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Chennaiyin FC player-manager and defender Bernard Mendy discussed their preparations ahead of the Delhi Dynamos game tomorrow.
Marco Materazzi
On tactics
The pitch is the same everywhere if you play with heart and that is what we have been doing. Our spirit and never-say die attitude has got us the points so far.
On Del Piero and if he will play
Del Piero knows me very well so I wont play and maybe I will put somebody else to stop him.
On strikers
I am very happy with my strikers. Among Indians we have Balwant Singh and Jeje Lalpekhlua and there is Mendoza as well while Jean Eudes Maurice will be joining the team soon. Balwant of course is currently in the India national team and I think he has the potential to play in Italian Serie B.
On good combination of Indians and foreigners
There are two reasons behind it. One – the club management have done an enormous job to set everything together in short time and secondly we have champions like Elano, Silvestre, Mendy and Bojan. They are helping the Indian players, who are learning a lot from the foreigners.
Bernard Mendy
On scoring a scorcher
I have scored many goals in my career but never like the one I scored against Kerala Blasters. But the most important aspect is the team so my aim will be to get three points.
On facing Del Piero
I always try to do my best no matter who the opponent is. Whether it’s Del Piero, Pires or Anelka. I think our fighting spirit has been great so far and we will aim to continue that tomorrow.
