It is a reality and there is no escaping it. Yes, Chivas didn't close the tournament well at all, but far from discouraging the team ahead of the playoffs, this represents a challenge from which, of course, we want to emerge triumphant.
Regarding the direct elimination match, Roberto Alvarado made it a point that El Rebaño has the full intention of knocking Puebla out of the playoffs from the start, he knows that the team has to take advantage of the opportunities it has been generating and not allow La Franja to take control of the match and put Chivas in any predicament.
This is what 'Piojo' Alvarado said at Thursday's press conference:
"Sometimes there is only one chance and we have to take advantage of it, we have to take advantage of our scoring opportunities, be more precise in that last pass towards the net."
"When we are at out best is when we go out and press, when we come out focused, that's how we become strong, that's what we've been doing since last tournament."
"In Chivas there are quite a lot of demands and we owe a lot in that area, if the tournament was with direct pass to the Liguilla we would not have qualified, we are aware of what we are lacking".
"The people always show their support, you can feel it, for example, we played twice in the Azteca and in both matches there were lots and lots of Chivas fans, we hope to bring all the ChivaHermanos some joy on Sunday".
"I have a very good understanding with Alexis, things have come together little by little, I think that we've played best when I'm on the inside and he's on the left, we're more compact."
"We all have the same level of demands, it’s clear that Alexis is our best player, he gives us a lot offensively and is playing at a great level, but we are not dependent on him, we all add up and are important."
"We are coming off of 3 defeats, it is not easy and nobody likes it, but this week we have worked on out mistakes, it has been done well and train hard, play hard".
"There is always going to be criticism, beyond the fact that we are footballers we are human, I didn't know about the photos (of his teammates at the Palenque), but I don't see anything wrong with it, the group is very supportive of one another."
"I have been in Chivas for almost a year now, I am satisfied, but there are always things that can improve and I want to score more goals, give more assists and we have the collective objective of getting passed this stage and fighting for the title, that’s my dream.”
