There's nothing like a pic of a frustrated Ricardo Lavolpe to cheer me up.

In year where nothing’s gone our way, this is a breath of fresh air. A 4-1 stomping of Atlas last night and made me forget about the horrible season if only for 90 minutes. While it doesn’t erase our overall performance, it leaves me with a good feeling knowing that these guys still have some fight left in them. Maybe it was the threat of next week possibly being their last with the club, or they realized who they played for and that this game is not one you’re allowed to lose.

This kind of dynamic attacking hasn't been seen since the days of Hans Westerhoff, and while Flores had his routs, they surely didn't look as premeditated. The team looked in control from...well, :15 into the game where Bravo beat his man for the first goal of the game. From then on, Atlas had a brief spell of dominance to pull back 1-2, but it didn't last long as Chivas responded with 2 goals of their own. The second half was somewhat boring as a toothless Atlas tried to get back into the game, but Chivas stood strong and held them in check for 45 minutes.

For once, everyone stepped up when they needed to, including Bravo who was seen fighting for possession as far as his own 18 yard box, scored a goal, and provided an assist to a “Chicharito” Hernandez who has himself blossomed into a legitimate goal scorer this season and remains as probably the only bright spot this season.

The cliché goes “it’s been a season full of ups and downs”, but this season has been nothing but downs. This win, however, creates a small blip on Guadalajara’s heart monitor, and finally gives us fans something to feel good about.

Like I said, this doesn’t save the season for us like it would’ve done for Atlas who’s front office went as far as creating a campaign boasting, “Vale más un Clásico que un campeonato”. If that’s not embracing your mediocrity, I don’t know what is.