AFC Cup: Five things East Bengal must do to reach final

Avoid the offside trap

The offside trap won’t be necessary against Kuwait SC

All the three goals that East Bengal conceded in the first half of the first leg was when Kuwait SC successfully broke the offside trap. While the first goal was more down to the quality of a long cross-field pass that didn’t give the East Bengal defence time to move up together, the remaining two were down to a bit of immaturity from the defenders in trying to play a high line when it wasn’t necessary. Falopa should advise his team to drop deeper and avoid the offside trap completely because it is always a risk against a quality side like Kuwait SC as their passing and off the ball movement is quite accurate. East Bengal must not drop too deep and invite pressure but they don’t have to press too high up the pitch and should try and follow the runners instead of stepping up to play the offside.