Despite being a complicated and difficult match for Guadalajara, the team coached by Veljko Paunovic never gave up and beat Mazatlan 1-0 in the last minute of the match, in the presentation of the Rebaño in the Sky Cup.
During the post-match press conference, Chivas' coach was self-critical and, although he considered that the team showed some flashes of his personal style, he acknowledged that there is still a long way to go to reach the version he intends to imprint on the team.
Here are the best quotes from Veljko Paunovic's press conference:
"We have practiced exiting with the ball a lot, today in particular we were conditioned by the pitch that made the ball run slow."
"When the pace dropped we looked good, we showed good circulation and penetrated the opponent's area, we still need to improve finishing and the quality with which we finish dangerous opportunities".
"The team is still recovering from the schedule and weather changes, I'm still very happy with the attitude and mentality of all the players, they never give up."
"We always fight to the end, we never stop pushing and even though there are nights like today when you don't play well, we always keep our resolve to win it."
"The guys were excellent on defense, very sharp and focused."
"I work with the team we have, however we are always in contact with my superiors about what the team is doing and what is needed."
"The group gives me everything I ask for, there are complex nights like today but the guys always leave everything on the field."
"We are focused on doing the best job possible."
"Puente is a kid with a lot of talent and projection, he is coming off 2 difficult injuries and he has made a complete recovery".
"We brought Puente up to the first team and in 2 weeks he has worked very well, but he still needs to process more information to give his best performance".
