Girona are now losing by 2 goals to nothing with Griezmann and Llorente giving ATM the lead. Not that Girona are playing awfully on this one but just a problem of a finisher lacking in the squad because by stats in this game they are ahead of ATM in goal attempts and ball possession yet they are two goal behind on a clean sheet scores. So it's actually seeming that Girona will be having a difficult season this time as a result of the absence of the players they sold without an equal talent replacement.
This season will definitely look so hard for Girona because having Savinho out will definitely affect them because they fail to find a replacement that will take his position, which will affect the team bitterly because when you take a close look at their games, you will see that something is definitely missing. This is not the performance we saw last season, Girona, one of the teams that surprised us in La Liga last season. But these first two games that they have played this season were not encouraging at all because they drew one game against Betis and now they lost against Atlantico Madrid with 3 goals. It is not a nice result for them to be sincere.
The Girona team made a big mistake for letting one of their best player for last season leave the club when they know how important this season will be for them as they are going to be involved in the champions league competition which they have not had the opportunity to play for a long time, after watching their performance in their first match I made a conclusion that they were not going to be like the team we saw last season that was winning games and scoring goals in every match.
They have been defeated by 3:0 in today's game against ATM if they don't get a good replacement for Savinho, they may find it difficult to score goals and win matches this season and it won't end well for them.
It seems that Girona can no longer create sensation like last season, the club transfer policy makes them lose balance in the team, I did not expect Michel to let Artem Dovbyk leave the club, apart from Savinho who returned to his parent club Manchester City. Clearly this is a difficult situation for Girona, and it seems they have to take advantage of the transfer market which is still open for a few more days. In addition, for Atletico Madrid this is their first win, in the previous week they were held to a 2-2 draw by Villarreal. If we look at the course of the match, Girona was actually able to dominate possession, but Diego Simeone squad was able to play more effectively, which shows they are more experienced than Girona.
Michel certainly has to find the best solution for his team to be able to win the next match, otherwise Girona will also be very easily eliminated from the Champions League. In reality, it is quite difficult to maintain existence at the top of the standings if you fail to convince your mainstay players to stay at the club, they need to work harder than last season if they want to become one of La Liga elite clubs. Girona achievements last season are indeed worthy of appreciation, they managed to steal the attention of many people because they managed to compete in the top four of the standings. It is very unfortunate if their consistency disappears so quickly, as if luck is no longer on their side.