Calcutta: As a footballer, Roberto Carlos has won accolades aplenty. This includes being a key member of Brazil's World Cup winning side in 2002.

The side-back had been able to carve out a special place for himself even during the time Real Madrid had a star-studded line-up, featuring the likes of Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and Raul. Needless to mention, Dunga would certainly have been a lot more relieved had there been a player of Carlos's calibre at his disposal in the current Brazilian side.

Having had his share of achievements and honours, Carlos's goal now is to establish himself as a coach and take up the reins of the national side.

Managing the Delhi Dynamos side, apart from being its marquee player, is the stepping stone to Carlos's goal and as of now, the platform he has set has truly been a decent one.

"Obviously, I do have plans of coaching Brazil in the long run. That is my dream and goal now," the 42-year-old told The Telegraph.

How difficult and gruelling his task would become if he goes on to be the Brazil coach in future remains to be seen, but Carlos now wants to focus entirely on the Dynamos and the ISL. And he means business.

Under his supervision, the Dynamos have won three of their five matches so far and for Carlos, the Indian players deserve an equal amount of credit in the success. "The ISL is good and getting better. The world is watching Indian football now.

"There's quality in every side. But if you ask me about the Indian players, I would say that it's the ones in my team who have been the most impressive.

"In my team, I have more than five players who I can point out. It's really hard to speak about a specific player. I can guarantee you that these guys will be even better prepared at the end of the competition," he emphasised.

Carlos didn't want to comment on the ISL and I-League getting merged from next season, but he feels a tournament like ISL shouldn't be of a short time-frame. "I can't really comment on the merger, but I do believe that the ISL should be a longer tournament," he said.

At a press conference later, Carlos urged the players to improve on their skills and work more on their physical fitness, apart from indicating that he isn't very pleased with Robin Singh's performance of late.

"I have been following Indian football since last year and saw a lot of good names. We are here to improve the quality of the game, but at the same time, Indian players too need to improve on their skills," he said.

"To speak of Robin, he came back from the national squad and was on target in the game against FC Pune City. But since then, his intensity has lowered. While Stiven Mendoza has quite a few goals as of now, Robin has only one."

Recalling his days in Brazil colours, the glory in 2002 is something that he will cherish. "We never talk about the disappointments in (World Cup) 1998 and 2006. The only thing we remember is 2002, when we became champions.

"In 2006, we didn't have a strong team. Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Kaka were all very tired, while we didn't have a good pre-season as well. But it was really awesome in 2002. I remember my picture with the trophy, holding it as if it was my baby.

"The defeat in the 1998 final was a learning experience for us. We won the Confederations Cup thereafter..."

Even though Carlos used to follow Paolo Maldini's game, for him, one special player during his era was none other than Zidane.