We've found our style and we'll keep pushing to win - Gabriel Milito

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·17 August 2026

We've found our style and we'll keep pushing to win - Gabriel Milito

Chivas won again in Liga MX and, for Gabriel Milito, the team maintains a clear identity in which the game plan comes before flair, and he said they will keep working to find the tools that allow them to compete and win every match. The coach of the Rebaño Sagrado also highlighted the importance of taking three points against Santos in a match that, just as he expected, turned out to be complicated but in which they ultimately achieved the objective.

In the post-match press conference after this Sunday’s game, Milito also spoke about Armando González’s situation, backed the forward amid the possibility of continuing his career in Europe, and confirmed that Guadalajara’s squad is complete and ready for the games ahead.

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Gabriel Milito’s quotes

On the win over Santos

It was very necessary for us to win, to win again in the domestic league. We knew it was going to be a complicated match, as it turned out to be. Santos is a very well-coached team that has brought in very good players, and there is an improvement compared to the Santos of last season. We tried to stay true to our way. We came through a very difficult match and head back to Guadalajara with three fundamental points, happy to have won and with our minds on the next game.

On Armando González’s situation

I’m aware of the situation. I don’t know what will happen, whether he will stay or whether an offer will come in that convinces the club and convinces Hormiga, in some way fulfilling every footballer’s dream of playing in Europe. I preferred to start the match with Marín and finish with Sepúlveda to leave Hormi a little calmer because when these kinds of situations happen there is always extra anxiety, and we needed everyone to be focused on the match. If Hormi stays, he will play again because he is a fantastic player for us, very important. Anything that has to do with opportunities for the players, I support it, and if that possibility were to happen and Hormi decided to take that step, I would be very happy for him because it would be progress. I’m aware that proposal arrived, but I’m also aware that the club will defend its interests as it should. My trust in him is intact. Forwards who score frequently sometimes suddenly go through a scoring drought, but that does not take away his merits, and Hormi will score goals throughout his career, playing with us or wherever he chooses. He has a sixth sense for reading where the ball will drop, and that is innate.

On the team’s identity

I’m satisfied. I know we will keep improving, but I also know that the idea must always come before flair. Sometimes we will shine more and sometimes less, but we will not lose the formula for how we play. My role as a coach is to give shape to how we play, sometimes with more flair and sometimes with less, but always being clear about what we play. We have to acknowledge that opponents play too and offer tough resistance. It is very difficult, and we have to look for tools for that. The team looks good, competitive, hungry, and with very good stretches of football.

On the squad

The squad is set. No matter who leaves, we don’t need any more players. The club has done a very good job in the transfer market with the players who arrived, and with the additions of Jordan and Kevin we have a very good squad and I have many options. Therefore, no matter who leaves, we are not interested in strengthening any position.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.