proud Why and how. “The assessment is very positive”, Míchel insisted. after thedraw at Camp Nou, the coach of Girona recognized the “difficulty” of achieving a result like this. “I told them it was impossible to draw here. And even less being ourselves. I will have to pay them something”, he joked. He continued: “We did a lot of things well with and without the ball. It is very difficult to get the ball away from Barça and, when we did, we progressed. We had some dangerous chances. The superiority of Ter Stegen is incredible. The team had personality. Barça overwhelms you, has a lot of potential and leaves you behind. We have been able to defend the spaces, the area well. They shot us 18 times, but only three of them were between the three posts with two great saves from Gazzaniga. We have come to be ourselves. The way we play can lead to turnovers, but we’ve done it very well. I’m very happy with the point and the clean sheet. Happy for the players, who played a great game.” “I have suffered a lot, I told Xavi”, he added.
Míchel emphasized the “personality” of the team. “When we had the ball, we were able to generate passing lines and go to the opponent’s field. We went for Barça. We had two very clear chances, one from Taty and the other from Viktor. The opponent sinks you from speed or talent. To draw at Camp Nou and at the Bernabéu tells us that as a competitive team. We are capable of beating anyone. I think the fans are proud of the team.”
He also talked about various proper names. “Oriol came with Busquets’ shirt, which is better than the rest. We have an equal player: Oriol. He thinks both in attack and defense, he does everything well for and for the team. He has put on an exhibition, just like Busquets. It is one of the signings for Girona to continue growing,” he said of the midfielder. While d’Arnau commented that “he is a boy who continues to grow as a footballer”: “I don’t use him on the inside as a whim. He has mental resources and intelligence. He suffers more when he plays on the wing in duels, than from the inside. It’s very difficult to play with this personality when you’re 19.”
Regarding his stay, he recalled that “there is still a long way to go”: “Xavi takes 13 points away from Madrid and he will not say that he has won the league. We still have 10 games to go. From the day-to-day sensations, I know that we will finish the season well. We are far from our idea. On Sunday we have to play a great game against Elche, trying to score a lot».
