Armando Colaco led East Bengal to a second place finish but wants to rope in several players from his former club Dempo SC should he continue his stint with the Kolkata outfit.

"Ranti Martins, Peter Carvalho, Debabrata Roy and Valu (Valeriano Rebello) are the players I plan to bring if I am the coach next season,” he said.

He also praised the development made by four young East Bengal players this season who would gone to play a significant role at the club in years to come.

“All four youngsters have contributed this season - Abhishek Das, Seimenlen Doungel, Gurpreet Sandhu and Subodh Kumar. Together we have performed well to finish second. I always admire the players’ efforts. It’s a team game after all.”

Colaco empathized with Mohammedan Sporting after they were relegated but added that the club officials must be patient with coaches instead of firing them as was the case with them this season when they sacked Bola Moshood.

“I really feel sorry for Mohammedan Sporting although I think it’s good that Churchill Brothers have stayed up. They have done a lot for Goan and Indian football.

“My message is don't change coaches. It then becomes very difficult. Thing is here nobody has got patience. Everyone wants to win,” he mentioned of the Kolkata clubs.

Colaco believes that the youth development in the state of West Bengal is poor given that some of the oldest clubs are from Kolkata.

“I am writing a book on local youth development. It’s almost over. What I follow is that youth development in Bengal is nowhere near Goa.”