LAFC lost to León in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final, but Carlos Vela and coach Steve Cherundolo are confident the team will win.
In two seasons under coach, LAFC has proven to be a second-half team, scoring more than twice as often as its opponents after intermission. A fifth of its goals in MLS games have come off the bench, further proving Cherundolo’s golden touch.
“I think the most surprising thing about Wednesday night for our players was their performance. Just had a bad game. That’s it,” Cherundolo said. “Any trophy is important,” he continued. “We work every day, we play a lot of games during the season, to be in this position. We are 90 minutes [from] a trophy and we have to fight until the end because it’s the only thing we are sure we can do. Go hard, play hard, give everything we have. After that we will see if León or us [are] better.”
“León has players with a lot of experience, a lot of quality, just as we do,” he said. “We have to be intelligent and not play with desperation.“
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