Girona continues without knowing how to capitalize on its advantages, according to the evaluation of coach Quique Álvarez after the visit to Tenerife. After nine games of the season, the Catalan team accumulates 15 points and occupies seventh position, but the lack of consistency and the inability to control the games when they get ahead continue to slow down their promotion.
The club has shown on several occasions that it has the talent to create opportunities and create advantages, but has also found itself unable to maintain pressure and dominance when ahead. In the match against Tenerife, Asprilla scored in the fourth minute, but instead of consolidating the lead, Girona pulled back and allowed the Canarian team to equalize the score. This pattern is repeated in previous matches: arriving at half-time with a two-goal lead against Cádiz, the team lost most of the second half; against Albacete, the 2‑0 was hidden after a series of missed chances and only one decisive goal from Gazzaniga; and against Castellón, Girona lost a match that they had started winning.
The problem does not seem to be solely defensive, but also the collective management of the different scenarios. The Gironinos have difficulty deciding when to keep the ball, when to accelerate and how to prevent an advantage from becoming an invitation for the opponent to advance. The lack of precision in the start, the distances between players and the loss of control cause too many matches to become resistance exercises.
Álvarez has insisted on the need to improve control, both with the ball and without it. In the match against Mallorca, the team showed a hopeful response, with greater solidity and few chances conceded, keeping a clean sheet against one of the promotion contenders. However, in Tenerife they once again showed a lack of continuity, especially in the second half, where they barely found offensive solutions.
The irregularity is also reflected in the results. After two consecutive victories against Cádiz and Albacete, Girona has recorded two draws in a row, which prevents it from consolidating itself in the direct promotion positions. The squad has the quality to unbalance matches, but that individual superiority still does not always translate into collective superiority. The room for improvement is evident and the championship is just beginning, so the team needs to learn to mature in games as well as get ahead on the scoreboard to fulfill its ambition of returning to First Division.