A good festival is what was experienced on Monday night in Montilivi on the return of the Girona in First Division. The 3-1 against the Getafe it was the first joy of the season in a match where Míchel’s men, under the watchful eye of the Manchester City home team, offered a fantastic version, and in particular, two players from the group, Taty Castellanos i yangel herrera. He knows them well Domènec Torrentwho directed them to the New York City and endorses its performance.
In front of nearly 10,500 people, the Girona team showed some magnificent sensations and made it clear that, with a couple or three more reinforcements, the fans can have a great time this season. A lot has changed compared to the last few years second but what remains the same is the appointment with Cristhian Stuani’s goal. If there was any doubt as to who would be the author of Girona’s first in the second leg in Primera, the Uruguayan was responsible for dispelling it against Getafe with 1-0. The Tala Slayer he was also the top scorer in the top flight in 2017 againstathletic and also the last to score at Montilivi in a Primera match. That is why it is a living history of the club.
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While Stuani served, Montilivi saw in action for the first time Riquelme, Gutiérrez, David Lopez, Herrera and Castellanos. In general, the feelings were very positive. In this sense, the last two particularly stood out. The Argentine for his ability to deliver and fight and to define masterfully in the 3-0; while the Venezuelan for the recital he did in the middle of the field with and without the ball to precisely assist Castellanos in the goal. The Argentine and the Venezuelan have met again in Girona, but they had already met in New York City in the 2018-19 season that was directed by Domènec Torrent. The coach from Colombia was not at all surprised by the performance offered by the two players against Getafe because he knows first hand their potential.
In fact, Torrent was, precisely, the architect of the signing of Castellanos by the North American team from the Torque Uruguayan “When I saw him he was playing as a winger, but I thought he was more of a rookie. I saw many qualities in him and over time he has improved a lot. He has more patience and knows how to play more from the back. The basis, which are the fight, ambition and being a good partner, keeps it intact. He is a natural winner”, Torrent emphasizes. In this sense, the former coach of Girona also warns of the danger of Castellanos with his head. “It goes very well in the aerial game. He has a hammer on his head.”
Torrent led them both in New York City in 2018-19 NEW YORK CITY
The former coach of Galatasaray and of Flamengo underlines the hunger and ambition of Castellanos. “The day he made his debut with New York, he started pressuring the winger, the two central players and the goalkeeper like a madman. At half-time I caught him and told him that he shouldn’t press the entire defense by himself in fifteen seconds. The Taty is that. Eagerness, enthusiasm and absolute generosity”, he emphasizes. Torrent also affects the images of complicity between the Argentine and Stuani. “I really liked how they celebrated the goals. It is important that he gets along with a player as important as Stuani. His temperament will help a lot,” he said. This pressure ability of Castellanos will mean that, according to Torrent, his teammates will benefit from it. “Like any striker, he will have streaks of not scoring, but when he doesn’t, he will cause turnovers and dead balls, because he fights with everyone, and that will make some other teammate benefit from it,” he warns.
In New York, Torrent also directed Yangel Herrera. It was only a couple of months because the Venezuelan was recovering from a serious ankle injury. However, Torrent did enough to see the level he had. “He stole, won duels, arrived from the second line, gave himself up… He is a spectacular player”, he explains. The of Santa Coloma de Farners he confesses that he was so enchanted by Herrera that he even recommended him to Joseph Guardiola that he was watched for a few days in training with the Manchester City first team before being loaned to theNotch in 2019. Herrera then went through the Granadawith whom he shone and led the club to the Europa League, and to theEspanyol last season
Waiting “without haste” to find a new destination
Domènec Torrent ended his association with him Galatasaray last June 20. The elections at the Turkish club caused the dove and his coaching staff to terminate the remaining year of their contract. Now, Torrent is free and hopes to find a new destination “without haste”. The election process at Galatasaray was delayed from March to June and, in turn, caused his departure from the club to be delayed as well. All this meant that he could not accept any of the offers he had at the end of last season. Now, Torrent follows the major leagues waiting to find a team.