DSK Shivajians desperate to open account against Chennai City

Having lost their opening encounters, DSK Shivajians and Chennai City FC will like to get their acts together when they square off in their second round I_League encounter, here tomorrow.

Shivajians lost 1-2 to East Bengal and Chennai City were at the receiving end of a 0-2 loss against reigning champions Bengaluru FC.

Chennai City coach Robin Charles Raja looks ahead to this fixture optimistically and doesn't hide his emotions,"There are no suspensions. We've come into this match with lots of positivity. Hopefully, we win tomorrow's match."

He added,"We want to play a positive football. Even though we were defensive in our last match (against Bengaluru FC), we are intent on playing positive football."
 

When Raja was asked about how the team is coping with the results, he told,"Since we were pushed into the water, we have to swim. We want to be safe."

Elaborating on the same, Chennai City coach mentioned, "The journey back to the Hero I-League has been quick. But we have adapted to it well. We have to put the players of Tamil Nadu on the national map and most of the players are locally based and also the foreign players are based in our state."

Talking about the team, Chennai City manager Raja expressed: "We have a young president, who has a lot of passion for the game and the club for the past 3 years, earlier in the local league. It is more like Chennai City will bring in more players based on the state and the city, and known as the real Chennai."

Meanwhile, DSK Shivajians manager Dave Rogers expressed, "Tomorrow is another big game, and there are no easy games in the league as I have said before. We are looking forward to it and welcoming Chennai City FC to the Balewadi. We are disappointed with the two results we have had."

Shivajians' Shane McFaul told that despite the results not going their way, the side remains positive:"We have played well in both the matches. We will take the positive from the matches, work hard every single day and we will be looking to put that right tomorrow.

Rogers added to the team's position,"We are building each block from the bottom, one step at a time. Results may be are not going our way, but I know with the players we have, and the confidence these players we have, we can turn the work on the training pitch to the field.