MADRID, 10 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Girona coach, Miguel Ángel Sánchez, ‘Míchel’, made a “very positive assessment” of this Monday’s goalless draw at the Camp Nou Spotify because they had “personality”, they did “many things well” and because they were capable of not fit in, something I thought was “impossible”.
“The assessment is very positive. I think we have done many things well against a Barça team that is difficult to take the ball from and when we have had it, we have been able to progress. It is a very positive point and I like doing it with a clean sheet a lot because we haven’t closed ourselves in too much,” warned Míchel at a press conference.
The Madrid coach stressed that, although they did not shoot “on goal”, they did have “three quite dangerous situations”, and praised the defensive work. “The team has had personality and at times when they sink you because they have impressive potential, we have known how to defend spaces and the area well. They have shot 18 times, but only three on goal,” he explained.
The former player also warned that “in the first ten minutes” of the game the score could have reflected “1-1 or 2-2”. “We have gone for them and they for us. I think I have to pay the boys something because I have told them that it was impossible to draw 0-0 at the Camp Nou and even more so being ourselves,” he said.
“Drawing here and at the Bernabéu tells us that as a team we have competed well in these matches, I’m sure the fans will go to bed proud. I think I have a wonderful team capable of beating anyone”, added Míchel, who suffered ” a lot” because he knows “the potential” of Barcelona.
And despite the point that leaves them eight behind the descent, he warned that “there is a lot left” to achieve permanence. “They are 13 behind Real Madrid and you won’t hear Xavi say that they have won the League. There are ten games and I care about the sensations, so I am convinced that we are going to finish the season well. It is one more point, but We can’t stop,” he stressed.
Finally, the Girona coach praised Oriol Romeu, whom he compared to Sergio Busquets because he also “makes others better”. “As a coach, it’s a pleasure to see them from the outside because they do everything well for and for the team. I think the two have shown how to play there,” he said, also recalling that Arnau Martínez is “19 years old and plays with a brutish personality.”
