Change of direction on the bank of the Flat Girona Garagethird in line toOK League. In the middle of the week, the club surprised by making official the farewell of Ramon Benitoa whole institution in the pavilion of Palau and that he published a letter in which he admitted to feeling “sad” about the form: the club fired him “over the phone in a conversation that didn’t last more than a minute”. Now, however, it’s time to look ahead. And Benito’s replacement on the bench, the man from Palafrugell Xavier Garcia Balda shows his “illusion” in which it will be quite a challenge. “I am happy and eager to be able to do what I like. I’ve been unemployed for a year and a half and I missed it. I need the smell of pavilion. It’s like a drug.” Balda is a skate hockey addict.
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Xevi Garcia Balda has been named the new coach of GARAGE PLANA GIRONA of OKLLIGA. Garcia has coached CH Palafrugell’s Oklliga and Okplata for 4 seasons@som_dhoquei @EsportGironi @lesportiuCAT @FedPatinaje @okliga_oficial pic.twitter.com/WH0MvGM8lU
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“I couldn’t say no to Girona. I couldn’t,” he admits. He has work to do, clearly, to try to shake up a squad designed to achieve permanence in the highest category. “The players are going through a complicated season and now they have to mourn. But I think they will adapt quickly. I don’t have to teach them much, players from First. Rather, I will have to do management work. To be a psychologist more than a coach.” He has already led the first training, in a contact that was “very positive”.
Eduard Recio, president of Girona, argued the decision by saying that “we needed a shake-up”. The Girona team, in positions of play-out, where he has saved the category the last two years, he has to clear his mind to be able to recover the good feelings on the track to achieve good results. “It will be a natural process. These are dynamics and the luck is that they come and go. Dynamics are not forever. I’m not worried at all. What does worry me is, once the bad streak is over, not to fall again. Because there will be shortages. There is a lot left League and there are many teams together. So there will be moves. And add the injuries and other problems or situations that we will have to live with. We have to go step by step and keep doing it”, confirms Balda, satisfied with the quality of the group he has found. Confidence is intact. “There is no planned operation in the staff, none. No highs, no lows. We will shoot with all of them”. Miquel Calerountil now physical trainer, will act as second coach.
Benito’s sad ending
The priorities, for Balda, are very simple. “We will move forward when we are clear about where we are and why we are there. We must know our flaws, focus well on our goals and calm down. It is not a failure to suffer, it would just be missing. If Girona have to fight until the last minute, they will; do not worry. We will be wrong if we think we have to be fourth, because that is not true. We must live permanence from the maximum normality, without believing ourselves more than we are”, he assesses, in a humble speech that touches the ground with great confidence. And joy, another important factor. “We give one hundred percent and have fun, because we are very passionate about this sport”, concludes Balda.
2023-12-31 05:30:03
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