Before training on Wednesday at TQL Stadium, Veljko Paunovic and Fernando Beltrán participated in a press conference with local and international media, in which they shared their expectations and hopes for Chivas in the Leagues Cup.
El 'Nene' assured that even though the Rebaño has started the Apertura 2023 in an impeccable way, nothing guarantees success in this tournament, so they are fully focused on being good competitors.
For his part, Pauno said he was very excited about the start of this new competition, as he has found it to be a very strong tournament at a collective level.
What else did they say? Here are some quotes and the complete video:
Fernando Beltrán:
"We always have the attitude and responsibility to represent our team and our country in the best way. It is a good test for us, since it is time to return to those places where we should always be".
"Whatever tournament we go to we have to win, that's what being a big team implies. The matches we won in the local league are of no use to us here, this tournament is a different story and we will be playing for qualification starting tomorrow."
"The opponents we faced are very strong, we are preparing ourselves to work better as a team and manage to hurt them, both Cincinnati and Kansas. We are here to compete and try to take the trophy home.
Veljko Paunovic
"The Leagues Cup has taken on a fantastic dimension from day one, the games are fun for the fans. We turned the word pressure into motivation, I find the tournament very attractive and we want to start in the best possible way".
"We must not get ahead of ourselves, we will always show our most competitive side."
"We will give our best effort but in soccer nobody guarantees you anything, this is a game where we all want the same thing and only 1 can take it. We cannot lose respect for our rivals".
