Guwahati, May 27 : Former champions Manipur will start as favorites when they take on Services in the first semi-final of the Santosh Trophy at the Nehru Stadium, here on Thursday.
Even though the fans has not thronged the Nehru Stadium during the ongoing tournament, Manipur are hoping that on Thursday the crowd will fill stands.
“We hope there will be plenty of support tomorrow.
Have not seen much of a crowd till now. With the tournament reaching its business end, I am sure fans will come to the stadium,” Manipur coach S Ekendra Singh said on Wednesday.
Singh said had it been in Manipur fans would have filled up the stands in every match. “We am really missing that feeling.
The crowd chanting ‘Manipur, Manipur’ and the players getting charged up. Here we are not seeing any interest.”
“We were a bit tensed against Bengal, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
We missed too many chances. But I have confidence in my boys. Let’s see how things unfold against Services,” he added.
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