If anything has become clear under Veljko Paunovic's management, it is that all Guadalajara players have the opportunity to show themselves and earn a place, so during Wednesday's press conference at Verde Valle, the Chivas tactician explained how he manages the areas of improvement with each player so that they can compete in the best way for a place in the starting 11.
In addition, 'Pauno' spoke about what he expects to find from his opponent, Atlético San Luis, for Day 2 of the Clausura 2023.
Quotes from the press conference with Veljko Paunovic:
"There is no doubt in my mind that we are going to improve, since we arrived we have worked with an accelerated pace to build confidence."
"In soccer you always suffer, it is impossible to go over everyone's head. The ability to tolerate suffering is what makes Champions".
"We always make a continuous analysis to focus our work on the needs that arise."
"We prioritize our style, but we will always be aware of the next opponent."
"Atlético San Luis is strong in their second line arrival, they counterattack well and control the ball well, it won't be an easy match but we have been working well and have the confidence to win the match."
"Having so many options helps the team have more power in attack, but that does not mean we lose sight of defense, we are waiting to know if we are going to be able to count on 'Tiba'".
"We have evaluated the team's potential week by week, all the players work very well, we want them to be in their best physical condition so that there are rotations and everyone is plugged in."
"We are always going to reward players for good performances, but all of this has to come along with good performance throughout the week within the evaluations we do."
"It is always difficult to tell someone that they have not been called up, but we start from honesty, we like to be frank and start from a plan."
"A call-up is never personal, the whole team works very well and sometimes you have to leave out players you would like to have on the bench on match day."
"Soccer is changeable and whoever lets their guard down loses, that's why we place so much emphasis on having everyone at their best."
"Santiago Ormeño is our player and he has a contract, with the addition of Ríos there are more options in attack and that's where we have to make decisions."
"There is nothing more to say about the Ormeño issue, we talked with him during the week and explained to him how things are, always starting from respect for him and his family".
"We have a competitive squad, with at least 2 players per position".
"With such a long season anything can happen, a player's status can change from one week to the next."
"If someone in the team feels uncomfortable with a secondary role and wants to leave, it's definitely not for us. On the other hand, if someone feels they have a secondary role and wants to improve it, they are welcome."
"With us there are always opportunities, we evaluate everyone's performance very closely. We sit down with those who have participated to explain what we want, we show them where they have failed and explain where the improvement is."
"As long as the market is open there will always be possibilities for change, but we at this time have no intentions of any change."
