Michel finds his gold mine in the Girona quarry

Girona's future seems to be assured. The bet made by the rojiblanca entity to give value to its grassroots football is paying off. Of course, here nobody gives anything away and the young values ​​of the club are also responding. Hence the opportunities that are being offered to him in the first team because beyond the fact that both Francisco, last year, and Michel, the current one, like to pull from the quarry, young people are giving reasons to be given the alternative. If the previous season players like Ramón Terrats, Arnau Martínez and Ibrahima Kebe, this year it is the turn of Óscar Ureña and Gabriel Martínez.

Michel is achieving in the quarry a more than valid option to cover the deficiencies that he has found in Girona. It is true that the club will rush the market to comply with the coach's requests to tie up a right back, a midfielder and a forward, but, for now, the youth and youth footballers are responding perfectly. And also enjoying quality minutes. In the league debut against Amorebieta, Óscar Ureña started and completed a good match and last day, against Las Palmas, Gabri had more than half an hour in which he showed his self-confidence and quality. Gabri is the last player in the quarry to have fulfilled his dream of making his professional football debut with Girona. The winger, who was born in Campsentelles on January 22, 2003, arrived at the Girona club in 2019 from Damm. In the rojiblanco youth he showed signs of his verticality and skill with the ball and this year he was scheduled to compete with the subsidiary in Third RFEF. But a call from Michel changed everything and he is enjoying the experience in professional football with the illusion of making a name for himself. But step by step. Michel is aware that events should not be rushed. Of course, he has always shown that he does not look at the date of birth of his players or the experience they may have in the category to bet on them. Yes they respond, they work and they earn it, they play.

Betting on grassroots football is something safe and that in the long run can bring many benefits to the first team. Michel knows this and is aware that in the rojiblanca quarry it has a gold mine. This year Terrats, Arnau and Kebe have already been found in first team dynamics and his pulse is not shaking when it comes to summoning more young people. Apart from Ureña and Gabri, Loïc Williams and Ricard Artero also exercise and appear in the calls. These last two await their moment and what is certain is that if there is any need, Michel will not hesitate to give them the alternative. At the moment, in two league games he has already made their debut for two homegrown players.

Arnau Martínez, out against Sporting after being summoned with the U-19

Arnau Martínez continues to knock down doors and this Tuesday it has been confirmed that he will be scheduled with the Spanish Under-19 team. The 18-year-old Atletico defender will face Mexico on September 3 and 5 and this will make him low with Girona in the face of the match day 4 against Sporting de Gijón in Montilivi. Michel, in this way, loses a player who has been the undisputed starter in the two league games that are counted, against Amorebieta and Las Palmas.