Chivas de Guadalajara debuted on the right foot in the Clausura 2023 tournament of Liga MX. The rojiblanco team had a very difficult match against Monterrey at the Gigante de Acero, but thanks to a solitary goal by Alexis Vega and a great performance by goalkeeper Miguel ‘Wacho’ Jiménez, the team led by Veljko Paunovic got three important points against one of the strongest squads in the championship.
The Sacred Flock has shown some improvements, compared to what was shown in the Opening 2022, during the preseason. However, there is still a lot of work to be done if the team wants to directly enter the league and fight for the title. Although they were outclassed by Rayados for much of the match, Chivas managed to get an important result in their first official match of this new era.
However, not everyone is happy with the performance of Guadalajara. Francisco Palencia, a legend of the rojiblanco club, had very harsh words about Paunovic’s work and criticized the way the team plays. In an interview with Fox Sports, Palencia, who has been the technical director of Lobos BUAP and Mazatlán FC, with poor results, stated:
“If your only player (Alexis Vega) is the one who kicks twice on goal, it means that your system is not working, because he was the only one who generated a goal play and it was inspired by the player. It was not by a system. It has nothing to do with whether or not you know Liga MX, it’s a style of play that you have to implement (…) I really didn’t see a different face from Chivas, in fact, I liked it better with (Ricardo) Cadena than now.”
– Francisco Palencia on Fox Sports
Next Friday, January 13, Chivas de Guadalajara will face Atlético de San Luis at the Alfonso Lastras Stadium. Both teams won in their debut in the Clausura 2023 of Liga MX.
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