After the team's direct passage to the Quarter-Finals, Veljko Paunovic was blunt in the Press Conference. He believes that Chivas has not reached its footballing ceiling, so it must keep its feet on the ground with a view to the Fiesta Grande.
Veljko Paunovic's words:
"I want to congratulate the rival, they have dignified the profession by the loyal way they competed."
"It was not an easy game, on behalf of our club we have to congratulate Mazatlan."
"There is an obvious evolution in the team, but there is also a lot to improve. I like to focus on the areas where we can be better."
"We still haven't reached our ceiling."
"América beat us and showed us that we were not at their level, they gave us a lesson and at this point in the championship we caught up with them. I'm not saying we're better, but we're in a better position to compete against them."
"I trust myself and when I find a group of players like this, I saw that we were capable of achieving important things."
"We finish one stage in this championship but a new one begins. The group stage is more beautiful but also more difficult."
"I have a lot of support and a lot of ideas from our coaching staff, I will look at past tournaments to know what it takes to win these types of matches."
"We have winning players in the locker room."
"We work for the best case scenario, we already went ahead and talked to several Liga MX teams to play a preparation match for next week."
"In the month of confirmation we achieved something historic, but no one will remember this if we don't transcend in Liguilla."
"We have worked hard to achieve something truly historic".
"Talking to Matías Almeyda is a good idea, he has an apartment where I live and it's a good excuse to write to him".
"Alexis Vega is a player who has to consecrate himself here, he is an idol with a lot of impact on the fans".
"I have a lot of praise for Alexis Vega".
"Personally I am full of gratitude for the opportunity to coach Chivas. I thank all the people who work every day and help us solve problems."
"We have a group of players who deserve to succeed."
"Fernando Hierro is a champion, he knows how to win, he has been in very important locker rooms".
"I want to continue to meet expectations and keep working hard as I have done so far".
