admire him as my hero from the bottom of my heart,” an exuberant Subha Ghosh expressed.

Subha has a long-standing affinity towards scoring goals and he mentioned that his father played a pivotal role in him becoming a promising attacking spearhead under the coaching of Kibu Vicuna.

“I was not physically big ever since I started. My coaches had always advised me to switch to midfield, especially flanks. Kintu, amar baba amay bolto football khelle striker’ei khelbi, goal kore dol’ke jetabi (But, my father has always stressed: If you want to play football, play as a striker. You’ll help your team win by scoring goals),” Subha continued.

His scoring ability was rightly spotted and nurtured by Vicuna and he put him into the fray alongside the likes of Joseba Beitia, Fran Gonzalez, VP Suhair etc. Before the Hero I-League campaign, the youngster had scored six goals in the Hero Elite League 2018-19 to finish atop the scorer’s list for the Mariners. Prior to that, he smacked six more in the state youth league to propel the Green and Maroons to the tournament final.