The technical director of Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara, Veljko Paunovic, was quite critical of his team’s performance after the elimination they suffered against Sporting Kansas City on the last day of the 2023 Leagues Cup; The match represented a real problem for the Aztecs, who failed to maintain the rhythm of the game that they have been presenting in the Apertura 2023 tournament of Liga MX, where they are leaders.
Paunovic highlighted that the lack of physical rhythm of some of his players became the team’s weak point for this match in which they faced one of the teams with the best condition in Major League Soccer (MLS).
“We must recover humility, the identity of our team. We have not been up to the task physically, there are players who are not in physical and technical shape”highlighted the coach of the Sacred Flock during the press conference after the game that they ended up losing by a score of 0-1.
The Serbian technical director also admitted that he was very ashamed of the performance of the players during the first half of the match; Despite the fact that he considered that they improved for the second half, the change was not the necessary one to be able to achieve the tie and thus try to fight for their qualification to the round of 16.
“The first part I was embarrassed by the bathroom they gave us. The second part we improved but it was not enough. It was a great test, when you have a mediocre tournament many doubts are created, but I continue to trust the group”, highlighted Paunovic.
Finally, the coach assured that they will work hard to maintain the good results in the Liga MX Apertura 2023 tournament and thus be able to fight for their direct qualification to the Liguilla to try to win the championship title that eluded them during the Clausura tournament. 2023 of the MX League.
“I want to say that the team is in a regrouping phase, rearming and our fans are important. The volatility of sentiments is affecting the results but I am not going to allow what we have built in seven months to jeopardize it”, he concluded.
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2023-08-01 14:21:20
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