Chennaiyin FC manager Marco Materazzi tasted defeat for the first time in the Hero Indian Super League after his side were humbled 4-1 by Delhi Dynamos FC in the national capital today. The former Italy defender and 2006 World Cup winner however thought that there were some positives for his team despite the grossly negative result.“Sometimes, when you lose after 4-1 it seems all bad but we played well in the second half and at 2-1 we were the better side. However, the penalty killed the game,” Materazzi said after the match.Giving the hosts due credit for their win, Materazzi said that the home side started the game very well and played with pace. On the other hand, his side started the tournament well but now must bounce back in the next game.Denying the charge that his tactics were overtly negative, the former Inter Milan ace said, “People might think we are defensive but we had plenty of attacking players on the pitch like Elano, Balwant (Singh), Bruno (Pelissari) and later (John) Mendoza and (Jayesh) Rane. So there was plenty of attacking force but it just didn't happen for us today.”Materazzi will get his chance to regain his winning momentum when Chennaiyin FC take on Mumbai City FC at home three days later on October 28.
