Girona is showing its defensive weaknesses in recent games. Stuani saved the team yesterday from the strong blow that would have meant conceding the fourth consecutive defeat – today they could have fallen into the relegation zone – and in the end they were able to add a very valuable point, but that does not mean that they continue having several aspects to improve at this start of the season. Leaving the goal to zero remains the pending subject for Míchel’s team. And the fact is that the white-and-red team has received goals in each of the nine games that have been played so far. Most of them, there are 15 in total, could have been avoided because they were the result of individual mistakes. Yesterday, for example, Álex Fernández’s goal came after Negredo won the game in the centrals and Juan Carlos could do nothing to prevent it.
Unable to lock and bolt the goal, the Girona side are one of the First Division teams that have conceded the most goals. In this sense, they have suffered as Valencia (1-0), Getafe (3-1), Celta (0-1), Mallorca (1-1), Valladolid (2-1), Betis (2-1) ), Real Sociedad (3-5), Atlético (2-1) and Cadiz (1-1). The day when the fragility in defense was most noticeable was against Real, when the opponent had five shots on goal and was 100 percent effective with five goals. Míchel accepts the blame, but has also insisted that the team must be more consistent when defending with the ball at their feet and sometimes not so contemplative with the opponent.
