FIRST DIVISION

Everyone sees it except the one who should see it.

Cristhian Stuani, celebrating a goal in Montilivi
23/04/2025
2 min

GIRONAYou don't have to be a great expert to know that if Girona wants to have a chance of staying in the First Division, it must play the remaining six finals with players who feel the shirt is their own. At this point, it's already been proven that none of the signings will be the solution and that the squad planning was correct. There's no need to insist further. For the match in Leganés, we must include Portu, Stuani, and nine others. Players who guarantee emotion and performance, because you only have to see what they generate every time they step onto the pitch. They inspire hope. With them, you can dream.

I could go on about Juan Carlos and Juanpe. Yes, they too should defend the badge in these moments of anguish, because they play with their hearts. And if things aren't going well, at least the Girona fans would feel represented in the defeat. As an example, a couple of weeks ago, Asprilla, the most expensive signing in the club's history, posted on Instagram showing his joy at having scored in Pamplona... minutes after another defeat for the team! Instead of getting involved in the general sadness, he was happy because he'd scored a goal! Details like this have created a great distance between the stands and part of the locker room, specifically the part that belongs to his own.

Not the entire squad cries when Girona loses. And perhaps that's precisely why they lose. It's true that, football-wise, the profiles of the new arrivals aren't what Míchel needed to continue his idea, the one that has made us all so happy. The one who first led the team to the First Division and then to the Champions League, reaching the stars. But now this is no longer about tactics or ideals. It's about drive. Wanting it. Desiring it.

Where football isn't reaching, perhaps emotions will. Everyone sees it except those who should see it. A Míchel who is hard to speak ill of. He is highly respected and has unlimited credit within the club. Míchel will be one of us forever, but he's making mistakes. He's tried many formulas, too many. Except one: giving the starting spot to Portu and Stuani, before it's too late and the ship has sunk completely.

And let it be known, it won't be a prize. Both deserve it because they still shine. Stuani has scored more goals in La Liga than Abel and Miovski combined, and that's despite playing an average of about 25 minutes per game. Portu exudes passion and aggression, running down the wing. Both of them infect the entire city. They manage to create an atmosphere that benefits Girona. Doesn't the club demand that the team and the fans be together? Okay, let's try it. But with our own fans.

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