2023-08-26 23:32:26
GIRONA “Verticals. Two touches minimum per player. Feint, feint. Play like in the street”, asked Míchel Sánchez to his footballers during the first hydration break in Seville, where Girona confirmed their best start in Primera, with seven points again (1-2). Míchel has been going viral a lot lately since the cameras are going everywhere and broadcasting his chats. Slogans are worth an empire.
Because the prominence it proposes, beyond rivals, budgets and history, starts from the idea, simple and pure, of childhood. “Play like in the street”, he insisted, telling men who have all the money made and who have played countless matches, players who are often confused with merchandise – because romanticism and football have been separated for years – , that they return to the origins, that the meaning is there. And let them be passionate, that Girona may be small, but it gives away things that other giants will never suspect exist.
When the white-and-red footballers heard his words, they were already winning 0-1. The offensive effectiveness that Girona is having at the start of the League is spectacular. This aspect, which was penalized for parts of last year, seems to have been corrected. It didn’t take long to get ahead on the scoreboard, after a strategic play sent to the back of the net by Yangel Herrera, attentive to the rebound. The Venezuelan added two consecutive goals. The team also starred in an endless rondo, always looking for the free man, achieving superiority after superiority. Basically, Girona, which until recently was a struggling team, is having a good time playing. Maybe he’s getting old.
Savinho’s show
The matter did not stop there, however, as the Girona had the opportunity to blow away Sevilla, more distressed by the emergencies. It would have been too beautiful. Savinho, who slalomed everyone who dared to stand in front of him, once the most complicated thing was done, he kicked against the goalkeeper. He breathed the stadium, which became emboldened. Girona thought they would hold out until half-time, but Gudelj took advantage of an obvious lack of marking to equalise. And suddenly everything darkened to unsuspected limits: the crossbar trembled at Suso’s shot. Luckily.
The stoppage in the changing rooms did not slow down the pace, very high for August. The logical bets would have given Sevilla the winner, more accustomed to meetings of this magnitude. But no, no reasoning, because they are of no use. It was getting the ball to Savinho, or getting Savinho to the ball, so much so, that the Brazilian invented a fantastic new play, a prelude to the genius of Aleix Garcia, who left no cobwebs in place.
There was time to suffer, of course: Gil Manzano disallowed a goal from Rakitic, the VAR invalidated a penalty by David López, and Pedrosa hit the post. There were also goals missed by Savinho and Dovbyk, who had come on for Stuani, who is still not sure if he will continue or leave. Until we know, we will have to suffer a little more.
Sevilla: Dmitrovic, Jesús Navas, Badé, Gudelj, Pedrosa (Corona, 90+7′), Sow, Rakitic, Óliver (Lamela, 70′), Suso, Ocampos (Rafa Mir, 75′) and En-Nesyri. Coach: José Luis Mendilibar. Girona: Gazzaniga, Arnau (Couto, 78′), David López, Blind, Miguel, Aleix Garcia, Yangel Herrera (Juanpe, 46′), Iván Martín, Tsygankov (Valery, 79′), Savinho (Pablo Torre, 90+7 ‘) and Stuani (Dovbyk, 63′). Coach: Míchel Sánchez. Goals: 0-1 Yangel Herrera (16′), 1-1 Gudelj (45+2′) and 1-2 Aleix Garcia (56′). Referee: Gil Manzano (Extremeny Committee). Yellow cards: Arnau (37′), Ocampos (58′), Kike Salas (75’) Red cards: None. Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, 29,304 spectators.
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