“We want to continue making history. If you go to the Champions League by beating Barça tomorrow it will be a historic day for the province. We will always remember it!” That is the ambitious message that has been conveyed Michel, the Girona coach, before the duel against Barça.
Not only second place is at stake –the Blaugranas have two rental points- that would give access to the next Super Cup but to discuss, at the same time, Who is the best team in Catalonia. Which would, therefore, be second best in the League after Madrid, which could be proclaimed champion this Saturday.
“We want to continue making history. If you go to the Champions League by beating Barça tomorrow it will be a historic day for the province. We will always remember it!”
“Barça is too favorite, we have to play a great game to minimize their power as much as possible,” acknowledged the Girona coach, who believes that Xavi’s team was already “alert” in Montjuïc when they lost in the first round match. (2-4).
Rozando the Champions
From here, Míchel began to talk about the virtues of the rival he will have on Saturday (6:30 p.m.) in Montilivi. “Barça is the team with the most possession in the League, it is the one that makes the most passes in zone 3, in the last third of the field, along with Madrid and it is second in ball control,” said the coach, specifying that Barcelona “dominates all” the game’s records, urging its players “not to pass the ball just to pass because it is a lying way to play.”
Míchel wants every pass from his team to have intention and do “damage” to Barça’s defensive structure, indicating that “they are not playing because they are the first team in Catalonia but because they are mathematically in the Champions League,” a circumstance that could occur this Friday night. if Athletic falls in Getafe.
“The other objective, more than second place, is the global recognition of our idea, our project and our club, which continues to have the idea of growing,” said the coach, that won’t have Stuani (“he made an effort to play against Atlético and now it’s not good”), neither to John Solíswho will miss the season due to a muscle injury, nor Pablo Torre due to the ‘fear clause’, which Barça imposed on him.
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz “Míchel” poses in the facilities of the La Vinya training center, in Girona. / FERRAN NADEU
For this reason, in the previous talk he had with his squad before the last training session, the coach was emphatic. He has been setting small mini objectives for his players. “We are two goals away from being the top scorers in the League,” said Míchel. “We have Dovbyk as Pichichi. If he achieves it, it is also a collective recognition.”
“I have told the players that the legacy we can leave is that this League belongs to Madrid and the League belongs to Girona because everyone remembers us for the good game we played.”
But there is one above all. One that is non-negotiable for the Girona coach. “I didn’t like how we played in Las Palmas. We want to play well and feel important to be on people’s world map thanks to our way of playing,” commented the coach, who also reminded his team “that we have never won against Barça in Montilivi nor have we scored a goal here.
And his last message has not only been about football. “We want to be a leading team in this League where Madrid has only lost one game. “I have told the players that the legacy we can leave is that this League belongs to Madrid and the League belongs to Girona because everyone remembers us for the good game we played.”
2024-05-03 12:59:43
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