Carlos Vela: “When I came to LAFC, my ambition was to reach the top”

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Only one step left Carlos’ candle to finally win mls cup, a goal that has obsessed him since he arrived five years ago in Los Angeles FC and now he was stroking his fingers.

“This is the moment we dreamed of. When I decided to come and be part of this club, the ambition was to get to the top, get another team in The Angels, which is a city where there are so many winning teams and where there are clubs in all sports that are always fighting for titles,” the Mexican explained this Thursday in a press conference.

“From the first day I felt that it was an important piece to achieve this. To be close now is a very good opportunity but we have to give the last effort”, he added.

After being deleted LA Galaxy of Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez and in Austin, Los Angeles FCthe best team in mls in the regular season, they will face each other this Saturday on their field and have just had a match Philadelphia Union.

This team has the second best record and is the best team in the East.

captain and emblem LAFC Since its inception five years ago, Vela knows the pressure the Los Angeles team needs to win its first title, but he also urged his teammates to enjoy the experience of being in the final.

“These are great moments. This is the reward for all the work done during the year,” he said.

“My philosophy in looking at life and football is to enjoy the moment, appreciate what I have now. For me, the most important game is the one now. It doesn’t matter which of the ones I played in the past or which of my played. the future. All I know is the “, he said.

Twice winner of MLS Supporters Shield to the best team of the regular season, LAFC He also experienced disappointments over the years which, according to the Mexican, helped them grow.

“I think as the seasons go by, the games, you lose, you fail, all of that makes you better, makes you stronger, makes you appreciate every game, every detail, every moment,” he said.

“That’s the difference. You know what it’s like to be close, win MLS Supporters’ Shield titles or break the points record. But if at the end of the year you haven’t won (the MLS Cup), stay as if you did nothing,” he added.

Vela described his feelings before the most important day so far in the history of LAFC. “After all the year of work, of effort, of sacrifice, of tired, you risk everything in a game. Of course it excites me,” he said.

“In the end, I look back, all the training sessions, the hours we have put in, trips, good or bad games. We play everything on Saturday. That defines how important it is and how eager we are to play it,” he finished..

Source: La Verdad

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