As Soundararajan and his men prepare for their final league game, they face the daunting task of bringing the relentless Minerva Punjab side to a halt in their title race in order to better their own chances of escaping relegation.
"It is a challenge again for us. Tomorrow, it is our last match on our home ground. Only if we win, we can improve our reputation. We will go all out, regardless of the opponent. We have got nothing to lose, said Chennai City head coach V Soundararajan.
With two games left, the I-League title is theirs to lose as NEROCA FC (31 points from 17 games), East Bengal (29 points from 16) and Mohun Bagan (27 points from 16) wait to pounce on any dropped points by the title favourites.
The position of their opponents in the standings has no bearing on how Minerva Punjab are preparing for the game, according to head coach Khogen Singh.
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"We never underestimate the opponents. They had very good support at home in their last game. They are a good side. 90 percent of the football is about the mental strength. If you are mentally fit, you think I can do that. We are strengthening the players mentally."
Although superior head to head results give Chennai City an advantage, Soundararajans boys must win their last game and hope that Churchill Brothers go winless in their remaining two fixtures.
A disastrous run of eight winless games was brought to an end by Chennai City as they won 3-1 against their struggling rivals Churchill Brothers a few weeks ago. But East Bengal put Chennai to the swords and ran riot in a 7-1 thrashing in their last game to dent the confidence in the Coimbatore camp.
"Initially we started well, After that, I dont know what happened to the team. It is a bad defeat for our team. The players also agreed with me."
Jean-Joachim Junior needs to turn up once again, just like he did at the start of the season, to fire Chennai into a hopeful lead against Minerva.
Chennai City have always tried to play an attacking game of football and it should continue against Khogen Singhs side, against whom they will hope to score early in the game to pile up the pressure.
Akash Sangwan and Armand Bazie scored to help the Punjab-based side to register a strong comeback win against Aizawl in their previous game and that should act as a huge morale-booster.
Minerva Punjabs ability to project a united front has helped them mount a serious title challenge this season. Add Bhutanese superstar Chencho Gyeltshen to the mix and they boast a talented first team lineup.
"There is no difference between Indian and foreign players at Minerva Punjab. We are working and playing as a team. Chencho Gyeltshen is a talented boy. We used him in the right position."