LA Galaxy defeat Chicago Fire, 2-1

LA GALAXY HEAD COACH GUILLERMO BARROS SCHELOTTO

[Translated from Spanish]

On the importance of winning the season opener:

“To be honest, it is a great feeling to have won, and slowly begin to build confidence, the fans, the team, the players, I think that is very good.”

On Efrain Alvarez’s style of play and his similarities to Edwin Cardona:

“I feel that he is a very good player. He has similarities to [Edwin] Cardona, but Cardona is already an experienced player and Efrain [ Alvarez] is only 16 years old. They have similar styles of play in the way they strike the ball, on the evolution of the game itself and the roles they play. In all honesty, it’s very good. Physically, they do have…