2023-09-28 18:30:47
How the team plays. The truth is that leadership is a consequence of how we play and how we do things, and how long we have been doing it. Most of the squad was already here last season, maybe we’re talking about 80% or 85% of the players who were already there; then the new ones came very early in the pre-season and we focused on starting in the best possible way, with people who had been working with the master for years. This makes the way we play showy, it doesn’t come out because yes, we want to win the games from football and this gives you the security that in the long term it will be what prevails.
You have already taken the screenshot of the classification?
Yes, and since I’ve taken the screenshot and maybe even framed it and posted it, we’re all very proud and happy. We have to take the lead by hitting the ground running, enjoying ourselves, but giving ourselves energy to keep doing what we have to do, train to The vineyard and properly prepare the pre-parties and the post-parties. Leadership allows us to continue doing things the way we are doing them and we know that if we do that we can be competing against these teams of First of such a high level But I repeat, we have to do what we have to do, train, eat what we have to, rest, and always do what we have to do day by day, without going astray.
Was it in Vila-real? What were the managers there telling them?
In general, people see the same thing that we see from Girona, that we are a difficult opponent to beat, that we go out on the field going for them, and that we have the ability to play a game of control and attack and subdue the rivals. We all know each other and we all analyze each other. It is not surprising that we are well spoken of.
Two years ago they lost against Huesca (1-3) and were relegated to Segona B. And they renew Michel.
At that moment you could already see how the team was training, the message the coach was giving, and the reaction of the players, who believed in it and knew what they had to do. Obviously in football if you don’t win and if you continue without winning you are forced to react and sometimes you have to change pieces, but at that moment with Quique (Jail) we were clear that we could see that we could build something nice with Michel. And he also thought that he could do it here because we speak the same football language. It was clear that we had to trust each other.
15 points clear of relegation…is that the big hit from these first 7 games?
Totally. I am of the opinion that we should enjoy every minute and every second as things come. But that doesn’t distract you from reality: our absolute priority is permanence. In our history we have only been in the First Division for three years, this is the fourth, and in the second we were relegated. With 19 points we have already achieved 50% of the big goal. let’s go
How to play even better despite having lost Romeo, Riquelme, CastellanosSanti Bueno…
We had good squads, but this season we were able to make one more pass. As I told him before, it is important that many players have been working with Míchel for some time, they are clear about what he wants and how he wants it, what type of football they have to play depending on the opponent, how to attack and defend. Everything is more rounded. In addition, the young, and the not so young, are very hungry and good, they need to show that they are ready to do great things and in Girona we give them a platform to show themselves to the world. This hunger they have to prove things helps us take steps forward.
It worries that in the winter market they will be touched by people like Savinho, Tsygankov, Dovbyk, David Lopez… are there any renovations going on?
We have everything pretty much shielded, but football and its industry is very dynamic, for better and for worse. When we went up it looked like everything was on its way, but we were afraid of what would happen last season, and we had an excellent campaign. This summer he left usOriole (Romeo) which was a straw in the master’s system and we feared that it would put us at risk to maintain the level. But now we are going like a bullet… in January maybe and there may be clubs that are interested in some of our players because this performance does not go unnoticed, but the most important ones are well linked.
Can David López be one of the next to renew?
David is a player who not only brings us on the field, he brings us many things. We are happy and he is happy, it could be one of the cases, yes.
Historical Girona: Solo leaders of First (1-2)
How many Montilivis could Madrid’s visit fill?
Due to the way we have put ourselves in the lead, due to the opponent, due to the schedule, a Saturday at 2/4 of 7 in the afternoon, and due to the weather, which is expected to be a magnificent afternoon in Girona, we could easily have filled a couple of Montilivis
What do you expect from the game?
Well, a nice show to experience and see. We get there at a good time and excited. In the end Madrid comes, or Barça orathletic they are matches to enjoy and remember. It couldn’t have come at a better time. The demands and the pressure, for us, is very relative, only the one we put on ourselves, because the results are rutling us. But look at how football is. A Real Village, despite the 1-0, we end up winning and maybe even by a goal difference, but we could also have lost. And Madrid would come to us on Saturday and the most normal thing would be to lose, then everything we do in such a phenomenal way would no longer be so pretty, and with the prospect of going to Cádiz with two defeats in a row, a field and an opponent that does not suit us it’s not going well… That’s why I told him, we have to enjoy the moment.
How does this good moment translate into the social, commercial aspect…
In terms of fans and tickets, and movement in the city and the province, everyone notices this. Children go to school wearing the Girona shirt, it’s a reality. The store of Rambla it’s a success Regarding sponsors and companies, luckily we have some that have put their trust in us and we are very satisfied. Having said that, at the moment we are in and because of how we play, and that we are a bit of a national example to follow, we always want more.
Can you say that Girona is consolidating itself as the second team in Catalonia? Or, in fact, being the leader is already the first?
For us, we are the first team in Catalonia.
How do you go from the penultimate salary cap last year to the thirteenth? Does it bother you that it is said that Girona is City’s subsidiary?
The jump in the salary cap can be explained by the fact that we have done well with the purchase and sale. We sold, maybe we could have made it more expensive, but we did it the best we could. We’ve also got new sponsors and with the new goal stands ticketing is expanding. This from the City subsidiary is nonsense. We’ve been running the club from here since day one. It’s cost us a lot, we’ve done capital increases, we’ve achieved promotions and relegations, we’ve had a blast and today we do what we do thanks to all this, to everything we’ve done before. Before, they didn’t tell us that we were from the City or from Pepito de los Palotes. They are nonsense.
#Girona #team #Catalonia