Notably fascinated by the expectation caused by the announcement of their arrival at Chivas, both Víctor Guzmán and Daniel Ríos shared their feelings about their first days dressed in red and white and agreed on one thing: to fulfill the dream of returning home and being able to dream of lifting the title with the team they love.
Amaury Vergara, President of Club Guadalajara, and Fernando Hierro, Sporting Director of the red and white team, were in charge of welcoming and officially presenting the brand new reinforcements to the media at a press conference held this Tuesday afternoon at the Estadio Akron.
Amaury Vergara's words:
"I want to wish a wonderful year and many successes to the rojiblanca family. I would like to take this opportunity to remind the fans of the 3 criteria for selecting a reinforcement, which is based on sportsmanship, the player's profile, their character and commitment.
"We want viable projects in the Mexican soccer industry, in this case we have repatriated them (Víctor and Daniel) to their home and we need the fans to make it a successful year for Chivas".
Daniel Ríos' quotes:
"I consider myself a player who supports the dressing room, I left the door open to return to Chivas, I worked hard for this and I am here to show my responsibility, commitment and a champion winning mentality."
"I see the team very well and focused, training to the maximum, from the start we do can not think of the long term, we need to go game by game, it is a final.
"(Veljko Paunovic) is a coach with experience and a lot of intensity, he generates confidence and makes a very good group."
Víctor Guzmán's words
"Returning to Chivas is something I've earned, nobody gave it to me, I think the expectations people have of me is because of that. For me it is not pressure, rather every weekend I am going to play with my heart, I am very happy on returning home".
"We are here to win titles, I've just played in a final and I will try to transmit that to my teammates. The expectation is high and I am looking at the project in the best way. We have to take the institution to the place where it deserves to be."
"(Veljko Paunovic) is a winning person, who is hungry to win and transmits a lot of confidence, both to the youngsters and the veterans."
Fernando Hierro's words
"The club's position is clear and straightforward, we have a squad with a good mix. We are lucky to find these 2 players (Victor and Daniel) because of what Chivas means to them."
"I think we have a deep squad with alternatives, with a lot of young people. We are a family, that is my call to the team, here we all lose and win."
"We don't set limits for ourselves, we got to work from day one. We have a coach who arrives at 8 o'clock in the morning and leaves at 6 o'clock in the evening, the truth is that we are very happy and every one has come back with great enthusiasm."
"We left with fantastic feelings about the 5 games and playing a final, we realize that we can fight; the cup has been great for us."
