Match against Chennaiyin will be one of the best matches of ISL: Dynamos' Carlos

ACKNOWLEDGING THE TALL ORDER they are faced with, Delhi Dynamos marquee player-coach Roberto Carlos identified Chennaiyin FC as "one of the favourite" teams of the India Super League (ISL) and warned his side of expecting a backbreaking evening when the two teams meet in New Delhi on Thursday.

Dynamos, who lost to FC Goa in their first match, play at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium against Chennayin, who also lost their first match -- against title holders Atletico de Kolkata.

However, the team from southern India, guided by 2006 FIFA World Cup winner, Italian Marco Materazzi, reached the semi-final last season and possess enough quality in the squad to go one better this time.

"Chennayin were the semi-finalists of the last tournament and this season also they have a great team. They are one of the favourites of the ISL," Carlos said at the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.

However, the 2002 World Cup winner, regarded one of the best left-backs in football's history, is also optimistic his players will pose a formidable challenge for the visitors.

"It will be a keenly contested match. I also have a great team and tomorrow's match will be one of the best matches of the competition," Carlos, who spent his peak time at Real Madrid and won four La Liga and three European Champions League with the Spanish powerhouse, predicted.

The Brazilian, capped 125-times by his country, also said that his wards will try to avoid repeating the mistakes committed against Goa.

"Mistakes happen during a match and I am not the type of manager who holds the player responsible for the flaws and the loss. We have trained hard and hopefully the younger players will put up a good show tomorrow," the 42-year-old, two-time runner-up in the 'FIFA World Player of the Year' award, pointed.