Míchel: “I’m very excited that the club and the city will be in Primera for many years”

2023-08-10 12:31:12

The fourth season of Girona a First it’s already here Saturday, against the Royal Society (17 hours, DAZN), the white-and-reds, led by Míchel Sánchez on the bench, will measure the high expectations that the summer has left, after the team has not known defeat in the pre-season: five wins and two draws have been the balance of an unbeatable summer in terms of records. An excellent job has also been done in the offices, closing level additions. The template still needs to be closed, however: there is time until the night of August 31. Before it’s time to compete in Anoeta.

Míchel Sánchez’s press conference prior to REAL SOCIEDAD vs GIRONA FC https://t.co/yqORgkujAh

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“The team has had a good pre-season, the bad news is the injury of Joel Roca, who has hurt his knee. It is the worst thing that has happened to us in the summer. They are still out Toni Villa, Isolated, Borja GarciaUrena, Artero i Bueno. He won’t be there either I did, with an ankle injury. The others are all fine.”

JOEL ROCK

“In his position we weren’t planning to do anything, because the young guys have stepped up. But now we might be forced to bring someone in, because both he and Justin won’t be there for a while. Justin’s idea is to get back to the team when it recovers.”

ROYAL SOCIETY

“I am very calm, because the team plays what we want. We are ready for the game, but Real has had a very good structure for many years and Imanol he has managed to make them play wonderfully. It’s a spectacular game to start the League, but I think we’ll do well. The key may be to have the ball in the best way, because they press well up. And with the ball they cause the opponent to suffer a lot. But, I insist, we are ready. We are excited and motivated to have a great season and improve on what we did last year.”

CHANGES AT THE ROYAL

“They haven’t changed anything. The philosophy, the idea and the game are the same. It’s not very complicated to understand the game we have to play, because the pressure is key and how to get out of it. That’s the most important thing. The names of the players, maybe they have changed a bit, but we both know how to play and what the other team is doing. But it is a Champions team, which plays very well”

RECENT SIMILARITIES

“I think we control games better than last year, and I hope we can show that in La Liga like we did in the summer. The most difficult game to do that, though, is against Real because they also control and they travel together on the field of play. I have confidence in our best version and in having the ability to play on the opponent’s field.”

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REINVENT-SELF

“The word this year is: mentality. Because after a great season a team can relax, but I have seen that in this club, from the sports management to everyone, that is not the case. The signings that have come and myself, we want to take a step forward. I don’t want people to give up. During the summer we showed that continuity is possible and I’m sure we will improve on what we did last year.”

EXPECTATIONS

“They are doing well, but the goal is clear: neither Girona nor I have been in the Primera for three consecutive seasons. Nor has it ever been in a classification above tenth place. And it has never totaled fifty-three points. Already We have three goals.”

BORJA GARCIA

“It’s the same injury as last year, in the foot. He has plantar fasciitis, the fibers have broken. I’m not a doctor, but it bothers him a lot. Little by little he will return to the dynamics of the team.”

“They are back in the team this week and will be there on Saturday. They are fine”

FILES

“The competition starts with the open market and things will happen, but we are calm. It is true that the sports management has done a great job and that we have the players we wanted to have a good structure. It is possible that we will do some more details to improve the squad, but I admit we have a good version.”

EUROPA

“No, no. There are teams, in the League. We are humble and we just want to have a great season. We must be calm, the main objective is to continue in the First Division.”

DEFENSIVE PIVOT

“We have to talk to the sports management about this issue, because we can have some discussion. We will see what is best. I want to have people in the middle of the field who play well, but also who can recover balls. Yangel he is a differential player in that sense, but if he is not there, it will be more difficult for the team. We play with three or four men inside and I think right now the team is able to have the ball and do things well. But it is true that to steal it, it is more complicated without players likeOriole or Yangel and maybe in some matches there is no one. That’s why I think another player is needed in this position.”

FIRST RECORD

“It is a pride to be the coach of Girona with the most games in Primera. It means a lot because this is the best place I have been in the elite and I think there is no better project to be there. I am very excited for the club and the city to be in Primera for many years.”