Born in Vallecas, Míchel, the current Girona coach, did not hide his desire for the Champions League semifinal between Real Madrid and Manchester City. And far from opting for the Spanish team, and his city, his tastes lean more towards England.
"The tie between Madrid and City is very close, it's an early final. I have a great relationship with Pep and Pere and I would like Manchester to play the final. If Madrid play it, it won't seem bad to me, but I want them to play it the City", declared Míchel, in the preview of the duel that will precisely face Girona against Real Madrid, corresponding to matchday 31 of the Santander League. It should be remembered that Girona is part of the City Football Group network.
Regarding the league duel between the two teams that Montilivi will host, the Vallecano coach advanced that Girona's mentality will be to "try to play in the rival field and have possession of the ball", although he expects to suffer and expects to experience a "very complicated" match.
The rojiblanco coach highlighted at a press conference that the current Real Madrid "is a great team at its best" and argued that they can subdue their rivals whether they control the ball or look for transitions and one-on-one.
Míchel added that it is very difficult to beat Madrid in its current state and that Carlo Ancelotti's team dominates "all the concepts of the game" and has spectacular players in midfield and winners of duels behind. "If Real Madrid lowers its current version a bit, any result is possible," he stressed.
However, the Madrid coach acknowledged that he hopes to achieve his first victory against the white team as a coach "soon" and that he is confident that his team can get closer to the goal of continuing in the First Division next year.
