After Guadalajara ended its participation in the Clausura 2023, Fernando Hierro opened up to the media, analyzing the group's great performance and talking about the areas of opportunity for the next tournament.
Do you want to know about everything he said? We'll tell you about it below:
Fernando Hierro's words:
"From day one we knew where we wanted to get to, these 6 months have been an extraordinary experience".
"With time we will realize that we have worked hard".
"We are hurt, but at the same time this motivates us to train and work harder. We have to get back up, in 1 month a new competition starts and we have to be ready".
"It has been a long time since I had experienced the passion I felt in this stadium, I can only thank the fans who, like us, were very excited".
"Veljko has done an extraordinary job, the players trust him".
"We have been observing for some time, analyzing what areas and situations we can improve".
"When you win everyone is handsome and pretty, I didn't hear that the squad was short the day we beat América".
"Analyzing matches by the result has been going on for a long time, I am more about highlighting what the winner did than what the loser failed to do".
"Many names have come up as possible reinforcements, we work and evaluate the possibilities that really exist".
"I respect any decision my coach makes because I have also been in that position."
"Veljko has total freedom to make any decision, we don't interfere."
"Our players have believed, they have left their lives training every day and we couldn't win, that's soccer."
"It's been a long time since I've seen a human group as powerful as the one Chivas has."
"We have reawakened the illusion of our people and that is very nice."
"What we experienced will be difficult to forget, but we have to change the chip and get back to work to get our hopes up again".
"Tapatío, U-20 and U-18 players had a great tournament. We have to pay attention to those who come from below".
"The Mexican League is very special, there are extraordinary players and coaches".
"I still believe that there is room for improvement in the Mexican player and we will continue to insist on it. We want to professionalize a large part of our Cantera".
"We will analyze what we have in the squad, then we will look for players to improve the quality of what we already have."
"My job is to give Veljko the best possible tools."
"The domestic market is not easy, it is very expensive and so we must be consistent with what we are looking for."
"There are several clubs that have asked me about several players in the squad, but we are happy with their performance."
"I like this challenge more and more every day, I am very happy with what we are doing."
"Maybe I didn't expect what has happened to us, but we were always positive."
"I don't like to look back, I don't like to justify myself for what happened. I prefer to look forward and continue working".
"We are a family and we do not point fingers at anyone, we are going to protect Alexis because he was extraordinary in the tournament. Imagine him scoring the title-winning goal, people would say the opposite for just one action."
"If we win we do it all together and if we lose it's the same".
"Chivas has its own identity, we have respect for the sport and that's why we took the defeat as we did".
"There are CONCACAF tournaments coming up that involve wear and tear and a lot of travel, so we need good depth in the squad."
