Last Sunday’s victory against Oviedo in Montilivi was the best in Girona. On the one hand, it served to break a three-day dynamic without winning; on the other hand it went very well, not only to curb the aspirations of the Asturians, but also to open a little more hole with all the rivals who did not do their homework. The three points strengthened the morale and confidence of Michel in the face of this final stretch of the season that promises strong emotions yes, but twelve days before the end, not much has been done. And if not, just look at the comeback of Girona last season, in which in this 30th day he was 7 points from the play-off and 10 from Sporting, who was dropped from the promotion with a few days of sleep. “That’s a long time,” he said. Both those who occupy privileged positions and those who want to enter them. Either way, what seems clear is that historically the last playoff spot has moved around 64.8 points. A figure that, in the case of Girona, will force him to add at least 18 or 19 more points. That is, with six wins in the remaining twelve games, the team would have a lot of numbers to access the promotion.
Obviously, fixing the play-offs at 65 points is making a fuss and the first thing he doesn’t even want to hear about is Michel. The coach has aligned himself with the “match-by-match” philosophy and is not a fan of numbers. However, history says that the last ticket for the play-off has always moved between 61 and 71 points and indicates that the average since the introduction of this mode to go up is, rounding, 65 points. Córdoba, in the 2011-12 season, was the team that needed it the most to enter the promotion with 71. The lowest number, so far, has been the 61 with which Córdoba entered (13- 14), Zaragoza (14-15) and Elche (19-20). Interestingly, the Andalusians and Ilicitans ended up in the First Division eliminating teams that had added many more points to the regular season. The same 61 did Zaragoza, which got rid of Girona in the semifinals, when Girona had added 82 in the League. One fact to keep in mind and that says a lot about the difficulty of the category is that of the last sixth ranked since 2010, one plays in 1st RFEF (Depor) and two in 2nd RFEF (Córdoba and Numancia).
He points out all this, and Girona, like few others, knows this from their own experience, that once they reach the play-offs, anything can happen. The challenge is definitely to get into it. And no matter how much the Girona fans have become accustomed to seeing it as normal or even some see it as a minor prize, getting there would be a success for the current team. And more considering that you can give a promotion to Primera. To secure the ticket, of course, there is still a lot of work to be done. Michel’s team will have to add about half of the remaining points (18) (36). Twelve exciting days in which the people of Girona will face direct rivals such as Las Palmas, on Saturday, Ibiza, Cartagena, Zaragoza and Tenerife, among others.