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Chivas is going through gray days in the Liga MX: the 'Sacred Herd' is in 15th position in the general table, with five points, after six matches of the Apertura 2022 tournament, with five draws and one loss. That is to say, they have not known victory in Mexican soccer and the coach Ricardo Cadena is on thin ice in Guadalajara.
"We are focused on finding all means and mechanisms to find goals, which is what has affected us the most. The team has had good performance," declared the Rojiblanco coach. But in Guadalajara, optimism is not enough, and a defeat tonight at the Kraken stadium against Mazatlan FC could seal Ricardo Cadena's future as Chivas coach.
Since he is being sought after by the legendary Hugo Sanchez, who did not hold back when speaking about Chivas' current situation as an ESPN analyst. He even took the time to nominate himself as Ricardo Cadena's replacement, questioning his leadership.
"Great teams need great coaches, not a coach who comes from Chivas' youth divisions. I want to remind everyone that Ricardo Cadena comes from Tapatío and knows the academy very well, which I think is great, but for big projects you need to have great coaches and great planning. All interim coaches come in as a good boost, all players want to please the coach."
"The good image left in the previous tournament served for him to continue. It's not that it was a mistake, but everyone is realizing that Chivas lacks a leader and the first leader, apart from the players, is demanding responsibility on the field. But the first leader is the coach and right now Ricardo Cadena's leadership is not working," said 'Hugol'.
Chivas vs. Mazatlan: preview
The start of Chivas de Guadalajara has not been the best, as they have one loss and five draws so far. The pressure, along with the criticism of the fans, increases for the players.
Let's remember that the 'Sacred Herd' failed to score in four games of the current tournament and has only three goals in their favor. Alexis Vega, Jesús 'Tepa' González, and Sebastián Pérez Bouquet were the architects of the club's only celebrations so far.
On the other hand, the situation in Mazatlan is just as complicated, as they have not won in the current Liga MX (three losses and three draws). The team's most recent setback was in the visit to Tijuana, which comfortably won 2-0.
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