2023-07-14 05:16:04
ESPN July 14, 2023, 12:11 a.m. Reading: 4 min.
In 20 regular phase duels, the current Flock coach doubles the number of wins than the last roijiblanco champion DT in the same period
Chivas victory to Necaxa 2 to 0 in Day 3 of Opening 2023 and reached thirteen wins following 20 games under the baton of the Serbian Veljko Paunovic in regular phase of the Liga MXseven more than the Argentine got Matias Almeyda in the same period during 2015 and 2016 with the rojiblanco team.
In 20 appearances on the technical area, from Matchday 1 of the Clausura 2023 to date three of this Mexican competition, Veljko Paunovic registers thirteen wins, four draws and three setbacks in the technical area of El Rebaño, which far exceeds what has been done by Matias Almeyda from Day 9 of the Apertura 2015 to 11 of the Clausura 2016, with six wins, eight draws and six setbacks.
As far as goals are concerned within said period, the Herd of Paunovic He scored 33 goals and conceded 20, while the ‘Pelado’ team scored 27 times and allowed 28.
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Paunovic and his walk on the benches
As part of the restructuring that Fernando Hierro proposed for Chivas for 2023, the Serbian Veljko Paunovic He was appointed as the team’s coach on October 31, 2022 and his arrival generated more doubts than certainties due to his null connection with Mexican soccer, however, the rojiblanco sports director had been aware of his abilities for years.
The relationship between Ferdinand Hierro y Velkjo Paunovic dates back to 2009, the year in which the Serbian took the technical director course at the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF, for its acronym), as he crossed paths with the then federative sports director, who acted as a supporter to obtain his license as a professional coach from UEFA in 2010.
‘Weight‘ He had his first approaches to technical management within the Serbian Football Federation, in a youth talent development project. He also trained the representative Under-18 to Under-20 teams from 2012 to 2015 and reached his peak in that year, with the World title of the specialty in the fair that was held in New Zealand and for which he was awarded as Best Coach of his country in that year.
In November 2015, Paunovic was appointed coach of the Chicago Fire and two years later he got the team to the playoffs for the first time in five years. He also reached the semifinals of the US Open Cup in 2016 and 2018. Club and coach parted ways in 2019.
the adventure of Paunovic before Chivas as a coach was in English football, with Reading in the EFL Championship (Second Division), a team with which he stayed close to the promotion playoffs at the end of his first season and in which he remained until February 2022, with recognition for Coach of the Month as part of his record.
Almeyda and his career before Chivas
With previous passage through River Plate y Banfield, Matias Almeyda arrived at Chivas for day 9 of the Apertura 2015, before the dismissal of José Manuel de la Torre due to poor results. The Argentine made his debut with a 2-1 victory once morest Querétaro and one date later he beat América as a visitor by the same score.
Matias Almeyda He announced his retirement as a soccer player on June 22, 2011, at the age of 37, and just a week later he took over as coach of his last team, River Platewho lost the category to belgrano at the end of the same campaign.
After his first season as coach, Almeyda returned the team to the First Division, with a record of 20 wins, 13 draws and five losses in the Argentine silver category. In his second football cycle and first in the top circuit, “Pelado” left office due to irregular results at the end of November 2012.
months later, Almeida arrived at Banfield in the final days of the 2012-13 season in the Second Division and, at the end of the subsequent campaign, he replicated the work with the team following being promoted to the top flight.
In a new adventure in the First Division with Banfield, Matías Almeyda stayed throughout the 2014 Transition Tournament and played the first half of the 2015 First Division Championship, only to leave for Chivas in September 2015.
With the most recent victory of Chivasthe rojiblanco team will maintain the unbeaten lead in the Liga MX until its resumption, because the Mexican tournament will be suspended for a month for the teams to play the Leagues Cup together with those that make up MLS.
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