High on confidence after their impressive show in their opening match win, Delhi Dynamos would look to continue with their good work in his side's second away match in the Indian Super League football against Kerala Blasters here tomorrow.
The Delhi-based side looked incredibly good in their 3-1 win against defending champions Chennaiyin FC in Chennai in their opening clash and they would seek another win away from home at the Nehru Stadium tomorrow.
Italian World Cup winner Gianluca Zambrotta, who began his stint as Delhi coach with a win, is unlikely to tinker with the winning combination fielded against Chennaiyin FC.
But Zambrotta sought to keep his feet firmly on the ground ahead of tomorrow's match.
"It will be an important match for us. We won against Chennaiyin FC but we have to lie low and think nothing happened. We just have to focus on the next match and continue to do our best in the future," said Zambrotta.
Delhi will start as favourites against the struggling Kerala, but Zambrotta looked at the situation differently.
"Now obviously it's a worse moment for Kerala because they lost two matches against good opposition. But they are playing at home and are hungry. With 60,000 supporters, it's obviously a big advantage for them," he said.
Kerala coach Steve Coppell, on the other hand, has called for a massive improvement from his side as they attempt to break the duck. They lost to NorthEast United in their opening match before going down to Atletico de Kolkata at home.
Coppell knows his team must improve.
"I think we can improve in all areas. Defensively we looked fairly tight (in last game) and conceded a defensive goal. The midfield got a little bit detached on occasions and the strikers have to improve our scoring level. We can do that. We are working on the training ground," he said.
Coppell made six changes in the last game and he indicated that he may continue with the policy of chopping and changing.
"I don't think there will be significant changes but there will be changes. The nature of the competition is demanding and you have to evaluate the team and individual performances. There will be a few changes. We are looking forward to this game," said the former Manchester United winger.
Asked if his team had training sessions in the midst of severe pollution in the Capital city's air, he said, "We would have wanted the best (weather) situation but unfortunately it was not to be.
"Training at the gym was not enough and our players needed to train outdoors, on the field. Out medical department said it was all right for the players to train outside. We trust our medical department and we did that (train outdoors)."
Chennaiyin have come into the match after three successive draws, the 1-1 result against Pune City FC being the latest. They currently sit fourth on the table.
Assistant coach Syed Sabir Pasha indicated that there could be changes in the starting line-up tomorrow.
"They (Delhi) are are on a high tempo. I think Marco Meterazzi has some plans. There is a chance that we field a different team (from that of previous match)," he said.
Asked about Chennaiyin struggling to get full points, Pasha said, "We were good in all matches but unfortunately have been losing points. We were defending properly but how we take care of conceding goals and is how have we defend in the last minutes is the question."
Chennaiyin striker Jeje Lalpekhlua was asked about the poor air quality at the Capital city.
"About pollution, Delhi faced this kind of situation last year also. We have been preparing well as a team and organisers are taking care of these issues (pollution)," he said.
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Materazzi would have counted on the experience of marquee player John Arne Riise and midfielder Hans Mulder, both of whom played for Delhi Dynamos in the past. The experienced duo, however, are reported to be injured and look doubtful for the tomorrow's match.
