The situation has changed in Girona, for the better. After a very difficult period, marked by numerous injuries, Míchel’s team has recovered the majority of its members, the last being Abel Ruiz, and has taken flight in the League with three consecutive wins. The only pending issue is the Champions League and against Sturm Graz, in Austria, there is the opportunity to confirm the team’s improvement.
“It is not a definitive match, but it is very important. We arrived in good dynamics, with good feelings. We hope to maintain them,” explained the red and white coach, Míchel, in the press conference prior to the match against the Austrians, who count all their matches in Europe as losses after four rounds.
The Graz team, although the match is being played in Klagenfurt, seems like a suitable victim for a Girona team that is looking for its first European victory away from home and at the same time make up for the 4-0 loss conceded the previous day against PSV in Eindhoven. On the other hand, the last three days of the first phase seem much more complicated for the Catalans, against Liverpool, Milan and Arsenal.
“I think we are going to go towards our best level.”
“If you start to think about the calendar, you see the difficulty. So tomorrow is key for us. We focus on getting the three points and then we will face the rest,” the Vallecas player advocated going step by step, who regretted the loss due to suspension of Arnau Martínez, a player who “has grown a lot.” “We miss all the players, but we have substitutes and we will do well,” he added about the other absences due to injury of Yangel Herrera and Portu.
Girona comes into the match after playing what is probably their best game of the season against Espanyol, whom they beat (4-1). One of the great protagonists of the other Catalan derby was Miovski, author of a double. They were his first two goals in the League. “I have spent two years in Scotland and in Spain I have needed my time to adapt. I know what my level is. “I’m very happy for the goals, especially because they were in Montilivi,” explained the Macedonian striker along with his coach.
I have spent two years in Scotland and in Spain I have needed my time to adapt. “I know what my level is”
“I think we are going to go towards our best level,” Míchel confided in the team’s progression, although without throwing the bells in the air against a Sturm Graz that is characterized by being “a direct and young team, with good physical condition.” “It is a game to dominate the game, to overcome their pressure. In the back and forth they are dangerous. If we impose our style, we will be able to achieve a positive result,” he concluded.
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