Kolkata: On a high after two successive away wins, East Bengal will look to begin their home campaign on a rousing note when they face Chennai City in a top-of-the-table I-League clash here on Tuesday.
Eyeing an elusive I-League title, East Bengal began their campaign with wins against Neroca FC and Shillong Lajong in the hills and, before playing their first home game of the season at the Salt Lake Stadium.
Chennai City, who have played one match extra, have two wins against Indian Arrows and Gokulam Kerala and were held by Churchill Brothers.
East Bengal's forward duo of Enrique Esqueda and Jobby Justin have struck the right rhythm scoring a brace each in the first two matches.
The good thing for the Alejandro Mendez team has been East Bengal's compact display while utilising their opportunities to score five goals in two matches.
The Mexican forward Esqueda has caught everybody's attention with his skills forming a fine combination with Joby Justin. East Bengal have also backed their three academy graduates — Manoj Mohammad, Yami Longvah and Khangembam Bidyasagar Singh — who repaid the Spanish coach's faith by scoring the third goal against Shillong Lajong.
"I am very satisfied with the performance of all players. Our target is to improve the performance of all the players not just the players who start but the entire squad," the coach said.
"The position in the table is not important. Important is that we will fight for three points. We have to win all the matches."
"After these two matches team has good confidence. We are expecting to win the home match. We expect the fans to come in numbers. We have to win the game," he added.
Menendez however is not in a mood to underestimate their opponents.
"They have good players some good Spanish players. I have seen them play a very strong side. We are thinking match by match," the coach said.