With Delhi Dynamos set to play their first home match of the season, their new head coach Gianluca Zambrotta has handed a 'special invitation' to his team's supporters to turn up in impressive numbers for their game against NorthEast United FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday in the third edition of Hero Indian Super league.
"Of course, we need the Delhi supporters and I am handing them a special invitation to attend. We need their support. In Kerala we played the last match in front of 60,000 supporters and it was not intimidating. For the players, it's encouraging to play in front of a nice atmosphere," said Zambrotta.
Dynamos have four points from their first two away matches and Zambrotta said it's important to maintain balance as matches come thick and fast. "We had some difficulties against Kerala because the match came immediately after the Chennai match. We will try to do our best against NorthEast United. It's impossible to play at the same level all the time but the important thing is to have the players focused in attack and defence," he said.
NorthEast coach Nelo Vingada also said it's important to focus on the recovery, especially after the last match where they played for almost an hour with just 10 men. NorthEast United had the numerical disadvantage when defender Nirmal Chhetri was sent off but despite the setback, the league leaders regained the momentum to score a narrow victory against FC Pune City, who also had a player sent off in the second half.
NorthEast are on top of the league ladder with nine points from four matches. Dynamos are placed fourth.