Last Sunday, 31 January, just before the closing of the Guard1anes 2021 tournament market, Cruz Azul has officially signed Alexis Peña, Chivas de Guadalajara’s central defender, as a one-year loan. Problem? Much has been said about the player’s past indiscipline.
Today, the new cement reinforcement spoke to the press at a conference and assured that he feels like a new man after his arrival at the Car. “I am just happy to be here for this new opportunity. I come with all my will, a renewed Alexis Peña, with illusions and the hunger for individual triumph and that together with all our teammates we can achieve great things“, stressed the.
As for indiscipline, Peña said that “I think they have the answer. It doesn’t have to come out of my mouth. I respect Chivas and Cruz Azul, it’s a situation I left behind, I’m disciplined, renewed, focused and very focused to do things at this club. I think we are human and we are all wrong, it is important to reflect and see what has been done right and wrong: what has been done well must be worked on and continued to be done, and what has been done wrong must not be done more and more. o as a life lesson “.
“I believe that with a lot of concentration, sacrifice and discipline we will take this further. I want to beat Alexis Peña de Pachuca and Necaxa, there are no limits and every day I can improve with my teammates“added the defender about the level he intends to show in Cruz Azul.
For the player, “I am aware that Cruz Azul is a very big and important club and I take it with the same responsibility. I come to work to do great things in groups and individually. I am satisfied with all my teammates, I will take this opportunity, the coaching staff is very clear about this, and God will give us the results first “.
In terms of his physical condition for the season, Peña was honest and confessed that “Physically I come well prepared and trained. It’s not the same to train alone or with two colleagues than with the whole team, but I think they are physically fit and fit for what they need.. The teacher knows what he needs, it’s a good group, with wonderful and well-managed players “.
Good: the unit has been strengthened
Bad: there were no real signatures