Thursday, November 7

“I want to win and enjoy”: Carlos Vela reveals his goals with LAFC for the new MLS campaign

The Mexican striker Carlos Vela is a figure of LAFC.
The Mexican striker Carlos Vela is a figure of LAFC.

Photo: Mark RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

Gregory Torres

Carlos Vela still has the ambition to win more titles but also aware that his professional career is facing its last barsthat is why the Mexican, emblem of Los Angeles FC (LAFC), assured this Tuesday who continues to retain the passion to succeed and enjoy football.

“When you get older and see that your career is over or nearing its end, You want to enjoy every training session and every match. And of course, when you win you enjoy more”, explained in a meeting with the media.

“I don’t know if I have two years, three years left… But I want to win, I want to enjoy. If you play badly and lose, you don’t enjoys. I have many things to work for and Of course I want LAFC to continue to be seen as one of the best teams in the league.”he added.

On Media Day, the date on which the teams hold a press conference, Vela, 33, rejected any conformism and He was very clear with what he wants for 2023: “Win ​​again”.

“When you get a trophy, You feel all those positive things, the energy, the joy of winning a trophy, and you want more.” Indian. “The group is really excited for this season and we are prepared to win more”, he added.

With 12 goals and 14 assists between the regular season and the ‘playoffs’, Vela was once again the spiritual reference and on the field of LAFC, a responsibility he gladly accepts.

“Of course I like pressure. When you are one of the leaders of the group you have to accept that all eyes are on you,” he said. “I came to this team to make history. I want to set the bar really high when I leave.”he claimed.

Carlos Vela spoke about the Mexican National Team in Qatar 2022

To end his press conference, the striker born in Cancun spoke about the failure of Mexico in Qatar 2022 and he opined that it must be taken “on the positive side” to “work on everything that was done wrong so as not to repeat it”.

“Worse It is difficult for it to happen because the groups were not passed so you have to look for solutions and give the greatest facilities to those who play so that they can do their job in the best way”, he reflected.

With information from EFE

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