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But we also have to look at Girona's overall performance this season and last season, there has been a tremendous improvement in this team, apart from those who have not been able to compete or fight against strong La Liga teams, but for this season, what is Girona doing? is already good enough and they just need to maintain their consistency to remain at the top of the La Liga standings.
And in my opinion, Guler, who is highly respected by the media, makes him burdened and even the injuries that often haunt him make this player's career questionable. I don't think there should be too high expectations for this young player.
What is surprising about Girona is that they did so after only their second season since being promoted to La Liga last season. Girona lost 15 of 38 matches last season, the rest they won 13 matches and drew 10 times. Of course this is something special about them, but people still have doubts about their ability to maintain their performance.
So far Girona has achieved 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat and that is truly extraordinary. I'm sure they will decline as time goes by when other strong teams start to get their best performance. Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona and several other teams of course still have a greater chance of winning against Girona, so I'm not sure Girona will compete closely in the top 4.
You are right that this season is Girona's second in Laliga after being promoted. But in the first season they were promoted in Laliga, it turned out they had shown quite good things. And ending the season ranked in the top 10 is an achievement that should be appreciated. And even this season we can see that Girona seems to have the potential to have a better ranking.
I also doubt that Girona will be able to stay in the top 4 until the end of the season but I believe Girona will most likely stay in the top 10 again. Or even in the top 6. But when the strong teams in the league return to their best performance, that's when Girona might slowly be shifted and experience a decline in the standings.