“He deserved it for a long time. As they say in the city, Girona is three times immortal”, confessed an emotional Michel, the coach who took the team to the First Division after beating Tenerife at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López (1 -3). “We were in the relegation zone,” recalled the coach in those first months full of darkness for Girona, sunk in mediocrity. “Third time’s the charm. You always have to fight, never give up,” he said later. Stuanithe scorer.
“Look at the clown!”
They fought, they love each other. The affection between Michel and Samu Sáiz. #LaCasaDelFootball pic.twitter.com/1KXH6cA4hg– Soccer on Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarFutbol) June 19, 2022
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Girona was exultant. Michel even joked when he saw Samu Sainz appear in the interview, just after the match. “Look at the clown,” said the coach, addressing the midfielder with whom he had problems living together during the season. “We fight and we love each other,” Michel said. “Nobody believed and only the coach from the first day told us that we could get promotion”, Samu Sainz acknowledged.
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Ramis gesture. Michel’s words to Tenerife and I remember him to Eibar. #LaCasaDelFootball pic.twitter.com/gKEMDuSkgI– Soccer on Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarFutbol) June 19, 2022
“So many memories come to me, so many sacrifices… We hadn’t achieved it and it was in the third final. You always have to fight”, Stuani has insisted, over and over again. “Yes, of course that penalty was very difficult, but I was very clear about where I was going to take it,” said the Uruguayan striker. “I have to dedicate it to my family.”