For red-and-white coach Veljko Paunovic, the team's progress in the execution of his game plan is progressing according to plan and after winning his first Clasico Tapatio he was thrilled to be able to feel the warmth and fervent support of the fans, who were the majority on Tuesday night in the stands of the Jalisco Stadium and who made the red-and-white team's home away from home feel stronger.
Aware of the value and the role played by the Rebaño's fans, 'Pauno' called on all ChivaHermanos to attend the Akron Stadium this Friday and show the same passion during the Sky for Mexico Cup Final against Cruz Azul, and that from this moment on we will be hand in hand, team and fans, in the beginning of this new era for Guadalajara.
Veljko Paunovic's post-Classico Tapatio quotes:
"I would like to make an appeal to our fans, who were fantastic today and I am very proud of them as well. My skin has stood on end several times with the chants and the support we have had, I would like to have that and more in the final, that together, team and fans, we will grow".
"All our fans, I'm sure they loved to see these guys have a performance like today's, where they didn't give up, they showed their quality, with a tremendous spirit of sacrifice and effort."
"Letting them have the initiative in midfield didn't affect us, we had to be attentive in deep passes, we made a line of 5 to have more density and we lowered our distances to be able to counterattack, so we tried with Vega, who I also liked to see."
"I also liked to see Mier, who has returned very well, attentive, with his experience and quality he provided security in defense."
"It must also be said that Raúl (Rangel) has had a fantastic performance in goal, when all our defensive efforts could not handle the opponent, Raúl was there and he was fantastic".
"It always helps to win, all processes are accelerated, especially in confidence and we will always reinforce that, and at the same time what we are going to ask for is total humility, we haven't done anything yet, it's very early, we continue down this line, with this dynamic, we try to improve day by day and the most important thing, that we do everything with conviction, with a lot of passion and dedication".
"The people who have joined the team, the return of Alexis Vega and 'Piojo' Alvarado when he is ready, is also very important news for the team, they are very good additions because they make us stronger and give us more options in a group that already has enough depth."
"Everyone must be ready and prepared for their opportunity because practically everyone has had participation, everyone has demonstrated and that is what we are going to need throughout the tournament, and in addition we are going to benefit from the arrival of Víctor Guzmán and Daniel Ríos, this is another field of growth that the team has had."
