I-League | Willis Plaza wants to prove himself in the league

Over the last few months, life has undergone a vast change for striker Willis Plaza. After East Bengal released the Trinidadian footballer at the business end of the I-League last year, he looked emotionally broken and was searching to get his mojo back as far as his goal-scoring abilities are concerned. The fans of the Kolkata-based club were really disappointed with his misses than his scores in the last few games of the league last year. 

Before the game against his former I-League team, the Trinidadian has said that he has nothing to prove to East Bengal on his return to Kolkata but wants to do well in the league with a good performance here.

"If I say I have something to prove against East Bengal, it's going to be personal. I have something to prove in the league, with myself and not just against East Bengal. I want to prove something in every game I play," he said on Saturday, the eve of the clash against Alejandro Menendez's side, reported TOI.

"I lost my brother at that time. I was also injured. All this used to bother me a lot. But I have left behind all this and moved on. At Churchill, I had a good recovery and I focused on playing good football. Most importantly, I started scoring goals."

Plaza is of the opinion that the East Bengal fans failed to understand his problems off the field as there was a lot of reactions by the fans after Plaza failed regularly to score the goals for the Reds and Golds.

"People in Kolkata never see a problem off the field. They never see when you are taking a painkiller for a pain. They never see when you have family problems or medical problems.” the striker said.

"I kept believing in my game. If you have self-belief you gain a lot of confidence, which help you look up higher and get the best out of you.”