If you haven't heard of Chivas USA's new head coach Juan Luis Sanchez Sola aka "El Chelis," you're in for a treat. The flamboyant and outspoken coach has attracted a lot of attention for his comments since taking over the reigns for Chivas USA in the offseason. Below is a list of the Top 5 quotes from "El Chelis" since his introduction to MLS.
- “I would rather lose 5-4 or 5-2 than to win 1-0...I want fans to be happy and entertained.”
- “I could name 15 Mexican-American players off the top of my head who have played for other teams but have never played for Chivas USA. This is a real tragedy. It is like having daughters, not knowing where they sleep and when you find them, they have each had three children and you think to yourself, ‘How did this happen?’”
- “I forget more and more each day that they are players from Chivas, that they are players from Mexico. It’s like a fruit salad – you have a hard time figuring out what’s the watermelon and what’s the cantaloupe. We’re all Chivas USA, we’re all the same cocktail.”
- "If you go into a match and you grind and grind and grind for the good of the team, at the end, it rewards you. In a barrel of feces, you're grinding and grinding, you finally poke your head up to get the fresh air. You grind, football rewards you, and those are some of my happiest moments, when my players get rewarded that way."
- "When my grandchildren misbehave, I will tell them I will send them to Utah."
