“GROUP LOOKS GOOD.” –DANIEL GUZMAN

Club Tijuana head coach prepares team for LIGA Bancomer MX-2014 Apertura Week 13

TIJUANA –Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente continues with its preparations heading into Week 13 of the LIGA Bancomer MX-2014 Apertura in which it will host Gallos Blancos of Queretaro FC. The Xoloitzcuintles trained Thursday Oct. 9 at Estadio Caliente getting ready for the Friday Oct. 17 match.


Head Coach Daniel Guzman spoke with the media after the morning practice. He talked about facing Queretaro next week.


“We need to beat them to be able to qualify against a difficult team like Queretaro,” said Guzman. “We began to work on this match last Tuesday, analyzing all the situations that could come up and we are working on them. The group looks good, alert and focused in the match that we will play in eight days.


“All the work we have done has been done thinking about what we will face against Queretaro. They are a team with great individuals who are good touching the ball and don’t get desperate in getting to the opponents goal. We need to be solid on defense but dynamic on offense. We need to keep the game tempo because a change in that tempo could cost us the game. We need to have ball possession and attack them.” 


When asked to talk about the team’s adaptation to his coaching style, Guzman answered with a direct response.


“We are at 60-percent,” Guzman said. “We have 35 days together and I got some COPA MX and LIGA MX games in which we have been able to work on tactical aspects. I will have two weeks of work in which we will be assimilating to the game philosophy that no doubt it should improve as the days go by.”  


 


JAVIER GUEMEZ PLAYS FOR MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM


“Things are won with work and effort,” Guzman said. “Javier Guemez deserves this call up. I have always said that you are called to a national team because of the things you do with your team.”


Guemez made his debut with the Mexican national team Thursday Oct. 9 when he came on in the 66th minute of a friendly against Honduras.


Meanwhile, tickets to the Oct. 17 match against Gallos Blancos begin Friday Oct. 10 at the Estadio Caliente Box office and the team official stores and also at ticketmaster.com.mx.