Girona is the leader of LaLiga. But he is not just any leader. The first place of Míchel's team is not an accident caused by a bad start by the League's greats. On the contrary, it is a success with continuity, based on an idea, on a way of playing by a team with a lot of ambition and determination to pursue important objectives. Girona is an era leader. Only three teams have added more points (31) than them in the last decade after twelve games. Its beginning is not an anecdote. Is a reality.
Míchel's team has managed to put the big teams in check with an offensive style that ensures an average of almost two and a half goals per game. In fact, only five leaders in the last ten years surpassed the 29 goals that Girona has scored so far, one of them in the last five years. These figures reinforce the idea that the team will not be a flash in the pan this season.
Once again we must look to Quique Cárcel to explain much of this success. The sports director has extracted oil from the team's modest resources and has formed a block with experience and youth that mixes with style. The Arnaus, Miguel Gutiérrez, Eric Garcia, Yan Couto, Iván Martín, Savio, have joined more experienced players in the elite such as David López, Tsygankov, Yangel Herrera or Stuani.
The patience he has shown with Míchel Sánchez is also a credit to him. Two years ago at this time the team was in relegation in the Second Division. Cárcel maintained confidence in the coach, who achieved promotion in the playoff and then a creditable tenth place in First Division.
Ten victories, a draw in Anoeta against Real Sociedad and a defeat against Real Madrid in Montilivi are their numbers. At home he has been very solvent with 15 goals for and eight against, but it is away from home where he has surprised the most. Girona is the best team in the competition away from home, with five wins and one draw, and no one has scored more (14 goals).
