Spanish football: Girona 'one-season team'?
Personnel turmoil is causing the Catalan team to struggle in the early stages of the 2024/2025 season.
Last season, Girona was the most interesting phenomenon not only in Spain but also in all of Europe. With their excellent performance, coach Michel and his team finished in 3rd place in La Liga, just behindReal Madridand Barcelona. It is worth noting that on that memorable journey, the Montilivi home team had "lifetime" matches, typically 2 wins against Barcelona, with the same score of 4 - 2.
However, this season, things are not going really smoothly for coach Michel and his team. Girona's strength has seriously declined with the departure of Eric Garcia, Aleix Garcia, Savinho, Pablo Torre and Artem Dovbyk. The gaps left by the above players have not been fully filled, even though coach Michel has added more than 10 new players.
As a result, Girona is going through a period of poor performance. Up to this point, Daley Blind and his teammates are temporarily standing in 12th place on the La Liga rankings, after 8 rounds. The gap between them and the team holding 4th place - Atletico Madrid, is 7 points. If they do not quickly improve their performance, Girona will continue to be left behind by the opponents above in the race.
Not only disappointing in La Liga, coach Michel and his team also played poorly inUEFA Champions LeagueSpecifically, in the first two rounds of the most prestigious European football tournament, Girona suffered extremely unfortunate defeats. Before being defeated by Feyenoord (Netherlands) with a score of 3-2 right at the Montilivi stadium, Daley Blind and his teammates also had to leave France with a minimal defeat of 0-1 by Paris Saint-Germain.
However, football fans are not too surprised to see Girona's recent decline. Simply put, the Montilivi team is just a temporary phenomenon. To become a real force, Girona needs to have a strong financial foundation to build a quality, deep squad. Remember that in professional football, "it takes practice to uphold morality", "it takes flour to make paste".
It seems that the next journey in the 2024/2025 season of coach Michel and his team will be full of thorns and challenges. Let's wait and see if the Montilivi team can "revive" strongly to compete successfully in La Liga, the King's Cup and the UEFA Champions League, the playground they will participate in for the first time./.
