Míchel Sánchez’s press conference after the match against Alavés.
The coach of Girona FC, Míchel Sánchez, spoke to the media this Saturday afternoon, during the press conference after the match against Deportivo Alavés, corresponding to matchday 19 of the League, which was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza.
Match rating
“No, our game was not the best, that’s the reality. We started well, I think it seemed like we had control, but little by little Alavés, with their pressure, made us very uncomfortable in the game. And the departure of The ball was not good. We tried to close them more inside, but we were not able to do it outside and that made us very uncomfortable with the ball. It’s the reality, that’s why I think we have to improve. they have told me Right now the field was a little uneven, and that’s why control and passing were more difficult for us. But Alavés, in that aspect, is good and has closed the spaces inside, and we haven’t been able to do well with them. ball. It’s the reality, we haven’t surpassed him in that. And then I think that in the second half we came out better, making Arnau closer to Oriol and getting more ahead of Yangel. But in the third half, the wingers didn’t play a game. to surpass the rival. In reality, the opponent is very good in defense and is a team that fights a lot in the defensive phase, they travel together and it is difficult. There was a lack of determination in zone 3 to look more at the goal, shoot more, crosses… and they didn’t do it. But it is true that when you have a clean sheet, at any moment we can score a goal because it is a team that looks towards the goal. It is true that Jhon’s change was to maintain the 0-0, that is the reality. “He didn’t enter the midfield to win the game, but rather to not lose, but he won it.”
More about the match
“No, no, totally. I have already said that we started well, but I think that later they adjusted the pressure better and, well, Alavés is a team that does it very well in this. When from the 4-1-3- 2 press, the wingers close a lot, so we sought to close them from the inside, but to make the diagonal to the opposite side and be able to do 2 against 1 against that side, fixing one winger to make the 2 against 1. The players have told me put the excuse of the field, of its pressure, such, but we had worked and we have not been able to overcome it, it is the reality And for many minutes of the game, especially in the first half, there was a moment when I thought it was going away. to escape because we didn’t know how to handle the game. In the second half we adjusted more, with Arnau very much in the center to free up Yangel much more and so that he could go, go, go with Yangel. In zone 3 we have not even surpassed Manu nor Tenaglia in the 1 on 1. They are very good defenses, it is the reality. And then they, when you are not able to overcome 1 against 1 and gain that positional advantage, are already very good in area defense. We have not generated. And on the other hand, in direct play situations, with Kike they are very good, for me he is a top forward, and those second plays generate balls into space with Carlos Vicente, with Carlos Martín, although he has been injured. And I didn’t see the game as comfortable. So, in the last 15 minutes, when I asked for the change, I put in 3 strong midfielders, like Yangel, Solís,… and I did it to tie the game, so as not to end up in a situation… I already saw that those transitions They were difficult and I wanted to stop the game a little in that sense. But well, we had that fortune in an isolated play, and it is true that we never gave up going forward and we were lucky to go 0-1.”
Solis entrance
“I wanted to kill the game, I needed a clean sheet, and be a team that, little by little, from a clean sheet, is capable of improving. That is the reality.”
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Miguel’s injury
“He’s fine. He hadn’t trained for ten days because of his ankle. He hurt himself ten days ago, yesterday he trained and was fine, but today he received a blow and noticed the same discomfort. That’s why he asked for a change, but he told me right now he’s fine.”
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Balance and improvement plan
“It is a good figure, as you have said, for the three competitions. For me, the mistake is the Cup, but I think that the Champions League has two or three more games. The team in the League has had very good moments and bad ones I need more continuity to fight for Europe. We need more continuity in our game, in our way of doing things. The other day against Valladolid they shot on goal 23 times, today 3. No, that difference is very big. Alavés has played very good, they played a game of intensity, of mental aggression, we are not good with the ball, but we have to do more, and today we have not done it. I need the team to have that consistency to fight for Europe.” .
Change of Iván Martín
“He started well, as did the team, but then, it’s true, with the ball he had a lot of losses. That’s why I prefer to put one more player in the center of the field, stronger, more of a duel player, like Oriol.”
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Alavés Fantasy Statistics – Girona
