What is your assessment of the team’s permanence? It was achieved early, but there is perhaps some disappointment at not making it into the Conference League.
We’ve had a very good season, we’ve all been up to it. Yes, it is true that we saved ourselves with certain days in advance and we have a little bit left from the last four or five games… If we had taken a few more points, we would surely be talking about making history with the Girona. But, hey, in general we had a great course and I’m happy for the team.
In Pamplona they felt proud, but also sad. They were very close to Europe.
We had a great squad, this year, and we competed against any team in the League. We knew we could get a good result against Osasuna and go to Europe, but they push hard in front of their fans and we have to congratulate them. I repeat, it’s a great year, but we still have the thorn of not qualifying.
What did the team lack in the last leg of the competition? They haven’t won any of their last five games.
Perhaps, unconsciously, we have disconnected. When you have achieved the main goal, maybe it happens. It was everyone’s mistake, because we had it within reach to achieve it. We stayed at the gates, but we must give value to everything we did during the year.
On an individual level, it has been the first year with continuity in Primera. How did it feel?
Very good, honestly. Míchel has given me confidence, made me play and the numbers are good. I’m very pleased, especially knowing where I was coming from, a knee injury. I feel very grateful for the opportunity.
In the last few games, we have seen him doing the pivot roles like Arnauat the ball exit.
I have been very comfortable there. It is a position in which I like to play and I am ready for what Míchel needs from me. I’m ready to do it, and when I was younger, I was used to it quite a bit.
Outside big clubs like the Barça or Madrid, there is usually a very different reality from the lived one.
Leaving there has helped me a lot to meet new people and professionals, who have taught me a lot. And not only in the field of football, but of concepts: from nutrition to factors such as rest. In the tactical aspect, Míchel knows a lot about this. It’s been a good year.
What does Miguel Gutiérrez need to improve?
Especially, in some disconnection that I have had in some game. Míchel puts a lot of emphasis on this detail. Because the League requires a process where you have to be constant and you can’t leave the games, because important points are at stake. You have to be at the same level every day. Or try to.
What time of the course do you stay with?
There have been very beautiful days. I don’t think any rival has outscored us at any point in the year and we’ve competed against big names and won big. I stand by that and by the support of the public.
What did his people say to him after winning Madrid a Montilivi?
They congratulated me and congratulated me on the match. For Girona, it was a day that will go down in history.
He signed until 2027. Where does he see himself, in the future?
Wherever I am, I want to keep learning. I am very happy in Girona, because they have supported me and loved me from day one. The fans, this year, are very happy with us. The future will be seen, today I am here. Now I have to think about the selection.
He is summoned with Spain for theeurocup sub21 which is contested from June 21 to July 8.
It is a beautiful and important showcase. It is true that I am only on the shortlist, that the final call will be given on the 14th and these five or six days the rozas I have to train very well to show the coach that I am ready to play in theEurope.
2023-06-08 04:30:03
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