Míchel Sánchez is clear that Girona must “look forward” to the remaining 13 games. To secure a place in the play-offs, you have to go “match to match” and that means winning Oviedo tonight.
“We can continue with the defense of five with Juncà, Ramon or Arnau. If Arnau plays center, Gabri, Iván or Valery can play in the lane depending on how he is. They can also change and play with a four-man defense.
“Everyone is responsible for the goal. I already said that. I don’t want to be mistaken for Stuani. We need goals from Baena or any player: Borja, Aleix, Ibra, Samu, the lanes… The team needs several references. We need to play a great game because the opponent is difficult.
“Every game is important. This is very, very, very important because we haven’t won the last three games and we need to do that to continue in the playoffs. All matches are difficult. After Oviedo, Las Palmas is coming …, but we have to think that there are 13 left.
«If Ramon plays as a center-back, we believe that the position is more than 6 in Pol. But it can also be Aleix or even Ibra. Room is also convened and is a possibility. If Ramon plays as a midfielder, Pol has a good chance of playing as a midfielder. Ramon has already played in lower categories throughout his career. Even on the left side. He is a player who has a collective mentality in a defensive system, has legs for the duel, aerial play … We have worked with him in this position, as well as with Arnau and Juncà because we believe that they are the three alternatives. If we finally opt for him, he will play a good game in this position.
“I talked to him. The other day was more to give her a touch of attention. He comes from a Primera team and we have high expectations, but during the week he acknowledged that he was not well. I don’t want to give away minutes, knowing he’s an important player. We are waiting for his best version because he is a player who has to bring us. Since I don’t know him at all as a footballer and I have to discover him in no time, I reacted like this. Everything is clear between him, me and the team.
“It simply came to our notice then. We do not look back. I want to look forward to the remaining 13 games. We don’t know where it will take us, but at least we want to be in the playoffs and we have to fight. The direct ascent is far away, though that doesn’t mean we don’t look at it. We have to move on to our best version. The last two games I liked a lot of phases of the game because we had control and a sense of security. Two level rivals such as Eibar and Leganés have given us few chances to score. In the second half of the two games we had control, despite not generating everything we wanted. We are approaching a balance that I like and I think it will give us confidence to face the final stage of the competition.
“The last victory was in Burgos with three central defenders, they can also play with three midfielders. Then they would vary their usual design because they have a very well worked 4-4-2 with good double tip pressure. We have worked on several alternatives, knowing that they have speed and ability to score in the area with Borja Bastón. We have to keep them away from the area, knowing that Obeng runs very well in the spaces. We need to control and have pressure after the loss. Yours is not convincing me because we don’t control the game. We have to be able to not miss any more points in Montilivi. We want the fans to understand the difficulty of each game and the need for us all to fight for victory. We feel very strengthened by them.
