They have won two out of the four editions of Indian Super League but reigning champions Chennaiyin FC's coach John Gregory wants his team to become first among equals to win back to back titles.

The former Aston Villa player and manager feels that consistency is one area of emphasis for him. "We will have to make everyone aware of what has happened in the past. Players have to be notified about that and I am wary of that. When we won ISL 2 and in the following season, our performance was unspectacular," Gregory told PTI in an interaction.

Gregory said he was aware of the fact that there is a record of reigning champions performing poorly in the subsequent seasons, pointing to ATK's struggles in 2017-'18. "Last season can only be used as a reference and we won't discuss it very often. It is irrelevant to us and our names are already on the record books. We also have the trophy to prove it. We have got to do it all over again. That's what champions do," the Englishman, who led Chennaiyin FC to a second ISL triumph earlier in March, said.